{"id":5649,"date":"2010-04-15T05:42:40","date_gmt":"2010-04-15T12:42:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/?p=5649"},"modified":"2010-04-16T08:31:05","modified_gmt":"2010-04-16T15:31:05","slug":"mismatched-hand-me-downs-appliques-coordinated-outfits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/2010\/04\/mismatched-hand-me-downs-appliques-coordinated-outfits\/","title":{"rendered":"Mismatched Hand-me-downs + Appliques = Coordinated Outfits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/applique16.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"applique16\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/applique16.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Thanks to Polly from <strong>Helping Little Hands<\/strong> for contributing this great tutorial for busting your stash and improving your kiddos&#8217; wardrobes! She&#8217;s brilliant, and has a lot of great ideas, from her Hand-Me-Down rehab series, to a whole lotta adorable felt food. I&#8217;ll let her tell you more below. Thanks again for guest-posting at Dollar Store Crafts, Polly! &#8212; Heather<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>p.s. This tutorial is really detailed and has lots of pictures, so I split it up into a few pages.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Hi, I&#8217;m Polly and I blog over at <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/helpinglittlehands.blogspot.com\/\">Helping Little Hands<\/a><\/span><\/span>.\u00a0 I was super excited when I heard about the <a href=\"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/stash\/\">Stash Bust<\/a> because those are generally the kinds of projects I do anyway.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve got some of everything on my blog\u00a0\u00a0from sewing to cooking, to home preschool, to <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/helpinglittlehands.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/Felt%20Cook-Along\">felt food<\/a><\/span><\/span> and everything in between and on a budget.\u00a0 For the last little while, I&#8217;ve particularly been focusing on what I call <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/helpinglittlehands.blogspot.com\/search\/label\/Hand-Me-Down%20REHAB\">Hand-Me-Down Rehab<\/a><\/span><\/span>&#8211;fixing clothes up to make them wearable and cute, and I hope you&#8217;ll come join me!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/applique1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5651\" title=\"applique1\" src=\"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/applique1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/applique1.jpg 320w, https:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/applique1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hand-me-downs and Goodwill half-off finds are a way of life at our house.\u00a0 With three small kids and hubby just out of graduate school, we&#8217;re always pinching our pennies.\u00a0 We&#8217;ve been blessed with a lot of wonderful, generous \u00a0hand-me-downs at just the right times&#8230;but the pieces we&#8217;re given don&#8217;t necessarily match.\u00a0 While our 5-year-old doesn&#8217;t feel the need to dress-up quite as much as Fancy Nancy, she does love to wear\u00a0clothes with fun designs on them.\u00a0 Our 2-year-old doesn&#8217;t care all that much about what he wears&#8230;but it is easier to get him to change into clean clothes when there&#8217;s a fun dinosaur instead of just a plain red shirt.<\/p>\n<p>So I&#8217;m here to share some of my tricks for using homemade appliques to make coordinating outfits out of mismatched hand-me-downs for next to nothing.\u00a0 Appliques are great because they can be added to virtually any piece of clothing and can help cover up stains or holes and make clothes look <span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">like<\/span> better than new.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Materials:<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Clothes to decorate, on hand<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B001145BDU?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=dolstocra-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B001145BDU\">Heat&#8217;n Bond Lite Iron-On Adhesive<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=dolstocra-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B001145BDU\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/> (or there are &#8220;no sew&#8221; versions you can use), $2.96 or on hand<\/li>\n<li>Scraps for applique, on hand<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000WMCD88?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=dolstocra-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B000WMCD88\">Fray Check<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=dolstocra-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B000WMCD88\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/> (optional depending on the fabric you choose to use and the look you want), $2.55<\/li>\n<li>Basic sewing gear (needles, thread, sewing machine helpful, but not essential), on hand<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Total: FREE and up<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Types of Material to Use:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Almost any type of fabric can be used for appliques.\u00a0 I used <strong>woven cotton<\/strong> fabric for years with great success using a satin stitch edging.\u00a0 Recently, I tried using<strong> knits from old T-shirts<\/strong> and have fallen in love with them because they are so much less prone to fraying there are more possibilities for them.\u00a0 If you&#8217;ve never done appliques before, I suggest starting with knits.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/?p=5649&amp;page=2\">Go to page 2<\/a> to find out more<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kqzyfj.com\/click-3770953-10273743?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.joann.com%2Fjoann%2Fcatalog%2Fproductdetail.jsp%3FCATID%3Dcat483848%26PRODID%3Dprd2979&amp;cm_mmc=CJ-_-2886538-_-3770953-_-Product%20Catalog%201&amp;cjsku=1069608\" target=\"_top\"><br \/>\nHeatnBond Ultra Hold Iron-on Adhesive 17&#8221;x36&#8221;<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tqlkg.com\/image-3770953-10273743\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/> at Joann.com<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Continued from page 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Let&#8217;s Get Down to Business:<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>1.\u00a0 Take a look at what you have.\u00a0 I like to collect all the &#8220;mismatched&#8221; clothes in one place, so I can pair them up.\u00a0 Be flexible and think a little outside the box about what pieces could go together.\u00a0 For this project, I started with these.\u00a0 Since the shirt is white, they can &#8220;match&#8221; on their own, but Firecracker isn&#8217;t thrilled about the plain white shirt.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/applique2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5652\" title=\"applique2\" src=\"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/applique2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/applique2.jpg 240w, https:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/applique2-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2. Choose a motif.