Many of his T-shirts are made of extremely soft cotton; yet they are durable. And somehow I don't want to part away with them. I wish if I could turn all of them into a re-wearable DIY!
I have a huge stack of baby clothes and one of the easiest way to reuse them is to make applique! Using old fabric scraps as a source applique is kind of prolonging the memory! Lil S's Didoba ( grandmother) gave him this pastel colored T-shirt when he was around 10 months old and now after 2 years I thought, I could use a part of this T-Shirt to create a more unique look in a simple navy blue shirt!
I used Heat and Bond Ultrahold from Michaels Store to create my applique design. Anyone who has used this fusible sheet will appreciate this is so easy to use, even for a beginner level!
I wanted to create a dolphin applique on one of his old T-shirt ( 100% cotton).Washed it and ironed it.
- Prepare your work area, as you will be using the iron quite frequently.
- Next I cut a small piece of fusible paper ( 10 " by 10") which will be used to create the applique.
- Place the fusible paper on reverse side of fabric ( which you will use to create the design). Be mindful when you do this step, otherwise you might end up with completely wrong side. Iron on the paper ( again smooth side of paper will face up, plastic side of paper will face towards the reverse side of fabric)
- Iron for 30 secs ( you might have to check the time depending upon the fabric you use). The paper should firmly get attached to the fabric.
- Draw the design on the paper and cut the fabric with a sharp pair of scissors
- Peel away the paper from applique
- Use iron again to attach the applique ( this time, top of the fabric will face the iron and the glue side will face the shirt ). Iron from 30 secs or so to ensure that the applique gets completely attached.
- Your applique is ready! You could add other embellishments, like I hand embroidered the waves!!
