Isn’t this top from Downeast gorgeous!! I LOVE the pleats across the whole shirt.This was my inspiration, but I wanted to add a little more…
How about some feminine lace to add a little flare:)Wanna make one too?  It’s really easy, and super affordable!!
Supplies:

• 2 knit shirts (one to wear, one to cut up)  I used a tank top for one of mine

• a spool of lace

• ruler

• cutting mat and rotary cutters

• sewing machine, thread, and pins

(These shirts were an additional 30% off!!  Gotta love a bargain:)

Step 1:
Measure your shirt and decide where you want the fabric strips placed.Place pins in the shirt to mark, and measure from one pin to the other to decide how long to cut your strips.  Also decide about how many strips you’ll need to cover the entire length of the shirt.

Step 2:  Cut open your second shirt at one of the side seams.Next, cut one side into a nice large rectangle that you will use to cut your strips.  Begin cutting the shirt into strips that are the same length you measured.You’ll need 6 shorter ones for the top of the shirt near the shoulder and neck area.  I cut them all different width to add dimension.Now cut a few lace pieces to be the same length as your strips.  I cut 4, (that was ll I had left on my roll) but cut as many as you would like.

Step 3:  Iron a few of the strips in half to make them curl slightly and add more dimension.

Step 4:  I started out pinning a bunch of strips on at a time, and then sewing them all on at once,but I found it was easier to keep them straight if I did them one at a time.  So begin by pinning each end of the strip to the shirt, add another pin to the middle, and slowly stitch the strip to the shirt in a straight line, removing the pins as you go.

Repeat for all the strips.

Step 5:  Clip all your threads and you’re done!!

You just saved $10 on a shirt!

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