I made this a couple weeks ago and I am still thrilled with how good it turned out. Enjoy!
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| I have this men's t-shirt from an indoor shooting range we used to go to when we lived in AZ. I like to sleep in it. But I realized this shirt could be SO much better, and cooler! |
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| I found an outline of a Desert Eagle online, sized it up, and printed it out. |
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| Even sized up, the barrel and slide area still wasn't quite big enough to cover the logo on the shirt. So I added some size to that area and the grips (to make it look proportional) |
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| Logo is covered! |
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| I outlined the 'stencil' in tailor's chalk. |
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| I chose this slightly-psychedelically butterfly fabric. It came off an old miniskirt that was handed down to me. |
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| I set my machine on a fairly small, quite tight zig-zag, and sewed over the chalk outline. I had to go slow since there are so many corners and curves! |
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| I cut away the extra fabric on the back (inside) of the shirt around the applique. I don't think this material will fray so I didn't do anything to the edges |
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| Then I cut out the black fabric/logo on the front of the shirt inside my stitch lines |
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| TAH DAH! Because of the fabric it makes me think of some groovy 1970s spy LOL. I also cut away the neck ribbing |
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| And I cuffed the sleeves and tacked them down with a few stitches for a cool-girl casual-rolled-sleeves vibe. |
There ya have it! This has become one of my favorite tops for sleeping in; the applique turned out great and it's just a really cool homage to a gun range t-shirt!
To all my American friends, I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving next week!
Best,
~Illy
2 comments:
This is a great technique. I really like that vintage looking fabric. Very inspiring.
Chickie
Thanks Chickie! It was my first real go with it and I forsee myself using it a lot more in the future :)
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