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DIY Felt Camera Shirt (& A Free Printable!)

December 7, 2013 by Jess MillionMoments

The Christmas spirit is in full swing at my house and I have been crafting up a storm!  I love gift giving, but I hate spending money (total scrooge) so I usually have a mix of bought and  handmade gifts each year.  I am loving felt right now so I decided to make a few adorable felt applique gifts for my kids, and if you read on you can learn how to make them too!  This ridiculously easy project is for a camera applique t-shirt, but you can easily customize it to fit your needs.  Oh yeah, and you won’t even need a sewing machine!

DIY felt camera shirt

This is a great gift for babies and toddlers and will cost you around $5 per completed project depending on the price of your shirt.  Considering that you can find these on Etsy anywhere from $20-$40 I’d say it is a steal!  You can also stitch this onto a onesie for the new mom in your life.

DIY Felt Camera Shirt

For this project you will need:

  • t-shirt
  • multiple colors of felt
  • a thick sewing needle
  • two colors of string (I would suggest not using regular sewing thread as it is fragile)
  • camera pattern (I’ve made one for you – just print it out!)
  • iron on interfacing (for the inside – available at most craft stores)
  • scissors

Here is your pattern:

Felt camera pattern for applique

 

 

To print it out:

1-  Click on the image for a full page display.

2-  Right click “save image”.

3-  Open the file from your computer and print it at a 5×7 (half sheet) size.

Once you have your shapes cut out, trace them onto your felt and cut them out.  I used pink and purple felt, but use whatever colors you like!  *For the hexagon shape, cut it in half to get two equal pieces and then make one small enough to fit in the other.*

Place your felt shapes on whatever fabric you have chosen so you can get your position right and pin the large rectangle in place.  You can go ahead and put the rest of the shapes to the side.

DIY kid gifts

Next, thread your needle with about three feet of string.  Starting from the under side, stitch your camera on using small and even spacing like this:

Felt camera applique shirt

Do that the entire way around the rectangle and tie off at the end.  Make sure you end up with the knot on the inside of the shirt!  Once you are finished with your rectangle, stitch on your circles.  You *can* stitch each circle directly onto your rectangle like I did, but it is a lot easier to stitch your smaller circle onto your big one first.  Here are some progress shots:

Felt applique toddler shirt

Felt applique toddler shirt or onesie - easy tutorial!

Do the same thing with the rest of your shapes, and for the small shutter box I like to do larger stitches just because it is easier.

Easy felt camera applique - no sewing machine needed!

When your camera is complete, turn the shirt inside out and iron on a small square of fusible interfacing so that your string doesn’t irritate the skin.  Check out the finished project:

Talk about adorable!  Kaia is going to be the most stylish kid on the block!  When that was done I didn’t want to leave Judah out so I decided to make him a sleeve for his tablet.

Felt dinosaur tablet sleeve

To make the sleeve I folded a full sheet of felt in half, stitched around two sides of it and then turned it inside out. Next I cut out a dinosaur shape from one of Judah’s coloring books, stitched on an eye and a cute little yellow patch and stitched the whole thing onto the sleeve.  Easy peasy, huh?!

DIY Christmas gifts for kids

Filed Under: Crafts, Fashion

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Jess is a mom of two, and the writer, photographer, and creative mind behind A Million Moments. She loves vegetarian cooking, and making things with her hands. To learn more about Jess, click here →

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