Applique

Print On Heat n Bond {Applique Tutorial}

September 10, 2012 11 Comments

I made these shirts for Cliff and Harper to wear to the hospital when Hollis was born!

I took a roll of Heat n Bond and cut a piece the size of printer paper.
Then I went to the computer and picked out the words/fonts, etc I wanted to use.
Make sure you print the letters out BACKWARDS on the Heat n Bond!
Then I put the piece of Heat N Bond paper side UP in the printer with a few pieces of printer paper behind it and printed the letters onto the Heat n Bond!

Next, I gathered scrap fabric, cut out the letters and ironed the Heat n Bond to the back of the fabric according the directions on the package.
Cut out the letters, iron to the shirt and then stitch the letters onto the shirt.

Now you have a super cute shirt with perfect lettering!

Seriously, this may be my new favorite way to applique letters!

Applique Tutorial, How to print on Heat n Bond, How to Applique perfect letters

Anyone can do it!
Think of the possibilities!
You can do initials, names, words, shapes, etc!

Happy Appliqueing!

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Appliqued Onesies Tutorial {All Things Baby Guest Post}

August 8, 2012 3 Comments

Hi all, I’m Emily from Home Made Lovely and am really excited to be here today sharing one of my favorite baby projects, appliqued onesies, while Natalie is soaking up time with baby Hollis and family.

I’m far from the first person to think of appliqueing a onesie, but I just love the effect and the endless possibilities to be creative with the design and fabric. Plus it is just so easy which is exactly the kind of project I was looking for after my daughter was born.

Here’s what you’ll need:
A onesie or t-shirt
Fusible Interfacing such as Heat ‘n Bond
Fabric
A simple design

To start trace or draw your design onto a piece of paper and cut it out. I made a simple robot and rocket ship. Then cut a piece of fusible interfacing big enough for your design and iron it on to the wrong side of your fabric.

Trace your design onto the interfacing. Remember that this is the wrong side of the fabric so your image will be mirrored when you see the right side.

Cut out your designs and peel the back off of the interfacing (this is seriously the hardest part of the whole thing for me… apparently I have some fat fingers!) Position your pieces onto the onesie or shirt. Once you iron them down you won’t be able to move them so make sure they are right where you want them. I layered fabrics on both the rocket ship and robot designs, but ironed them down all at the same time to make sure they were positioned correctly.

Now simple run a hot-dry iron over your design and it will fuse to the onesie or shirt.

Finally sew around the edge of your design. You could use any stitch, but I chose just a straight stitch. I also added some buttons for the robot’s eyes. Make sure not to sew through both layers of the onesie or shirt.

And there you have your final product, a super cute and custom shirt for a little one. These two onesies are going to my nephew who is due to arrive in September.

I hope you enjoyed my favorite baby project and thanks to Natalie for inviting me to share it with you.

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Cutest {BURP} On The Block! {tutorial}

July 23, 2012 17 Comments

I shared this tutorial last week over at This Crazy Blessed Life!
I am reposting it here just in case you missed it!

Today,
I am going to share with you how I made Hollis’s burps!

To make a super cutie burp you will need:
ThreadCloth Diaper (Gerber makes packs of 10 that can be found at Target or Walmart)
Sewing machine
Scissors
Iron
Ribbon, Ric Rac, Pom Poms, etc.
(any trim you would like to use to pretty up your burp)Wash and dry your cloth diapers.
They will all shrink differently, so this is VERY important!

Measure your cloth diaper, cut your fabric adding 3 inches to the length and 6 inches wide.
(I usually end up cutting my fabric about 21 inches long by 6 inches)
Iron the long sides of your fabric down about 1/4 of an inch.