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
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In college, while waiting for a friend to tie her shoes, I noticed she tied bows the same way I did – backwards from everyone else. That was when I realized I tied bows left handed, even though I’m right handed. I had known for years that I tied them differently from everyone else, but it wasn’t until I watched my friend do it the same way I did, that I realized why. Just to make sure, we ran around the dorm making everyone tie a bow without telling them why until they were done. My mother was left handed and she had taught me.
I don’t remember who taught me how to tie a bow, but my mother was a stay at home mom at the age I would have learned, so I would guess it would have been her. ( But I also remember having a pair of Velcro shoes at one point—-no bow tying required-hehe!). Thanks for another great tutorial. That tee is so cute, I can’t wait to try out that technique!
I don’t remember who taught me to tie a bow. It was a long time ago! I do know that when I make my bows they have to be just so. Practice makes perfect I was always taught.
Honestly, I cannot remember who taught me to tie a bow. But, I do remember my Aunt telling me the way to “tie a perfect bow every time”. How to make sure you don’t turn anything upside down and it always lays flat and perfect.