This is a super fast, easy technique to add to your favorite basic tee!
Today, I'm using the free Liberty Jane Trendy Tee. It's super easy to sew up, and we have it available for many different doll sizes... :)
Giveaway update: Thanks everybody for entering, we have a winner! It's Leonore, who said, "My mother taught me to tie my shoes. It wasn’t easy for either of us, because she was right-handed and I am left-handed." I am glad you figured it out -- the righty/lefty distinction can be tricky sometimes! We'll be in touch via email soon, Leonore :)
Cut out all your pieces -- and cut a couple pieces of matching ribbon. Mine are about 10" long, but you don't have to be very precise (you'll be trimming these down later).
Follow the directions in the guidebook to sew the shoulder seams, and hem the neck edge.
Then, find the middle of your pieces of ribbon. Pin one to the outside edge of each shoulder.
Hem the sleeves by zig-zagging over the hem edge, and turning it up once. Topstitch this single folded edge down.
Pin and sew the sleeves into the tee -- being sure you're sandwiching the ribbon between the sleeve and the body of the tee.
Trim and finish this seam, but be sure not to clip off any of the ribbon on the inside!
Finish your tee shirt, following the guidebook instructions (sew the side seams, hem the bottom, and add a closure at Center Back).
Then, tie the ribbons up into bows, and trim the ends off neatly. If your ribbon doesn't like staying tied, you can stitch through the bows once or twice to keep them in place.
And that's it! Congratulations!
Thanks everybody, and have fun with this :)
For Pixie Faire,
Melinda
179 Comments
Not really sure who taught me. But I do remember practicing my skills on my dad’s shoes as he was getting ready for work way back in the late 60’s ! Those laces were very stiff and much harder for a little kid to tie.
I’m not quite sure who taught me how to tie a bow but if I had to guess it was my Mom. I have learned over the years of making hair bows for my girls that the tiny bow are much different than shoe lace bows.
My mom taught me to tie my shoes, but I remember my grandmother teaching me to tie a ribbon to my hair.
My Mom taught me to tie a bow and instilled a love for sewing and creativity.
My mother taught me to tie bows in approximately 1947. She had been writing letters, and she was wearing a “house dress” with great big buttons with bows tied in them. She took me up on her lap and I played with those ribbons, so she took the time to show me how to tie them in bows. It is one of my favorite memories of “together time” with her.