\u00a0 If one of your pieces has a pattern, see if there&#8217;s a way to turn that into an applique.\u00a0 In this case, the skirt had a design with layered hearts and flowers.\u00a0 I decided to use the hearts because it was an easy pattern to copy.\u00a0 If there is no obvious motif, then choose one and use a common fabric to applique onto both the shirt and pants\/skirt to bring the outfit together.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/applique3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5653\" title=\"applique3\" src=\"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/applique3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"228\" height=\"204\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0 Make (or find) your pattern.\u00a0 I did a quick internet search and came up with a basic layered heart picture.\u00a0 I liked the shape of the heart, but they layers were a little too close together for what I needed, so I tinkered around with the sizes a bit and came up with this pattern.\u00a0 (A printable version of the pattern can be found at the end of this post.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/applique4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5654\" title=\"applique4\" src=\"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/applique4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/applique4.jpg 320w, https:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/applique4-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>4.\u00a0 Choose your look.\u00a0 There are a lot of ways to applique.\u00a0\u00a0The two main ones I use are satin stitch or a straight stitch.\u00a0 With a straight stitch your edges will fray a little after multiple washings, but is great for knits since they don&#8217;t fray.\u00a0 Satin stitch will seal in your edges, so that most fabrics will not fray at all, but it can be a bit trickier to get the stitching to be even.\u00a0 I used regular straight stitching for this project, but if you want more information and examples of satin stitching, you can see <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/helpinglittlehands.blogspot.com\/2010\/03\/satin-stitched-poodle-shirt-applique.html\">my post here<\/a><\/span><\/span>.\u00a0 If you don&#8217;t like to sew or don&#8217;t have a sewing machine available, you could also sew the edges by hand.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/applique5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5655\" title=\"applique5\" src=\"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/applique5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/?p=5649&amp;page=3\">Go to page 3<\/a> for more<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Continued from <a href=\"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/?p=5649&amp;page=2\">page 2<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>5.\u00a0 Make your applique!\u00a0 Now we&#8217;re to my favorite part.\u00a0 Trace your pattern onto the papery side of some Heat&#8217;n Bond Lite.\u00a0 (There are other products out there that will work for this&#8230;but this the one I&#8217;m most familiar with.)\u00a0 Keep in mind that your design will up reversed (a mirror image of) your original design.\u00a0 For this heart and a lot of other patterns it won&#8217;t matter.\u00a0 It definitely matters if you&#8217;re doing letters though, so be careful.\u00a0 I traced the biggest heart by itself and then traced the three smaller hearts one on top of the other.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/applique6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5656\" title=\"applique6\" src=\"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/applique6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Carefully cut out the smaller hearts from the insides of the larger.\u00a0 When you&#8217;re done with this step, you should have solid heart shapes for the biggest and smallest hearts and hollow heart shapes for the middle two hearts.\u00a0 Iron your Heat&#8217;n Bond Lite adhesive side down, PAPER SIDE UP onto your fabric.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/applique7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5657\" title=\"applique7\" src=\"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/applique7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/applique7.jpg 320w, https:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/applique7-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Peel the paper backing off the three smaller hearts, but DO NOT take the paper backing off the largest heart yet.\u00a0 Arrange the three smaller hearts on top of the biggest one so they&#8217;re evenly spaced.\u00a0 I would probably iron them one at a time, and then add the next layer.\u00a0 Iron well.<\/p>\n<p>Now you&#8217;re ready to stitch.\u00a0 I used matching thread because I had it on hand.\u00a0 I wouldn&#8217;t go out and buy new thread for a project like this.\u00a0 If you don&#8217;t have matching thread, it can be decorative to use a different color.\u00a0 Since all the layers are securely stuck to each other at this point, it doesn&#8217;t matter which layer you stitch first.\u00a0 I think I started with yellow because there was already yellow thread in the matchine.\u00a0 I do as much of the stitching on the applique as I can before putting the applique on the shirt.\u00a0 This way, there are as few threads as possible rubbing the skin through the shirt and less chance of the ends coming undone.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/applique8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5658\" title=\"applique8\" src=\"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/applique8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/applique8.jpg 320w, https:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/applique8-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Continue sewing until all three smaller hearts have been sewn.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/applique9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5659\" title=\"applique9\" src=\"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/applique9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/applique9.jpg 320w, https:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/applique9-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For each line of stitching, I made sure to leave the ends extra long, so I could pull them through to the back and tie a knot rather than stitching back and forth to secure the ends.\u00a0 This will give your applique a cleaner look.\u00a0 You want to make sure to tie the knot several times on the back though and pull them tight because I have occassionally had one come undone after many washings.