I really do love it. It's faster than sewing on appliques and these days I appreciate a quick project. I saw a tutorial for an argyle shirt similar to the one I made but I can't find it to link to you. It's not in my bookmarks and didn't come up on a google search. If you happen to know the blog post I'm talking about please let me know so I can give credit to the idea and share what I was inspired to do. :)
I thought wrapping the argyle around to the back would be fun.
Quick Notes Tutorial {Sorry no pics as I was going to link the other one for you}.
- Find a solid polo {or tee}
- Print out an argyle image {Google Images brought up a few}
- Trace onto freezer paper and use a paper trimmer or straight edge & exacto knife to cut.
- OR skip the two steps above if you have a Silouhette to cut the design straight onto freezer paper.
- Arrange your argyles & iron on. This time I only ironed on where I wanted it to stay black, next time I'll iron them all on and peel the spaces I want to paint so they line up better. {you can see several goofs on my shirt}
- Let dry, apply a second layer of paint if needed {using white on black I needed two, possibly three layers}. Once all is dry peel remaining argyles, put a damp cloth over painted areas and iron to set.
- Grab a straight edge & taylors chalk {or white crayon} to make lines for sewing.
- Stitch crisscrossing lines then wash shirt to get chalk or crayon off. I like to hang dry my painted shirts but they do survive the drier also.
I think this would look really cute on a onsie too. You could make matching dad & son shirts for Father's day or other special occasion. The blog post I got the idea from made argyle shirts for the whole family, this can definitely be done for girls too.
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Wow, that is so fun! I love it! And I really like how you wrapped the argyle onto the back--that's a nice touch. Awesome job!
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SO SO CUTE! The stitched lines look great, and really add that extra touch :) I LOVE FPS too! I just did a project and used the Cricut to cut out the words and OH GIRL. It.is.awesome!
ReplyDeleteI love this shirt so cute. You are coming up with some great ideas and great clothes.
ReplyDeleteThank you! It was a fun project. =]
ReplyDeleteWOW!!! It looks like it was made for a store...the pattern is perfect. Great job!! :) Love the idea of father/son argyle. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining my "I {Heart} My Crafty Cutter" party. :)
This is the best!! I am madly in love with argyle and I know my youngest kiddo would love this shirt!
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