Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Easy No-Sew Patches
Hey there! Today's tutorial is a pretty simple one- no-sew patches. Not the most exciting, but I did put my own little twist on them.
My oldest daughter, Hannah, has a pair of khakis that have seen better days. Sparkly fabric paint and some hot chocolate stains on the leg made them look a little gross. So I grabbed a pair of jersey knit pants, that had also seen their final days, cut 'em up, and made some pink patches for my pink princess.
Super easy. And see the curled-up edges? I love that! Want to make some? Here's what you need:
Oh, and a dirty pair of pants/other clothing you want to save:
The first thing you're going to do is take your fabric and iron the freezer paper to the front of it. Shiny side down, folks. I find this makes it soooooo much easier to trace and cut shapes from stretchy fabric. Big time easier.
Then trace your shapes onto your fabric.
I used cookie cutters for tracing. Easy!
Once you've got your shapes, cut them out, but cut bigger than the shape. This is where the curl comes from. And the more excess, the more curl. (I wish I had left more on my shapes).
Now trace your shapes onto the Heat N' Bond, and cut them out- actual size. Once they're cut, iron them onto your fabric shapes, still keeping the freezer paper on the front of your fabric.
Peel off the paper from the Heat N' Bond, place the patches where you want them, and iron. When they're cooled off, you can finally peel that freezer paper off.
I threw the pants right into the washer and dryer when I was finished, and they came out with pretty curled-up edges.
My oldest daughter, Hannah, has a pair of khakis that have seen better days. Sparkly fabric paint and some hot chocolate stains on the leg made them look a little gross. So I grabbed a pair of jersey knit pants, that had also seen their final days, cut 'em up, and made some pink patches for my pink princess.
Super easy. And see the curled-up edges? I love that! Want to make some? Here's what you need:
Oh, and a dirty pair of pants/other clothing you want to save:
The first thing you're going to do is take your fabric and iron the freezer paper to the front of it. Shiny side down, folks. I find this makes it soooooo much easier to trace and cut shapes from stretchy fabric. Big time easier.
Then trace your shapes onto your fabric.
I used cookie cutters for tracing. Easy!
Once you've got your shapes, cut them out, but cut bigger than the shape. This is where the curl comes from. And the more excess, the more curl. (I wish I had left more on my shapes).
Now trace your shapes onto the Heat N' Bond, and cut them out- actual size. Once they're cut, iron them onto your fabric shapes, still keeping the freezer paper on the front of your fabric.
Peel off the paper from the Heat N' Bond, place the patches where you want them, and iron. When they're cooled off, you can finally peel that freezer paper off.
I threw the pants right into the washer and dryer when I was finished, and they came out with pretty curled-up edges.
See? That was pretty easy! There are so many ways to really make some cool patches- I'm going to try layering fabrics next time.
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