diy: cupid's wingman shirt

we have some errands of love to run monday..

and since the babe doesn't have any valentine appropriate clothing..

i made him something.

i'm no pro.  

it's been a LONG time since i used a blanket stitch..

and i have NEVER appliqued anything EVER.

i used this tutorial to get me started.

from there i sketched out the design on card stock in pencil.

i made sure it fit on the onesie i grabbed from the stash of hand me downs.

then i cut the pattern into individual pieces.

i pinned the pieces to regular old craft felt squares & cut them out.

then i pinned it all on the onesie, sewing around the wings first (so they would be underneath the heart)

and here is my in-house model wearing his new shirt. :)

couple of things..

i have NO idea how this will wash up.

i will probably wash it by hand & see what happens.

if it falls apart.. i'm okay with that.

it's likely the onesie won't fit him much longer anyways..

(and i only have about 2 hours invested in it, and i'm okay with that too)

i will use less strands of the embroidery floss next time.

i'm happy with the way it turned out for the most part.

i started with a running stitch on the heart, and then pulled out about 8 stitches because i wasn't happy with it.

i ended up doing a blanket stitch in red so it didn't look as busy..

i'm not 100% in love with it.

BUT.. i will probably try appliqueing again..
anyone have advice on the matter?
felt type? stitching pointers? washing?
any tips would be appreciated :)

for my first hand appliqued anything,

it'll do :)

xo-k

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