birthday shirt tutorial/surgery

i've been working on emily's birthday shirt for far too long now!  it was getting frustrating because i was putting too much pressure on myself.  I got my inspiration from lil blue boo

supplies:
shirt
cupcake template
heat n bond lite
scrap fabric
fray check
needle
thread
tulle
pencil
scissors
sewing machine
iron

trace(or freehand) the bottom of the cupcake onto heat n bond

iron onto a piece of scrap fabric; cut out and place it onto your shirt-iron into place

cut 1/2 inch strips from your other piece of scrap, stich up the middle with longest stich and gently pull to create a gather--apply some fray check to the raw edges.

fold ends of ruffle under and hand stitch onto the cupcake base.  continue with remaining strips, using a shorter piece each time

       

next, add the tulle to the base of the "frosting"(if desired)

*after this was finished i attempted to add ruffles to the sleeves.  i again, will blame my difficulties on my sausage fingers.  i totally ruined the sleeves, and therefore, needed to do some surgery.*

i removed the cupcake from ruined shirt, attached a piece of heat n bond to the back, and set it in place on a new shirt.(thank goodness i thought ahead a bought a couple of shirts on sale!!)

ta daaa-birthday outfit is finally complete!

i'm sure a more experienced sewer would not have had problems putting ruffles on the sleeves...so if you want to-go for it!!  lol  i've also been searching high and low for a red button to use for a cherry, but i have not found one yet!  i still have a couple of more places to look around the house before she wears this on monday!!