Embroidered Dragonfly

Since a couple of weeks I have another blog, where I make a list of things to do each week and check off all chores I actually did. You can read more about it here. This embroidered shirt was one of the things on the list.

I bought a shirt and embroidery thread, printed out the template, but couldn't think of a way to transfer the pattern to the shirt with things that I had around the house, so I drew the dragon fly by hand on the shirt and then embroidered the lines.


You can find the template here (or you can choose the elephant, fire truck, giraffe or tractor). Oh, and don't forget to bring carbon or transfer paper or something like it when you go out for embroidery thread.  

Comments

  1. AnonymousJune 17, 2018 at 12:51 PM

    That is adorable! Such a cute little summer shirt. :-D

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  2. Isabel para ALROMASARJune 18, 2018 at 4:01 PM

    I love it!
    Great job!
    Hugs from Seville

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  3. AnonymousJune 20, 2018 at 12:48 PM

    Thanks so much for sharing at the Whimsical Wednesdays Link Party! Have a great week!

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  4. Sum of their StoriesJune 23, 2018 at 12:28 AM

    That's beautiful, you did an amazing transfer job!

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  5. SusieJune 26, 2018 at 9:49 PM

    Beautiful x

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  6. Ginx CraftJune 30, 2018 at 4:04 PM

    What a great way to embellish your T-shirt. I love dragonflies.

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  7. Joanne July 4, 2018 at 2:01 PM

    That came out great! Thanks so much for sharing with us at the Summer Time Fun Linky. Pinned.

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  8. Monogram DigitizingAugust 28, 2024 at 7:10 PM

    It's amazing!

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