Hello! My name is Christa and I’m so excited that Vanessa is sharing her crafty space with me today.
You’ll normally find me over at c. jane create blogging about my crafts, sewing projects, recipes and every day life. I live with my fianc’e and three cats in Columbia, Missouri where I work as a graphic designer.
Today I am going to show you a fun way to embellish a plain t-shirt. Since I pretty much sit at a desk all day, my ‘uniform’ has basically become jeans with a v-neck tee. I’ve been attempting to buy different {read: cuter} tops, but I always end up going back to my beloved v-necks. So I decided to jazz up my uniform by adding some embellishment. I always have lots of fabric on hand, especially scraps, so I decided to add a fabric flower to my basic v-neck.
Materials
Plain t-shirt ($7.50)
Fabric (less than 1/4 of a yard) (~$2.00)
Total Project Cost: $9.50
Directions
Step 1: Decide how you want to embellish your shirt and select your fabric. I wanted to keep it fairly flat, so I decided to make a flower with some leaves, so I cut some wavy flower and leaf shapes out of my two different fabrics. I used almost an entire six-inch square for the flower portion and a two by four inch piece for the leaves.
I wanted my edges to fray, so I left the fabric alone. If you want the edges to stay crisp, you can apply some fray check after cutting out your shapes.
Step 2: Arrange your embellishment on your shirt. You might want to put your shirt on to see where the placement looks best.
Step 3: Start sewing on your pieces, starting with the bottom layer and working your way up. I stitched around each piece twice, using a fun color thread because I wanted the stitching to stand out.
Step 4: Continue sewing until all layers have been attached to your shirt.
Step 5: Put on your new embellished t-shirt and wear it proudly! 
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That is so cute!!! And it’s something I can do with my daughter for our bonding one-on-one sessions, as she likes to call them!
Way to go Christa!
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Thanks for stopping by Wendy! “One-on-one sessions”…love it!!
Love it!!! the fabric and colors are perfect for the grey shirt
I need to embellish a plain tee!
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So cute! I wish I could sew!
Love it!! I may even be able to do this without cursing my way through… or getting out the seam ripper!
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Super cute embellishment! Sometimes that’s all you need to spice up an outfit:)
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That is pretty.
This super cute & easy enough> Thank you for sharing. Im a senior and Im doing myself one & a few to toss in my donation box’s.
Vanessa, looks like this project could easily be accomplished by hand using silk thread or embroidery floss.
Try it!
Thanks for the tip! I’ll have to try that while I’m without a sewing machine
LOVE these! I want to make one! Thanks so much for sharing this at Pin It and Win It Wednesday! Hope you will join us again tomorrow evening!
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I love these bright colors, and it looks like a project that can be done quickly. Will try! Thanks!!
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