So, for the past six months, my kid’s been obsessed with this:
- A red pixelated turd
For those whose kids are NOT obsessed with Minecraft, this is a Redstone. Redstones are items used in the Minecraft video game to transmit “power.”
- So it’s a magical pixelated turd
And this is what he wanted on his blanket for Christmas. I couldn’t find any Redstone blankets.
So I created one.
I had an old stained and torn t shirt that I sacrificed for the project.
I printed the Redstone graphic on computer iron-on paper.
Depending on what kind and brand of iron-on paper you use, you may need to reverse the image when printing it out
Leaving about a 1/4 inch around the image, I cut out the image and ironed it on the shirt.
Cut out the patch and started sewing. I set my sewing machine for a close zig zag stitch and started stitching the patch on.
The patch has a nice vinyl-like feel. I didn’t want to pin the patch onto the blanket, and poke holes in the patch.
As I’m sewing, I’m thinking, “This Redstone is suspiciously looking more brown than red.”
- And the fact that the red pixels now appear yellow certainly didn’t help
I don’t know if it was the mindless zigzagging around the patch, or the color, but I got distracted and screwed up. Because I didn’t tack down the patch before hand, the patch shifted position and I accidentally created a gap.
There was no way I was going to pick out all those stitches and risk tearing the patch or putting unnecessary holes in the blanket.
Did I mention that this was happening two days before Christmas?
Ping! Idea struck!
I took the leftover t shirt, cut a few 1 inch strips of material, and stuffed the patch. Gave the patch a nice puffy appearance.
Laziness + time deadlines = innovation!
I finished sewing on the patch. It didn’t look half bad.
Next time I use this technique, I’ll tack the patch down with fabric glue before sewing. Even hot glue or spray on glue would be okay, since it’s temporary.
I wouldn’t use fusible interfacing or tape because I don’t know if the iron-on patch would peel or scorch due to additional applied heat.
Ta da! And how did the blanket go over?
- He’s happy
What do you think?
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