Stitchify - Crafts and Fiber Arts Inspiration

Baby gifts are the best kind. So teeny and quick to make. This weekend I went to a friend’s shower, and she’ll be naming her son Orion. Perfect opportunity for some relevant craftiness. I Googled the constellation and ironed a bunch of Orion pictures onto some onsies using June Tailor Light T-Shirt Transfer paper (which can be found at JoAnn Fabric). It worked like a charm.

I also crocheted a miniature version of my brimmed beanie and embroidered the constellation on it. Super cute. I think the mommy-to-be liked it. She cried (while smiling) when she opened the gift, so I think that is a good sign ;)

If you try to use the June Tailor paper, obey the directions and iron it on a hard surface. Even if your board has hardly any padding - it won’t work. And press hard! Follow these rules and it will turn out great! Oh, that reminds me! I made some shirts last month with this same transfer paper. Some friends of mine joined Andy and me in a walk benefiting the Leukemia Lymphoma Society (you guys freaking RULE!). We all wore matching shirts - except I didn’t put flowers all over the guys’ shirts like I did the girls. I think the guys were happy about that ;)

And tying together the post nicely, here is Hazel - REPRESENTIN’ Stitchify with a For Susan shirt and a Julie-made knit kimono. Hazel rocks!

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This entry was posted on Monday, November 9th, 2009 at 9:10 pm and is filed under baby, fun, tools.