The 4th of July is just around the corner! And, in honor of the occasion, here's how to embellish a plain, white tee with a quick and cute American flag. In need of a tee? You can use theFREE Trendy T-Shirt pattern to make one (several doll sizes available).
Knit fabric works best for the 1/4" strips -- you can even just cut up an old red t-shirt! Cut two pieces that are 1 3/4" long, and two pieces 2 1/2" long. Pin them onto the shirt, being sure to center them. Put the top stripe about 1" down from the neckline.
Sew down the center of the strips. For a fun contrasting effect, try using white thread!
Finally, sew a star button onto the top left corner of the shirt. Ta-da! We just used a single blue star, but three smaller silver stars would also look really cute.
Wishing you all a safe and happy 4th!
Melinda, for PixieFaire
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These are just too cute! I love it on the Trendy, T but it would also make up cute on a long sleeve T or a sweatshirt/hoodie. I’m 73 and waiting for a granddaughter, fingers crossed it will be soon!
It would be easier and neater to just make the red stripes with puffy paint. Put a piece of thin cardboard inside the shirt so the paint couldn’t soak through, get the thin tip puffy paint, and draw the red stripes on the tee. I would also use blue thread to sew the star on. I don’t like the white thread on it much.
Cute and patriotic! Thank you for sharing.
LOVE this hack!!
I’ve done this using red ric rack on a white bodice with patriotic skirt for a cute dress