I have shared countless times about my slight obsession love of crafty kids' holiday shirts. I'm actually starting to think that maybe I should start a support group, but I might be the only crazy member! Anyway, with Thanksgiving only a week away, I decided to take advantage of our little sick day yesterday and get some sewing done on the boys' shirts for this year. I knew I wanted to attempt a cute turkey face shirt for Eli {I'll share his shirt later after I figure out how to add the eyes without making the turkey look crazy}, but I wasn't quite sure about what to do for Henry and Grant. I stumbled across a Pilgrim initial tee on Etsy earlier this week and as soon as I saw it I knew my boys were getting Pilgrim and Indian shirts this year:)
I won't bore you with all the details{and a million pictures} of how I made these shirts...you can go back and check out one of my other step by step tutorials if you like. But just so this isn't a single picture with a ton of rambling, I will share a quick rundown of how I made these.
**Print out each kiddos initial {mirrored} and attach it to orange and white gingham.**
**Cut out the letters and attach them to some orange felt.**
**Sew the letters to the felt with a zig-zag stitch and then cut around each letter leaving an orange border.**
**Use spray adhesive to hold the letter to the shirt, then stitch around the letter to attach it.**
**Make the pilgrim hat and indian headband out of scraps of felt. **
**Use spray adhesive to hold them in place and then sew them onto the shirts.**
Really the hardest parts of this project are deciding which font to use for the letters and getting the proportions of the hat right so that it looks like a Pilgrim's hat and not a crazy top hat:) For those of you that don't sew, you could also make this no sew with some ultra hold iron on adhesive! Except for the new white long sleeve shirts, I used all materials that were in my craft stash making these shirts cost around $5 each. Not too bad for two SUPER cute Thanksgiving shirts!
oh my goodness! I have been racking my brain for a cute idea for my boys for Thanksgiving, and I am so copying you-i love these!adorable(:
ReplyDeleteThose are really cute. Unless it's just my imagination, Henry and Grant are really close in size, aren't they?
ReplyDeleteLove those!!! and Grant's smile is too cute :-) great idea, can't wait to see Eli's!
ReplyDeleteCute!!! You are awesome!
ReplyDeleteThese are absolutely darling. How I wish I'd known you back when my own three boys were little ones! :)
ReplyDeleteYou are definitely not the only one! I am anxiously awaiting my Silhouette for Christmas so I can make some too! I do not have a sewing bone in my body so I am looking forward to the iron on ability!
ReplyDeleteThese are super cute. I always love how you add in their letter for their names.
ReplyDeleteHave a great day!
Those are too much fun, Kelli!! Love the Indian one, especially. Very creative. :)
ReplyDeleteCan I join your support group? ;) I love holiday shirts and well clothing. I'm such a sucker for a good festive shirt or outfit. Great job!
ReplyDeleteLove your tees, they are so unique. Thanks for posting:)
ReplyDeleteThese turned out so cute!
ReplyDeleteCute Tshirts ,,
ReplyDeleteHow cute! They turned out perfect!
ReplyDeleteYou may have an obsession but it's awesome! Those turned out really great. I want a sewing machine so bad so that I can make all the cute personalized shirts that you make and that I keep running across on Pinterest. Every time I see something on Pinterest that requires a sewing machine I really kinda of kick myself for not having one. Maybe that's what I'll ask for for Christmas!
ReplyDeleteADORABLE!
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