Wine T-shirt

I've had this piece of synthetic fabric (I think it's polyester) for about 6 or 7 years. T-shirts are just about the easiest thing to make, but I also wanted to experiment with creating texture and pattern. I made bias strips out of the same fabric. Down the center of each strip, I machine stitched a piece of fuschia trim I bought for 50cents /yard. The trim stiffened the strips, which made them easier to lay into curves. I sewed them by hand onto the shirt.

Since it was a small piece of fabric, I had a seam running down the back of the shirt, so I covered that with the same stripe.

Now I only have about 5 more pieces of old fabric to use up!