Rosette T-Shirt: Kate Spade Knockoff

Last year I saw this Kate Spade Rosette t-shirt and thought it was so pretty.  I wanted to do a replica and, fortunately, I came across a wonderful post on Adventures in Dressmaking that showed exactly how to do it.  I love it when that happens so I don't have to figure it out myself.

  A couple of years ago I bought a long-sleeved, turtleneck t-shirt off Walmart's clearance rack.  I didn't bother to try it on and when I got it home, it was too big.  I had planned to just take it up so it would fit, but when I saw this tutorial at Adventures in Dressmaking, I decided it would be perfect.  Of course, I had to let things marinate for awhile as other projects took precedence, but, finally, I made it last week.
I did not take a pic of the before shirt, but it looked something like this except with a turtleneck.  Also, my shirt is gray and navy striped:

I followed the tutorial on Adventures in Dressmaking exactly and it turned out very well.  I won't repeat the steps here because I would just be rewriting the tutorial. After I got the rosette sewn on, I tacked it down in various places so that it would lay down and not flip forward as I wore the top.
   The edges of the neck and armholes are finished with fold over elastic.  I had never used fold-over elastic before and none of my local fabric shops had any, so I bought some on etsy from Deepwater Trading.  I used just a little less than the two yards.  I was a little apprehensive since I had never used it before, but it was so easy.  There is a great video tutorial on Angry Chicken and also a how-to on Craft Stylish on how to apply it.  Here is my finished top:

front of tee

closeup of rosette

cardigan:  JCPenney

Jeans: Walmart

Belt: ebay

shoes:  Dillards

shoe closeup

Stay tuned for another Kate Spade Knockoff--Happy Sewing!!