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/applique10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5660\" title=\"applique10\" src=\"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/applique10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/applique10.jpg 320w, https:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/applique10-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/?p=5649&amp;page=4\">Go to page 4<\/a> for more<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Continued from <a href=\"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/?p=5649&amp;page=3\">page 3<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Now you&#8217;re ready to add your applique to your shirt.\u00a0 A word of caution&#8230;measure to double check you&#8217;ve got it centered.\u00a0 There&#8217;s nothing worse than examining a finished project and realizing it&#8217;s crooked.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/applique11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5661\" title=\"applique11\" src=\"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/applique11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/applique11.jpg 320w, https:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/applique11-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once you&#8217;re sure it&#8217;s placed where you want it, iron it down well.\u00a0 Once you think it&#8217;s stuck down well, iron it some more.\u00a0 Then when you&#8217;re sure it&#8217;s ironed really well, iron it through the inside of the shirt.\u00a0 You&#8217;d be surprised that there are still some places where it&#8217;s not stuck well.\u00a0 (This is also why I always sew the edges instead of using the &#8220;no sew&#8221; stronger adhesives&#8230;I still don&#8217;t trust that they&#8217;re completely stuck on.)\u00a0 Then stitch onto your shirt.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/applique12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5662\" title=\"applique12\" src=\"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/applique12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/applique12.jpg 320w, https:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/applique12-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And you&#8217;re done&#8230;And your daughter can go play&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/applique13.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5663\" title=\"applique13\" src=\"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/applique13.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/applique13.jpg 320w, https:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/applique13-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You want one of your own?\u00a0 I&#8217;m giving away a duplicate applique on my blog, so come stop by!<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/?p=5649&amp;page=5\">Go to page 5<\/a> for a more inspiration and to see all the ways I&#8217;ve used this technique to create coordinating outfits!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Continued from <a href=\"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/?p=5649&amp;page=4\">page 4<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a little more inspiration for you to get your creative juices flowing when it comes to using appliques to make hand-me-downs work.\u00a0 (Note:\u00a0 All of the materials in these projects were either hand-me-downs or bought at a thrift store for less than a dollar prior to the Stash Bust Challenge.\u00a0 None of the items were bought new.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/applique14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5664\" title=\"applique14\" src=\"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/applique14.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/applique14.jpg 320w, https:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/applique14-300x218.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I copied \tthe flower design from the shirt\u00a0as appliques onto the\u00a0capris.\u00a0 \tPattern for appliques and tutorial for making these capris from a \tT-shirt <span style=\"font-size: large;\">coming soon<\/span> on my blog.<a href=\"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/applique15.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5665\" title=\"applique15\" src=\"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/applique15.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/applique15.jpg 240w, https:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/applique15-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Here I made dinosaur appliques out \tof a too-small shirt\u00a0and added them to a\u00a0shirt and knee \tpatches to make a complete outfit from jeans with holes in the knees \tand a thrift store\u00a0red shirt.\u00a0 Tutorial and giveaway of \tduplicate applique and patches <span style=\"font-size: large;\">coming soon<\/span> on my \tblog.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/applique16.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5666\" title=\"applique16\" src=\"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/applique16.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/applique16.jpg 240w, https:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/applique16-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I used extra fabric from <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/helpinglittlehands.blogspot.com\/2010\/03\/thrift-store-skirt-resize-hand-me-down.html\">resizing \tthis thrift store skirt<\/a><\/span><\/span> to make the <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/helpinglittlehands.blogspot.com\/2010\/03\/satin-stitched-poodle-shirt-applique.html\">poodle \tapplique<\/a><\/span><\/span> for the shirt and then handstitched the \tleash.<a href=\"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/applique17.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5667\" title=\"applique17\" src=\"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/applique17.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"262\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/applique17.jpg 262w, https:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/applique17-246x300.jpg 246w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 262px) 100vw, 262px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Here I <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/helpinglittlehands.blogspot.com\/2010\/04\/recycled-pants-into-ruffle-skirt.html\">recycled \told jeans to make the 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https:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/04\/applique20-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>And for this outfit, I used the same unrelated, but fun fabric to <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/helpinglittlehands.blogspot.com\/2010\/03\/more-pants-appliques-add-some-bling.html\">applique \tonto the pants<\/a><\/span><\/span> as well as on the shirt.\u00a0 The \t<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/helpinglittlehands.blogspot.com\/2010\/03\/super-easy-5-minute-ruffled-hem.html\">easy \t5-minute ruffle hem<\/a><\/span><\/span> here is a great way to spice up a \tshirt as well as get rid of unsightly stains.\u00a0 (The parts of \tthe sleeves I trimmed off become the caterpillar applique above.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve found this helpful or inspiring, please stop by my blog soon for more ideas for 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