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Ruffled Easter Egg Tee Tutorial

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I love kicking through the archives to find inspiration for new projects! I used the same technique to create this darling little Ruffled Easter Egg Tee I have to share with y’all today that I did for the Ruffled Candy Corn Tee I made for Miss Charlotte around Halloween. I love this technique, and I can’t wait to share the ways I tweaked the process to make the final result even more dynamic! 

Ready to see how I put this together? Let’s get started!

For this project, you will  need…

Ruffled Easter Egg Tee Template
Scraps of fabric, cut into 2×6-inch strips (you will need a total of seven strips for each egg)
Lightweight fusible interfacing
Washable ink pen
Coordinating thread
A plain t-shirt
Basic sewing supplies: shears, machine, etc.

step 1 / Fold each of the long sides of one of your fabric strips under 1/4″ and press. Fold both long sides under again another 1/4″ and press. Head over to your machine and use a decorative stitch (I used a zig-zag) to secure each of these folded sides. Repeat with all of your fabric strips.

step 2 / Using my shortcut ruffling technique, run a line of stitches down each of your hemmed strips, making sure to leave thread “tails” at either end to adjust your ruffles, if necessary. (Alternatively, you can do this the traditional way by running basting stitches down the center of each piece if you prefer.) Make sure that once you’ve ruffled your pieces, they are at least 3.5″ long. Once your ruffles are your desired fullness and length, gently press them so they lie as straight as possible. (This makes step 3 much easier!) 

step 3 / Cut a 4×4″ square from your interfacing. Starting at the bottom of your piece, place one of your ruffles onto the smooth side of your interfacing square, and, stitching as closely to your gathering stitching as possible, secure the ruffle to your interfacing. Place your next ruffle on your interfacing in the same manner, overlapping the edges by about 1/2″. (The right edge of one ruffle will line up with the center line of stitching on the previous ruffle.) Stitch down the center of this ruffle to secure it to the interfacing piece. Continue stitching your ruffles in this manner until you have secured 7 total ruffles, or as many as it takes to form a ruffled panel that is at least 3.5″ long from the top ruffle to the bottom ruffle.

 step 4 / Trace your egg template onto the back of your ruffled piece, as shown. Carefully stitch all the way around the perimeter of the egg shape you have traced. Now cut as closely as possible all the way around your stitching, taking care not to cut through the stitching as you go. Repeat the preceding steps to create your desired number of eggs.
 step 5 / Position your eggs as desired onto your t-shirt, and gently iron them into place. (This is the beauty of using fusible interfacing here – no pinning necessary!) Stitching a scant 1/8″ within the lines of stitching you created in step 4, sew around the perimeter of your eggs to secure them to your tee.

You are finished!

Please let me know if you have any questions. And – as always – I would love to see your creations if you put this (or any other of my tutorials) to use!

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  6. Ellen says

    It’s precious! Your stitching on the edge of the ruffles makes a big difference – very nice design feature. I want one. 😉

  7. Ellen says

    It’s precious! Your stitching on the edge of the ruffles makes a big difference – very nice design feature. I want one. 😉

  8. sewmanyjoys.com says

    It is just beautiful. I, just like Erin, now want a little girl so I can go and do all these ‘ruffly’ crafts!! I love the crafting inspiration, nonetheless!

  11. Nicole says

    I’m with Erin at Crafts and Such- this is so adorable! Too bad I don’t have a daughter, but this is going in the archive for the day that I hopefully do! SO CUTE!

  17. Kelli @ RTSM says

    That is such a cute shirt! I love the mix of colors and the polka dots! I’ve been trying to think of a cute Easter shirt idea for my boys but so far I have nothing!

  29. Laura says

    I love this idea! It looks adorable and your directions make it seem simple enough to do.

    Thanks for sharing!

    Laura@ComeTogetherKids

  32. M* {Daydream Believers} says

    SO cute! 🙂 Thanks for sharing your how-to! I made ruffle heart tees for my kiddos for Valentines day and had the hardest time trying to cover the heart shape with the ruffles…they just looked messy. Sewing the ruffles to interfacing first and THEN cutting the shape out = a GREAT idea! Nice work! I’m a new follower 🙂 Michelle

  38. Binge Crafter says

    This is wonderful! I found you through Tatertots & Jello & I just love this & your blog! I’ve done several appliques but this really takes it to the next level. Thanks so much for sharing! If you have some time, please stop by my blog too!
    Angela
    bingecrafter.blogspot.com

  40. Amanda @ Serenity Now says

    Amy, those are gorgeous! Your instructions look very easy to follow. Thanks so much for sharing. I had to smile, b/c I linked up with Tatertots and Jello and saw your link near mine. I have the exact same child’s t-shirt in my little thumbnail. 😉

  41. Holiday Snob says

    This is beyond cute. BEYOND. Love it so much and I would never figure it out on my own, so THANKS for a tutorial! (stopping by from tatertots and jello)

    Dot

  47. Katrin says

    Dear Amy,
    as you probably know, I have a blog, showing collected ideas from all over the www. I love what you’ve shown here and want to show this idea at 17. April. I fit ist not okay that I show your idea, please send me an e-mail or leave me a comment. Otherwise I assume that it is okay to show it. Thanks.
    Yours,
    Katrin

  50. Holiday Snob says

    I just added us as followers, and I used your tutorial to make an Easter Egg party dress, THANKS!

    I just scheduled the post with pix and a link to your tutorial for tonight at 9pm (MST)

    Feel free to grab a “featured” button 🙂

  53. Dacia says

    This is so super adorable! I want to try it with an ice cream cone 🙂 Thanks for sharing your tutorial!!

  58. IsaLilyMom says

    Love this! I plan to do it in a Minnie Mouse shape for my 2 daughters and my niece for our upcoming trip to Disney!