Patches
for My Little Cutie
I love
seeing holes in the knees of my kid’s pants.
I see those holes as a symbol that they are playing outside enough. So when
I get the chance to put patches on my kids pants I try to think about what that
child enjoys. My youngest daughter loves the TV show My Little Ponies, in
particular Rarity. She likes all the
ponies but Rarity is her favorite. So
when her pants came through the wash with holes in the knees I thought of
Rarity. I wondered, what can I do that
would be a symbol of Rarity? Then into my
head pops a picture of her cutie mark. I
was really excited to do this for her, since it has been a while since she has
needed anything mended.
Step #1
I found a
picture of Rarity’s cutie mark online for a reference point.
Step #2
I drew a paper template of the cutie mark big enough to cover the holes in her
knees.
Step #3
I cut up a t shirt that no longer fit one of
her siblings and cut it apart.
Step #4
I pinned the
template to the t-shirt material and cut it out.
Step #5
I cut out
white felt larger than the blue t-shirt material to create the look of the
cutie mark.
Step #6
I took embroidery
floss and stitched the t-shirt material to the felt in the shape of the Rarity’s
cutie mark.
Step #7
I cut out
of jean in the shape of the outside edge of the cutie mark patch to become the
bottom layer of the patch because my oldest daughter says felt patches itch.
Step #8
I then
stitched the jean to the felt patch.
Step #9
I pinned one
of the patches to the pant leg.
Step #10
I hand
sewed the patch in place over the hole in the knee.
Step #11
I pinned
the other patch to the other knee again over the hole in the pant leg.
Step #12
I hand stitched
down the last patch to the knee.
Materials
Blue t-shirt
- sibling had out grown 0.00
White felt- left over from another project 0.00
embroidery floss-left over from a family members project 0.00
Jean - a pair of shorts that were too worn out to fix. 0.00
White thread- left over from another project 0.00
Total Cost
0.00
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