this is the simpliest, cutest and cheapest way to personalize or recover a t'shirt. Anyone who has kids has had a good top messed up by a stubborn stain, well no need to retire that garment, just cover it up and create a brand new top along the way. You can applique a number for your b-day, your initial etc...you get the point. You will need:
1 to print and cut a template from your computer, in this case I'll be using the number 5 (for Belli's upcomming birthday)
2 a scrap of fabric oy your choice (if you have no fabric at all go to the craft store and purchase 1/8 of a yard for about $1 -this is the least they'll sell)
3 fusible web (again craft store, in the fabric dept. buy 1/8 for about .25)
4 iron, sewing machine or needle and thread and scissors
5 t'shirt (if you're making this a practice project, use an old top, just in case)
I'll demonstrate on the birthday top: step1 First I got a number 5 and enlarged it to fill the page, printed and cut, step2 then I cut 1 square of fabric and 1 square fusible web, step3 next I ironed the fusible web to the wrong side of the fabric, step4 peel off paper from fusible web, step5 trace template backwards still on wrong side of fabric (sticky part), step6 cut and you will have your template ready for ironing on garment step7 I ironed number 5 to my t'shirt, step8 then on to the sewing machine, (if you do not have a sewing machine you can do this by hand with needle and thread, I have done a couple while in the carpool lane or while waiting at the doctor's) on sewing machine just do a straight stitch and in 2 minutes youre done.
If you want to you can skip step3 tru step 7 and just pin your fabric template (w/out the fusible web) onto your garment and sew, but the fusible web really makes it easier for the template to stay in place while you sew and it also gives it a more proffessional look specially if its for a gift.
now, if you're still not willing to do this but love to have or give a personalized item visit at http://www.bellygusher.etsy.com/ and convo me for a quote on a custom made item : )
