Boring Vest Into A Shabby Chic Hello Kitty Vest *^ ^*

DIY- Y not?!

Posted by Disnerd85

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I was looking through my fabric box the other day, and found a few scraps of cute fabric. What to do with them I thought? Hmm then I saw a plain vest... Lets put them both together, and make it Hello Kitty Chic (of course I had to get Hello Kitty in there somewhere!!) Hope you like it, let me know what you think!

I can't remember how long it took me as I sewed it by hand...

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You Will Need (6 things)

  • Crayons ,Scissors,Fabric,Pins,Needle And A Thread Or Sewing Machine
  • Fabric
  • Old Vest
  • Cardboard
  • Images
  • Glue

Steps (15 steps, 180 minutes)

  1. 1

    I found a picture I wanted to use, so I traced the image and stuck it onto card, to make it thicker.

  2. 2

    Whilst waiting for it to dry, I chose some fabric scraps I wanted to use.

  3. 3

    < I cut out the card pieces- like this.

  4. 4

    Taking care when cutting out Kitty's head as it was fiddly :/

  5. 5

    I cut out the face and ear part first (I put her ear to one side so I didn't lose it)

  6. 6

    I decided where I wanted to put Kitty (on the left side near the bottom) and pinned her head on. [It helps having a dress makers dummy, so you know where everything sits!]

    Sew her head on

  7. 7

    I cut out her top and shorts out of different fabrics, then sewed them on under her head.

  8. 8

    < Then I sewed on her feet

  9. 9

    < Arms and hands

  10. 10

    < Kitty BOW!! :)

  11. 11

    Her bow didn't stand out astoo well, so I sewed a thick black outline to make it stand out.

  12. 12

    I didn't have any black fabric, so I marked out roughly where Kitty's eyes and nose were, then sewed them in black.

  13. 13

    Next, I marked out her whiskers, then sewed those too.

  14. 14

    Then I finished off by sewing around the outline

  15. 15

    Finished top :)