A sweet friend commissioned me to sassify a plain gray t shirt for her. She gave me some general guidelines, then said, "Well, do whatever you think".
I LOVE those words.
I wanted to create a design that melded together a few inspirational ideas, such as the Flower Patch Tee from JCrew:
Here's what happened to that plain, boring gray t shirt:
Dimensional (but not TOO poufy) flower swirls with petal detail:
Think of it like a permanent but casual corsage:
I loved sassifying this t-shirt. This one took a bit of hemming and hawing on my part before starting. Often I have to sit and stare at a project for a while before inspiration finally, belatedly, hits.
Inspiration for the Kate Shirt hit right in the middle of a week long puke and poop fest of the littles. I was going slightly crazy and it was a PERFECT mental vacation to be able to escape to the craft room and start sewing.
(*sigh*) I love sewing therapy...
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LOVE the t-shirt!
ReplyDeleteAnd I LOVE sewing therapy too!
Hopefully you sprayed it first with Febreeze so it didn't smell like your weeklong "escapade". :) Just kidding! LOVE the shirt, fun design!
ReplyDeleteWell done! I like!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shirt! I will have try this one.
ReplyDeleteGreat job, Amanda! I like that the flowers are a little more "conservative", by being sewn in/down a little more...don't know what I'm saying, but I know what I'm trying to say! lol
ReplyDeleteThat looks great! How did you find fabric that perfectly matched to make the flowers? Was it a maternity shirt that you down sized? I love your shirts, and I'm gonna make me something sassy one of these days.
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