ribbon embellished tee

I saw this tee the other day.

I loved the idea but not the price tag or the color for that matter.

So I decided to make my own!

As soon as this super cute tee was finished I ran upstairs and put it on!

Come along and I'll show you how.

You will just need a:

t-shirt ( I got mine at Anne Taylor Loft for $9.99...they are the best tees!)

ribbon

thread matching the ribbon

First Cut:

18 - 4 1/2 inch ribbons
19 - 3 1/2 ribbons

Fold them in half and iron them.

Then singe the ends of each ribbon with lighter or a match.  

This way the ribbon won't fray.

You will pin 4 rows of ribbon to your shirt:

First Row Starting with a Short Ribbon:  7 shorter Ribbons & 6 longer Ribbons

Second Row Starting with a Short Ribbon: 7 shorter Ribbons & 6 longer Ribbons

Third Row Starting with a long Ribbon :  3 longer Ribbons & 3 shorter Ribbons

Fourth Row Starting with a long Ribbon:  3 longer Ribbons & 2 shorter ribbons

For the First row:

Start with a shorter ribbon and pin it to the middle of the shirt at the neck then work your way to the left and then the right, alternating short and long ribbons.  You will be sewing these on 1/8 of an inch from the edge of the ribbon...pin them so that seam ends up being right at the seam on the neck.

Point the ribbons up.

For the Second row:

Do the same thing starting in the middle with a shorter ribbon 3/4 of an inch down from the First row.

Pin the ribbons pointing down.

For the Third row:

Do the same thing starting in the middle with a Long ribbon 1 1/2 inches from the Second row.

Fo the Fourth row:

Do ths same thing starting in the middle with a long ribbon 3/4 of an inch from the Third row.

Next stitch the Second, Third, and Fourth rows down.
Sew them 1/8 of an inch from the edge of the ribbon.

Here are they are sewn.

Just the top row left to do!

Sew the top row down 1/8 of an inch from the edge of the ribbon.

It will look like this.

Now pin them down.

Note-when you pin them down make sure the top of the ribbon at the neck bumps right up against the neck seam of the shirt.

Then stitch the ribbons down at 1/8 of an inch from the top of the ribbon.

It will look like this when you are done.

I hadn't sewn in awhile so this project was really fun for me to do!
I cut and ironed the ribbons one night and then one morning did all the sewing.

Today Trey called me "A craft lovin' Mama."

Trey buddy you know me well...you know me well.

Now get out there all you "craft lovin' mamas" and make you some Ribbon Embellished Tees!