Ruffled shirt tutorial

I really don't do too many crafts.  My kids always think they have to be right there when I try to sew or do anything remotely crafty.  Also, my extra time is severely limited.  But this week was our week off of school, and we are taking family pictures today (Big Sister is wearing this shirt for the pics), and I saw a really cute shirt in the Boden catalog (and thought "I could make that!"), and Big Sister has several plain tees I found for uber cheap at Old Navy and..... I just kinda felt crafty.  :)  So, here ya go!

Get your fabric and shirt :)

Cut your fabric into strips.  I wasn't picky at all with the width, just kinda made them as close to the same as I could.  I didn't do this obviously, but I would recommend you use pinking shears if you have them.  I had to go back and pink the edges, and it was a pain, and really messy.  I think I cut about 6 strips.  The fabric I used was just a fat quarter from WalMart.

Sew your strips together.

Using the largest stitch size on your machine, sew down the middle of your strip.  This is for the gathering.

Gather your strip up, It should be pretty tight.

Pin the gathered strip on your shirt in whatever shape you want.

This is the secret to sewing on something knit, ball point needles.  They are ama-za-zing!!!

Sew the strip on your shirt, following the stitching you used for the gathers.  (Make sure you put your stitch size back to normal sewing size!!!)

Ta Da!! Beautiful!  And so easy.  :)