The Not-So-Boring White T-Shirt

I was looking for a white T-Shirt for Miss C. recently, one that's not too blah but also not covered in slogans, skulls or OMG's. Ever tried to find a plain white T-Shirt for a Tween that fit that category, isn't see-through AND doesn't break the bank?? If you have, and your in AUS, please share!

Inspired by all the lovely upcycling creations on Pinterest, I decided that I'd give "making" one myself a go. You can find my inspirations here for other delicious T-Shirt mods. Seriously, what did we do before Pinterest? 

At BigW, I bought two white T-Shirts for $3 each, taken from the same shelf, same size. Quite interesting how the whites differ, and even the finishing quality.

Since the front T-Shirt's neckline's a bit dodgy and the fabric much thinner too, I decided to cut that one up to decorate the better T-Shirt. Folded in half, I've cut strips of around 5cm wide, starting from just under the armpits.

Since the cut wasn't completely straight, when opened up, the strips has a bit of an angle to it. Not that it mattered one bit. When gathered to make up the ruffles, it wasn't noticeable at all.

Then I just pinned the ruffles randomly onto the T-Shirt till I was happy with the layout and pinned it into position.

Sew the bottom ruffles first, that way you can still reposition the top layers if you want to change the look a bit.  In hind sight, I would have bought another white T-Shirt to add more ruffles, but the effect of the ruffles to the side looks cute too.

Miss C. approved :-) Apparently, I need to make another one now in a cherry pink colour, with the ruffles running across the body... that is if I can find three plain T-Shirts in that colour! 

As always, you are welcome to pin from this post, but please DO NOT use the photo of my daughter. Thank you :-)