Cherry Blossom T-Shirt Tutorial

This is a tutorial I put together a while back and forgot about. Yep, mommy brain.  I know, all the cherry blossoms are gone.  I love them.  This is what I see each spring when I look out the living room window!  It's like a big pink cotton candy cloud!  

 

They inspired me to make an embellished t-shirt.  I got so many compliments on it that I decided to make a tutorial.  It's very simple.  
 

All you need for this project is:

one t-shirt

some other knit fabric (I used an old onesie) for the 'blossoms"

matching embroidery thread 

a needle

Cut several long strips (1/4 inch wide) of your knit fabric.

 

Start at the back and pin your design.  There is no rhyme or reason to it. 

 

For all I care you can just throw your strips in the air and pin them where ever they land.  Actually, do that.  It's much more fun that being precise and you get to throw something!  When your done throwing and pinning, sew them on (straight stitch, down the middle).  I just started a new strip where the old one left off (if that makes any sense).

 

Now for you "blossoms).  These are a simple heart shape (like the JCrew T).  You do a simple running stitch down the middle.
 

and then gather it slightly.
 

I made them in three sizes. You will want to make about 20 of them.  Then just hand sew them on.  Put some in clusters and some on their own.  There ya have it.  A fun,simple take on all of the embellished t-shirts floating around this spring.  

   

 Enjoy!
 

Comments

[Kelli]

Thanks so much for your sweet comment! And I confess that I have lately become more than a little obsessed with cherry blossoms, so I might need to make this shirt SOON. Thanks for the tute!

[Holly]

So cute!

[Andrea @ The Train To Crazy]

I love cherry blossoms! Great shirt.

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[Selina@sisters4saymoreismore.blogspot.com]

LOVE this! so beautiful! and i just browsed your whole blog and i LOVE everything!

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