crafty … heart patches
I have a sweet sparkly pink girl who …
- can make an entire kitchen a disaster area with a few goldfish.
- is in a constant state of dirty.
- loves to slide on her knees.
The latter has been doing some major damage to her legging stash! Given she has some super cute leggings, I came up with a easy hole fix that makes her leggings even cuter!
The offenders …
Somehow in one day, she managed to get a hole in a knee and the hiney. It must have been a great day!
To fix this, you will need …
- fusible webbing
- sewing machine
- iron
- scrap fabric
- scissors
- thread
To make the patches, I used some scrap knit fabric that was left over from a screen printing project. You can use any fabric that is machine washable … and comfortable. To start, iron the fusible webbing to the backside of the scrap fabric. Once ironed, cut the patch into the heart shape in the size you need. My patches are about 2.5 inches wide. You can make them any size as long as it covers the entire hole with at least 1/2 inch extra around the hole. Here are my patches …
Now you are ready to iron your patch. It is as simple as ironing a tee. Peel the paper backing from the fusible webbing and place the patch over the hole. Place your heated iron on the patch according to the instructions on the fusible webbing packaging. For me, it took about 25 seconds.
The knee patch …
The hiney patch …
After ironing, sew a simple straight stitch around the edge of the patch and you are done! Look how cute …
The leggings last longer and they still look cute … It’s a win – win!
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February 15th, 2012 at 3:04 pm
What a great idea and good way to save some clothes! My kids are the same way…I swear they spend more time on their knees than their feet!! Thanks for the idea!!
February 15th, 2012 at 3:06 pm
Great idea! My kids get holes around the knees all the time. Thanks for sharing.
February 15th, 2012 at 3:29 pm
Love it!
February 15th, 2012 at 3:47 pm
Such a cute idea- thanks for sharing!
February 15th, 2012 at 5:26 pm
love this…awesome … i shared on facebook ….
February 15th, 2012 at 6:09 pm
Love love love!!!! I have about 900 pieces where these could help!
February 15th, 2012 at 8:40 pm
super cute idea – genius!
February 15th, 2012 at 8:55 pm
Just brilliant. I can’t tell you the leggings I’ve thrown out this year.
February 16th, 2012 at 12:57 am
Those leggings are so cute. Love your idea.
February 16th, 2012 at 1:18 am
Such a cute idea. Whether they need the patch or not, it just looks cute!
February 18th, 2012 at 3:07 am
hehe She might start ruining her pants on purpose just to get awesome patches… I know I would hehe
Hope you’ll check out my blog too
thediydreamer.blogspot.com
February 19th, 2012 at 6:45 pm
Great idea! I’d love to have you share this with our readers for our Fun Stuff Fridays link up! http://www.toysinthedryer.com/2012/02/fun-stuff-fridays-11.html
February 20th, 2012 at 7:59 pm
So Cute
Natasha xx
http://www.serenityyou.blogspot.com
February 23rd, 2012 at 5:54 pm
What a precious idea, I love it!!
I’d love for you to link up with me and share this with my readers
you can find the link-up here:
http://goteamduncan.com/2012/02/whatcha-got-wednesdays-link-up/
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