I saw these white lace shorts on Honestly WTF and loved them so much but wanted to make more of an everyday pair. To make mine I took a pair of white jean shorts I bought for our beach trip ($19 from Target) and some plain white crochet lace trim:
Rocket Ship Applique (Free Download)
A rocket ship applique! Click the image below for the free PDF template so you can make your own. You don’t even need a sewing machine…..use knit fabric so it doesn’t fray and hand stitch the edges with DMC thread.
It’s so hard to find good quality boy t-shirts without pockets….so I usually just end up taking the pockets off with my seam ripper:
Applique basics: apply adhesive web to the back of the fabric, cut out the pieces and adhere with an iron:
Hand stitch with a simple running stitch:
A finished rocket ship!
You can find more detailed applique instructions in these two tutorials:
Printing and Painting Fabric (A Tutorial)
Can’t find the perfect fabric for a project? You can make your own! Here’s Boo wearing the jumpsuit I made for Week 3 of Project Run and Play….it’s a basic style, I just needed to make the perfect print for it!
The basic jumpsuit consisted of 4 pieces of gray knit:
First, I silk screened several different layers of a butterfly print……
….in dark gray, turquoise and bright yellow (see basic silk screening tutorial here):
Using Setacolor transparent fabric paints….
…..I mixed a diluted hot pink color:
I used a large paint brush to paint areas of the fabric to add dimension:
After the fabric was dry I heat set the entire outfit using an iron to make it permanent:
The inspiration for this outfit was Alexander McQueen.:
But the print and style had to be something more childish and less botanical….whimsical and fun….comfortable and easily washed (Lil Blue Boo criteria!):
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