Ruffle Shirt Attempt No.2

I know there is a plethora of ruffle shirts in craft-blog-land, but I'm not sure I've seen this one.  I know I saw a shirt like this in a store for 24.99, but can't remember the store.

I  bought two t-shirts from Old Navy, on clearance for about $5, and cut one up for ruffles.  I needed a lot of length to sew the diagonal ruffles, so I cut the shirt up one sideseam, through the sleeve, and up to the neckline.  This left me a nice long length.  I then cut five 1 1/2 inch strips.

I used a basting stitch on my machine, then pulled the bobbin thread to make the ruffles.  I then pinned the strips in place where I wanted them.

Sorry for the poor quality.  I really need a new camera.

Anyway, then I just sewed the ruffles on, trying to follow the line originally made by my basting stitch.

The bottom ruffle turned out a little goofy, but all in all, I like how it turned out.

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