I’m so excited to show you all the inspiring work from Kate. She uses lots of free patterns to make her gorgeous clothes, but they are heavily altered and tastefully embellished. I really love her fabric choices.
I was particularly taken with the shirt shown above. There are several corsage-style shirts out there right now at places like J Crew and Anthropologie, but I love Kate’s version.
She made the entire shirt, but I think the neckline detail could be added to an existing shirt for a quick DIY.
This tutorial is courtesy of Kate.
Cut a rectangle out of your fabric that measures 1 yard (36 in.) x 4.5″. Fold fabric in half, length-wise, with right sides facing in and iron. The fabric should measure 1 yard x 2.25″. Sew along the long raw edge, 1/4″ in.
Turn fabric right-side out. Press the strip of fabric so that the seam is on the bottom.
Fold each side in and stitch along each edge. Using a long running stitch, sew two lines down the middle of the fabric (length-wise). Make sure the two lines are 1/4″ apart from each other, and centered on the fabric. Holding the two ends of each line, scrunch fabric until it measures 16″.
Attach by hand to your shirt, with the first end starting at the shoulder seam, and the other end attached at the neckline. I formed mine into s squiggle shape, but you can do it however you want.
More of Kate’s creations:
This Dress was inspired by an anthro dress.
Lei Neckline Top, complete with directions on how to draft a pattern from your favorite tank.
Thank you so much for sharing your handiwork with us, Kate!
Everyone make sure to check out her blog here.
I was so excited to finally see a tute for this shirt! I have been hoping one would pop up! We featured it on our link luv roundup today.
http://www.luvinthemommyhood.com/2009/05/link-luv-roundup_21.html
Come take a peek!
Love the dress with the lace neckline!
thanks so much for the tut, and the intro to Kate - her stuff is fantastic!
That is adorable! Thanks for sharing!
I love the feminine detailing!! I posted a link to this tutorial on Craft Gossip Sewing:
http://sewing.craftgossip.com/tutorial-shirt-with-corsage-neckline-detail/2009/06/23/
–Anne
this is awesome!
thanks for sharing
sweet top! and thanks for the tute.
gorgeous! thanks so much for sharing. i would love to give this a try x
Absolutely gorgeous! Looking forward to trying it when I have time. Linked from my blog.
The ruffles look amazing!!!