Summer Baby Tank Top Pattern. This baby tank top pattern is easy to sew and so very comfy for hot summer days. It is made from just two pieces of jersey knit fabric if you simply hem the edges. You can also use contrast trim for the edges. A note about sizing: This is for stretch fabrics only, like cotton jersey (aka - tee shirt material) and the size will vary depending on your finishing method and amount of stretch. If you trim the edges with contrasting bias trim and put the stretch of your fabric across, it will fit up to 3T. If you fold the edges under to hem, it will be an 18 month size. This is a great project to use XL thrifted tee-shirts as your material. In the photo above you can see the sizing difference.
Here is the Baby Tank Top Pattern PDF for you to print out. You'll notice that it is cut on the fold of your fabric and that it has both the lower front neckline and back neckline detailed on a single sheet. I used two different colors for the front and the back for my 18 month tank. Kojo tutorial: a jcrew-y ruffle dress from a tshirt. I don’t have to tell you about my twin affections for j crew and ruffles… perusing their current catalog yields all sorts of darling little girl-y, ruffle-y numbers that’d look fabulous on my nieces. So when a friend gave me a bag of Goodwill-bound tshirts last week, I took it as and a chance to sew some ruffle-y goodness for my niece’s upcoming birthday. And actually, repurposing a yellow tshirt from the bag of goodies into a Sayla Grace-worthy dress/belt/barrette pile of ruffles was actually pretty easy. Here’s what I did: 1. Gathered my supplies: -an old tshirt (men’s large) -some ribbon (1-2 yards) -a 12m sized dress to use as a tracing template -scissors -a fabric pen -thread and a sewing machine 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
What a terrific way to reuse an old tshirt, right? ***Three cheers for my beautiful model, Annie! ***Also, these are some of the places I shared the jcrew-y dress: Love Week -- Tiered Toddler Dress. Welcome to Day Four of a week's worth of Valentine projects! Today's project: A sweet Valentine dress for your little girl! Mine is made from four dollar store T-shirts ranging from light pink to dark pink, and a white size 2T T-shirt (for the bodice) that I picked up from Walmart for a couple bucks. Measurements fit my almost-two-year-old, but you could certainly adjust the measurements to fit whomever you have in mind. STEP ONE: Cut your T-shirts! Starting at the bottom (darkest) and working your way up (to lightest):Bottom tier (darkest): Cut two 19" x 4 3/4" strips -- this is the measurement BEFORE I created a 3/4" hem. If you are utilizing an existing hem, adjust accordingly.Third tier: Cut two 17" x 4" stripsSecond tier: Cut two 15" x 3 3/4" stripsFirst tier: Cut two 13" x 3 1/2" strips STEP TWO: If needed, hem your bottom tier.
STEP THREE: Starting with your bottom tier, lightly gather the top edge using a 1/4" seam allowance. STEP SEVEN: Carefully pick open one side seam, as shown. T-Shirts transformed to Random Ruffles (analog me) When my husband threw several shrunken black t-shirts in the GRO (Get Rid Of) pile and took the boys off for the morning, I jumped on the rags with glee and started hacking away. T-shirt reconstruction is so liberating that way. One shirt (the rattiest) became a base skirt that the ruffles were then sewn on to. To make a simple base skirt, look for a tutorial somewhere (Any suggestions?) Or do as I do. Cut the top off a t-shirt that you will be able to fit around your hips right under the arms. I like to cut one side about 1" higher at the top than the other to accommodate my rear. Make sure you can fit the tube over your hips! Now the fun part! I was able to get about 3 from each T shirt front and back and one from each sleeve. I connected these into large loops made from three or four lengths and trimmed the edges to be even and then pinned them on the skirt starting at the bottom.
As you sew, stretch the skirt fabric so it is even with the flounce and sew with a zig-zag stitch. T-shirt dress with ruffled skirt. Love Week -- Tiered Toddler Dress. Tutorial Tuesday - Rosette T-shirt. Tutorial Tuesday - Rosette T-shirt The "Sistas" reconvened last week for some chatting, eating, and sewing: Inspired by Enchantresses3 and their DIY of this J Crew Corsage Tee: and this CAbi Muse Tee: We set out on another Soul Sisters Estrogen Replenishing Day to re-do our Walmart $5 tee's.
Like, Enchantresses, we bought two of each t-shirt in the same color. Next, using a needle and thread, just pinch the flower from inside the t-shirt and begin to stitch it into place. Pack the flowers in together, lifting the edges and bunching the flowers close together. Click on the picture to see the t-shirts up close: Oh, and with 13 kids between the four of us, what were they up to during our girl time? Playing soccer (there were enough kids for real teams!) Painting their legs red (that was a lack of close supervision thing, oops): And trying to catch frogs: I also created a "tuxedo tank" out of a Target $2.50 tank top (check the dollar bins), so run on out to Target and meet me back here on Tuesday!