Little Bird is about to turn one, as is his little friend across the street. I have seen cute birthday shirts on several websites. A simple knit shirt with an adorable "1" appliqued on the front.
"I can do that," I thought. Many a disaster has begun with that thought.
Setting out to create cute birthday shirts for the two little ones, I googled "applique." All of the hits I found were about quilting.
I turned to my online girlfriends, and the advice and help came pouring in.
Girl, from Memoirs of a Mommy, recommended a link from Etsy Labs and recommended Lite Heat and Bond. Which I thought were two different products at first. Doh. Christina and Michelle also chimed in with wonderful tips.
I used scraps leftover fro
m a purse I made for my friend, Tonya, for Christmas. I found these fabrics at Pink Chalk Fabrics, a site that I really love.
My main concern is how the project holds up through the washing and wearing. I guess though, a birthday shirt won't really get that much wear. Overall, I'm pretty pleased with the result. I have Little Bird's applique cut out and ready to go. I just have to find the time to stitch it onto his onesie. Time where he is not in the room because he's decided that helping me run the foot pedal on the sewing machine is the most fun ever. Fun,
maybe. Helpful,
not so much.
I've made lots of shirts like this and I started the same way. I had seen them on Etsy and thought I could do it too. I made L's 1st bday one too. They are too fun and super addictive. They hold up ok esp if sewn down instead of just relying on the Heat & Bond stuff.
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