DIY | Personalized Denim Shirt {Boho Style}
We are having a yard sale this weekend and in preparation I was rummaging through our garage and found a bag of pillows. Now, I have a thing for decorative pillows but I tend to tire of them and store them away and bring them out a few months later or so, I just do not like looking at the same pillows all the time. To me it is like wearing the same accessories every day. Back to my garage rummaging I found this old Ikat pillow and had this vision of it as a large patch on the back of a denim shirt. I do not use a sewing machine, so I hand sewed on the patch and love the results of my shirt.
If you want to try this with one of your shirts but do not have a fabric option, try visiting a thrift shop or vintage store for interesting garments. You do not need to worry about the garment fitting you, just that it is big enough for your fabric patch.
DIY Personalized Denim shirt
Need:
- Denim shirt or other button up shirt
- large scrap of fabric (big enough for your shirt)
- good scissors
- needle
- thread
- pins or safety pins
How:
Lay out your shirt with collar up (iron if needed) then lay your fabric over your shirt. You can cut to the size you want (drawing on the fabric could help) but do leave extra room of fabric to work with, you can always trim after. Pin down your fabric to your shirt and make sure it is smooth and secure. Begin sewing the fabric on to your shirt. Sew across the bottom, top and sides. After you are done trim away any excess fabric.
*I would recommend hand washing or washing your personalized shirt on delicate.
