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Posted by wurstergirl on June 30, 2006, 6:42 am
If you're thinking of doing appliques or patches, consider putting a
squeaker underneath before attaching. They're available at craft
stores like Michael's. My son had one behind a chest patch on a
sweatshirt and he absolutely adored it. Washing and drying didn't seem
to be a problem. A big bang for your buck.
Pora
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Posted by Joy Beeson on June 30, 2006, 10:28 am
Another method of applique', which I used to use a lot: Draw the
outline of your decoration on contrast fabric, baste it in place, sew
around it with a narrow, slightly-open zig-zag, trim close to the
stitching, cover the raw edge and the first line of stitching with a
wider and closer zig-zag.
Nowadays, I'd dip the applique' in starch and dry it smoothed out on a
flat surface before drawing on it, also starch the dress, and tack the
applique' in place with more starch instead of pinning or basting.
(The more experience I have, the longer it takes to get anything
done!)
Joy Beeson
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Posted by Kathleen on June 30, 2006, 2:39 pm
tedneeley@yahoo.com wrote:
> I made a very simple dress for my toddler. It looks too plain. How can
> I decorate this dress? I'm looking for easy and inexpensive ideas. Are
> "stick-on" tiny mirrors or beads or jem stones or something similar
> available in a typical fabric store or walmart?
>
> Thanks.
Well, for *really* simple you can't beat fabric paint. It comes in
every color you can imagine, and in tons of different textures - shiny,
matte, puffy, sparkly, metallic, etc. It can be as simple as a few dots
and squiggles or fancy as you like.
I used to do painted jewelry on my daughter's sweatshirts; elaborate
necklaces done in thick dimensional paint with embedded jewels. My
son's favorite was a painting of a car at an intersection with 3D gems
for the traffic signals and headlights (he was past the stage of putting
things in his mouth). They both liked splatter painting and anything to
do with dinosaurs or Pokemon as well.
Splatter painting is especially fun. Lay the garment out on some
cardboard, dip a toothbrush in acrylic paint and start splattering and
spraying. Wait until the paint dries, flip the garments over and do the
other side.
One year I bought white sweatshirts, sweatpants and painter's caps for
all of the granddaughters on my mom's side of the family. I splatter
painted them with yellow, blue and red, which turned out very cute and
was quick, cheap and easy. I figured the girls would probably wear them
as PJs but over the next couple of years they turned up in a number of
very nice school and family photos.
Kathleen
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