Wednesday, 5 October 2011

Reverse Star Applique

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I'm getting the hang of the cover-stitch machine now, I think. This shirt is made from the Ottobre Workshop 301 pattern that I bought from Crafty Mamas. The orange and navy stripe is Hilco Campan knit, also from Crafty Mamas. I am not 100% sure, but I think the navy was Seaspray from Spotlight.

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The embellishment is called a reverse applique because instead of cutting out a star and sewing it on top of the fabric, I cut a star shaped hole in the fabric and placed the fabric behind.

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I used my sewing machine's stretch-stitch to top-stitch around the star. I think it looks quite effective.

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7 comments:

  1. Jennifer5 October 2011 at 17:55

    What a great t-shirt Carmel. My goodness your boys are getting big.

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  2. lamina @ do a bit5 October 2011 at 19:09

    Wow that love that top... very cool :)

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  3. Jodie5 October 2011 at 21:03

    ooh do you sew or cut first for the star ?

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  4. Carolyn6 October 2011 at 10:38

    that looks ace Carmel- you clever chick!

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  5. Jo6 October 2011 at 18:15

    Great idea. Looks so good, very professional.

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  6. Vic7 October 2011 at 21:22

    That looks so cool!

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  7. Sally12 October 2011 at 00:23

    So so so brilliant. You're the star!!!

    ... and do tell more about the cover stitch machine. What does it look like?

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