I used applique instructions from my friend, Erin's, blog. Her post is about an initial shirt, which I also plan on making someday. Here is the link to her blog:
http://toteallyposh.blogspot.com/2010/02/appliqued-t-shirt-tutorial.html
I wanted to do a teapot, so I drew a teapot on card stock and traced it onto the pink fabric and Heat n' Bond. Then just cut them out, ironed it on and did a zig zag around it. It's an easy project except that I'm not a great sewer, so the curvy lines were tricky for me. I did sew the shirt together once, but at least I didn't sew my finger.
Here is the shirt I made.
I made two - one for a gift and one for my daughter.
Since making these, I've read that a few straight forward and back stitches at the beginning and end of the zig zag will help hold it in place.
This is a fun project and makes me want to copy the entire Mini Boden catalog!
I also made this tea towel and menu board for my mother in law's birthday (Nonni is what the kids call her).
The menu board is another easy project, and I use mine to plan our meals every week! Nothing frustrates me more (well, ok maybe a few things frustrate me more) than to cook salmon for dinner, only for my husband to come home and say he had salmon for lunch. Now, I don't feel sorry for him, because what we are having for dinner has been written there all week.
I found the idea for it here:
http://www.somewhatsimple.com/2009/07/tile-menu-board.html
I have also seen plain white plates used, which is also really cute. The white tile was ridiculously cheap at Lowe's (under 50 cents), and the easel is from JoAnn's. I used paint pens to write/draw what I wanted to stay permanently and keep the dry erase marker velcroed to the back.
Here is mine.
http://toteallyposh.blogspot.com/2010/02/appliqued-t-shirt-tutorial.html
I wanted to do a teapot, so I drew a teapot on card stock and traced it onto the pink fabric and Heat n' Bond. Then just cut them out, ironed it on and did a zig zag around it. It's an easy project except that I'm not a great sewer, so the curvy lines were tricky for me. I did sew the shirt together once, but at least I didn't sew my finger.
Here is the shirt I made.
I made two - one for a gift and one for my daughter.
Since making these, I've read that a few straight forward and back stitches at the beginning and end of the zig zag will help hold it in place.This is a fun project and makes me want to copy the entire Mini Boden catalog!
I also made this tea towel and menu board for my mother in law's birthday (Nonni is what the kids call her).
The menu board is another easy project, and I use mine to plan our meals every week! Nothing frustrates me more (well, ok maybe a few things frustrate me more) than to cook salmon for dinner, only for my husband to come home and say he had salmon for lunch. Now, I don't feel sorry for him, because what we are having for dinner has been written there all week. I found the idea for it here:
http://www.somewhatsimple.com/2009/07/tile-menu-board.html
I have also seen plain white plates used, which is also really cute. The white tile was ridiculously cheap at Lowe's (under 50 cents), and the easel is from JoAnn's. I used paint pens to write/draw what I wanted to stay permanently and keep the dry erase marker velcroed to the back.
Here is mine.
That turned out so cute Holly! Thanks for linking back to my blog, too!
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