Below is the end result after putting my creative brain to work. I'm very happy with it and will probably be making lots more of these patches. Finally a good way to put my scraps to use.
This started off as a practice design that I made free-hand on a scrap piece of dark denim. After it dried, I decided it would be very cute as a patch and then used the patch to design a boring old craft store t-shirt.
The t-shirt, size toddler small, was too big for my 2 year old, Julia, and so I knew I'd have to alter it. Here's what I did:
-I sewed on the patch
-framed the patch with ribbon
-gathered the sleeves with elastic
-decorated the sleeves with the same orange/pink ribbon
-took-in the t-shirt at the torso so that it wouldn't be so wide on Julia
-cut off about 3 inches from the botton and re-hemmed
Julia wore it today and it fit her fine. Although, next time I alter a t-shirt I think I will find a way to make it more fitted along the top 1/3, including the sleeves. I'll have to put some of the ideas from those cool t-shirt books to use!
99 Ways to Cut, Sew, Trim & Tie Your T-shirt Into Something Special
and
Tease : Inspired T-shirt Transformations by Superstars of Art, Craft, and Design
1 comment:
What a great idea and how creative! I was sorry to miss craft day! Hopefully next week!
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