On a Lark » Applique http://onalarkdesign.com Sewing, cooking, and generally enjoying life Thu, 01 Mar 2012 23:08:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The best Carhartt hoodie ever http://onalarkdesign.com/2010/04/20/carhartt-hoodie/ http://onalarkdesign.com/2010/04/20/carhartt-hoodie/#comments Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:02:26 +0000 Emily http://onalarkdesign.com/?p=366 Who would have guessed that my local True Value Hardware had two full aisles of crafting stuff? And the best color of felt around? It’s only oatmeal, but it’s a really nice oatmeal. I’ve been wanting to try some more applique for a while now, and just like this post, I really like making my Carhartt [...]]]> Who would have guessed that my local True Value Hardware had two full aisles of crafting stuff? And the best color of felt around? It’s only oatmeal, but it’s a really nice oatmeal. I’ve been wanting to try some more applique for a while now, and just like this post, I really like making my Carhartt stuff feel like my own. And plus, they’re work clothes, so if they don’t turn out great, it doesn’t matter.

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I decided to go with a leaf design, like I did on my laptop sleeve, because they are easy to sew and cut. Are you sensing a pattern here? I like things to be easy. The flower/leaves on the front turned out to be a little bit too small to put through the machine, so I broke out my bright pink embroidery hoop and went to work. Hand sewing can be pretty soothing. As long as there isn’t much of it. Again, I like easy.

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On the back, I went back to the machine and bingo bango they were done. I’m pretty happy with the way it turned out, hopefully it’ll make it through the wash alright!

I have time to write this post because I passed my Coast Guard Exams today! Five tests later and I can finally relax and start getting ready for my last few exams. Woohoo!

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