So, with that need in mind, last night I added...a shirt to his wardrobe. Sigh. Apparently, I'm truly hooked on applique. Maybe tonight I'll get to some quick pants for pre-school next week. In the meantime, here's the first piece for his 'fall collection'.
We'll layer this shirt over a long-sleeved shirt for cooler weather wear. |
Not too scary (= |
I used my Silhouette cutter to cut out the monster shape. I've never done that before, and next time will use a little extra pressure on the cutting blade, but I'm ecstatic that it worked. I fused my fabric (a Christmas print turned sideways!) to some Heat and Bond Lite before sticking it to the cutting mat. I left the backing paper on Heat and Bond, and then removed the paper after the cut was finished and adhered to the t-shirt as usual. Then I zig-zagged around the edges, and added a couple red button 'eyes'. My son loves it, and I think this shirt will be great for Hallowe'en without being so themed that it can't be worn at other times, too.
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I want to make appliques so bad!
ReplyDeleteAnd about the pants not fitting at the waist... I know all about that! My daughter is the SAME way. She's 3 but uses her sisters 18 month pants as capris. I'm a HUGE fan of the elastic side band pants!!