Petal {shirt}

My girls were in need of a few spring shirts, and since I've had lots of fun making skirts for them, I decided to embellish some t-shirts. I saw this adorable tutorial for a onesie, and thought it would be fun to put my own spin on it.

Here's what I did--

Supplies:
T-shirt
Felt (I used three colors for an ombre effect)
Scissors
Sewing Machine


Trace 2 inch petals on your felt & cut.


I initially cut 7 petals for each row, but I will explain below that you only need 5 for each row.
So a total of 15 traced & cut.


Arrange your petals on your shirt. The best way that I found, is to start in the middle & work out. You need to make sure your center petal is exactly in the middle. Pin the top row, then move to the second & then the last. You can arrange however you feel looks best, I liked having them right below each other.

Now it's time to attach the petals to the shirt.
I started with the top row & stitched a straight line.
Then lift up the top row & move to the second row, then finish with the third.


Let me explain why the row of seven petals didn't work. I had my daughter try it on & it looked like the petals were overtaking her. I had to laugh, even though I knew it was going to be more work for me. So my seam ripper & I had a nice little go at it for a while. :)
I really like how it looks with FIVE petals on each row.
Much better.


And my little model had fun showing it off to me.
I think I am trying to channel 'flower growing weather', what do you think?! :)


I also made one for a baby gift (with a tutu as well).
Super cute & very simple!