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
26 Comments
Thanks – it is adorable.
Super cute! Can’t wait to try this out with one of my boring old white doll tees. ;)
Heart button would look cute too!
Really cute! GR8 project while I hibernate indoors due to the high temps this weekend. Love your sites and your generosity of providing free ideas and tutorials. :-)
Soooo Cute! The simplest ideas are the best sometimes, don’t you think?? Good Job!! Happy 4th everyone!