No.2 T-Shirts for 4 Please! {Tutorial}

I love applique shirts,
ok applique anything.

I bet you couldn't tell!
{no you say?}

My favorite kids clothing comes from
Mini Boden

However, 4 Mini Boden shirts
at $24 a pop is not  in my budget,
even with their current
buy 3 get 1 free sale.

So, what's a mama to do?

Yes, make her own.
Exactly what I told myself last year
that I would not do this year
because planning a party for FOUR turning 2
is plenty in and of itself.

Oh well, I jumped ship!

Here is how they turned out.
I love them!
Especially because I figured out a way
to incorporate the darn pocket in to the design.

I added 4 little flags over the pocket,
you got it to symbolize the FOUR turning 2!

The shirts were $5.00 on the Target clearance rack.
{Yipee!}
I wasn't sure about the pocket,
but found a way to work it in,
and the colors were right on with
the whole theme
{which will be revealed soon!}

For this project you will also need:

felt 
coordinating yarn
yarn darning needle
heat n' bond or steam a seam 2
and your applique template
{here the number 2}

My supplies are ready to go.

I then cut out the 2 from my felt.  

Followed the Heat N' Bond instructions.

Since I wasn't going to be stitching around the edges

I used Heat N' Bond,

it was a little tough to get the needle through,

but the applique is set for the long haul.  

First adhering the heat n' bond 

to my felt.

and then to the shirt. 

I was cautious of my iron temperature with the felt.  

Next my supplies for 

outlining the 2 with yarn

and tying the bunting together.

Finally I threaded my yarn through the needle
and without creating a loop tied knotted one
end and left some excess to hang through the needle.

I then stitched through all of the 2's and flag bunting.
It just added that finishing detail
to make these shirts extra sweet
for the birthday boys!!

As always, please feel free to
comment or email me if you have
any questions on the tutorial.

All-in-all
I made 4 shirts for the price
of 1 Mini Boden shirt!

Now we can have some cake and presents!

Stick around because I will be sharing
all things party-prep and many more
projects this week!!

Time to get your party on!

I will be linking up this project {and more} to
these  Lovely Parties, stop on by!

{michelle}