I recently picked up this shirt that had printed patches on it at a yard sale for $1.
I am collecting car related patches for my grandson.. slim pickings! I knew when I saw this shirt, I could turn the printed patches into
real patches.
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I cut out the
patch images on the shirt leaving as much of a border as possible...
I used some of the blue fabric of the same shirt for the backside of each patch. I drew lines to use as a sewing line around each patch I was creating...
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Then, I stitched around the entire sewing line until I reached the very start of my sewing seam...
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I then cut a slit on the backside of each patch, pulling it inside out....
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I ironed the stitched pieces so that they laid a little flatter, then I stitched closely around the edge of each new
patch to finish it off.
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I was able to make seven patches from this one shirt....
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Not to shabby for a buck!
Looking good!
ReplyDeleteDiannia
What a great way to create patches - thanks for sharing. Need to pass the info along to daughter.
ReplyDeleteDon't you love it when you find something that inspires? What a good eye to see that you could turn the printed patches into real ones!
ReplyDeleteNow that's some smart recycling! Wish I was good with sewing like that.
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