DIY 101: Elbow patches

I'm in love with elbow patches right now! Gah! They are sooo cute! The awesome thing is, you can buy sweaters & jackets with the patches already on them.... Or you can go all creative on yourself and add the patches to your tops of choice! I'm really diggin' heart shaped patches! They look cute & quirky when added to striped shirts : )

What you'll need:
Scissors
Scrap fabric (old woven shirts, knit shirts are harder to work with, but doable!)
Embroidery thread
Heat'n'bond light or pins
Needle
Pencil/pen
Paper
Iron & ironing board


Fold a piece of paper in half, trace half of a heart(3 1/2 in. or an oval 4 1/2in.) , and then cut it out.

Then use it as a pattern to cut out your fabric and heat'n'bond. After you cut out the fabric and heat'n'bond. heat up your iron, then iron the heat'n'bond to your fabric. After it cools, peel the backing off and place it to the area of elbow you want on your garment. Possibly you should mark where you want the patches... And it will become even! So you place the patches where you want them and then iron it on there. Then you thread your needle with embroidery thread and knot it off and do an in-and-out stitch, a whip stitch, a blanket stitch or a cross stitch around your patch that is now connected to your piece of clothing : ) then you after you finish it tie it off and then you'll be good to go! Yay! Good job! You did it!



And then you'll be stylishly chic for fall!

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