Friday, January 20, 2012

A Valentine’s Shirt For My Valentine


Ok, well I guess she’s my 2nd Valentine since I think Scott has to technically be my first Valentine! 
It’s FRIDAAAAAYYY!!!!  I wanted to share with you a cute (and easy) shirt I made for Emily for Valentine’s Day! 
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Here’s how I did it!
Supplies:
  • Craft cutter (I used my Silhouette)
  • Heat ‘N Bond (or other fabric interfacing)
  • Fabric of choice
  • Iron
  • Shirt (I got mine at Hobby Lobby for $3)
  • Scrap paper (optional)
I started by ironing some plain pink fabric to some Heat ‘N Bond (man, I love that stuff!!!).
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Then in Silhouette Studio I created my design.  It looked a little something like this:
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I cut out the L, V, and E on the pink fabric using my Silhouette!  I cut the heart separately on some pink polka dot fabric, using the same method.
Silhouette
I still use the cutting mat just for extra “security” even when I’m cutting vinyl and fabric even though I don’t think you have to.
Wait…..let me back up!  Of course, before I ever even cut the fabric I did a test cut with some scrap paper and placed it on my shirt to make sure I liked the size, spacing, etc.
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Looks good to me!  Ok, now back to the fabric…..
So after I cut the fabric, I peeled the paper backing from the Heat ‘N Bond off the back of the fabric letters and ironed them down to my shirt.  I tilted the heart a little bit.  I kinda like it that way!
Valentine's Craft

Now, Heat ‘N Bond is great and I love it dearly.  However, it has been known to peel up on projects I’ve done in the past (hhmmm….could be user error??  Naaahhh…we’ll blame it on the Heat N Bond).  So, I stitched along the outsides of the letters with some light pink thread just to make sure they stuck!
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And here’s my little model sportin’ her new duds…..
DIY Valentine's Shirt Valentine shirt for baby
Valenine's shirt for toddler
Valentine's t-shirt craft

Love it!  I can’t wait for her to wear it on Valentine’s Day!
Have you been creating any goodies for Valentine’s Day?  I must admit, I don’t really decorate my home for Valentine’s Day (just a flag and wreath for the porch), but I like doing little projects like this for these types of Holidays!
Thanks for stopping by!  Have a GREAT day!

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21 comments:

  1. SO cute! (your baby and the shirt!) :)

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  2. adorable! Just curious how you like your Silhouette studio? Ive been thinking about getting one.

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  3. I love it. I've been playing around with cutting fabric on my new silhouette, but I don't always get the clean cut I want. Your shirt came out great!

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  4. Great idea, I might try this during the weekend!!! Question are you using a standard blade or a deep cut blade???

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  5. What a cute shirt! I love it! I just got a cameo.. so Im going to have to try this :)

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  6. So adorable!. I hope you will link up to my I Heart Projects Party!
    http://www.itsybitsypaperblog.com/2012/01/i-heart-projects-linky-party.html

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  7. That looks so cute on her! Karima

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  8. Her shirt is adorable! And I'm so jealous of your Silhouette...someday I'll have one...someday...
    I found you through C.R.A.F.T. Thanks for sharing! :)

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  9. I made a similar Valentine's project with my Silhouette. I love that machine and I'm not a big V-Day decorator, either, but when I can do a project with my machine, I'm all over it. :)

    Here's my project if you want to take a look. I love what you did!

    http://www.roubinek.net/2012/01/24/valentines-day-tshirt/

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  10. I wish I had a silhouette!! I love both of these projects!!

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  11. OH this is so cute, I want to make one for my daughter now! I'm having a Valentine's Day Link party right now, would love for you to link up if you get a chance :) http://designdininganddiapers.com/2012/01/14-days-of-love-link-party

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  12. Great shirt! What a cute little Valentine =)

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  13. She's adorable and looks so cute in her pretty shirt Mom made her.

    Lori m

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  14. Beyond adorable! I'm going to have to get going on one this weekend :0) I would love if you shared the project tomorrow at my "Beat the Winter Blues" party. Hope to see you then.

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  15. I don't know what's cuter- the shirt or your model! Visiting from Serenity Now.
    :) Samantha @ Crafty Texas Girls

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  16. You were featured today on Blissful and Domestic. Stop by and grab a button:)

    http://blissfulanddomestic.blogspot.com/2012/02/25-valentine-projects-more.html

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  17. So Sweet! I had to pin it and share it on the CraftBliss Facebook page and link back to you. ~Dee

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  18. Wow. I didn't realize I could cut fabric AND Heat-n-bond at the same time on my Silhouette! I am so glad to have found your tute. Do you remember the cut setting you used for this project? No use reinventing the wheel...On another note, I have found that if you pre-wash the garment and DO NOT use fabric softener before applying Heat-n-Bond it almost never peels away or frays. Hope this helps ! Thanks again.

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