Got a pair of pants that needs some spiffing? This quick technique adds a pop of pizzazz to ordinary pants!
**GIVEAWAY UPDATE: Thanks to everybody who entered, we have a winner! Hannah said, "I like trying to catch the leaves! The pants are so cute. I would make my doll wear them all the time." Well, she'll definitely have the chance to! We'll be in touch and get those pants to you and your doll soon :)
Find some leaf-colored fabric scraps, get out your double sided fusible (like "Wonder-Under" or "Stitch-Witchery"), and prepare to applique!
Cut squares from the fabric and the double-sided fusible. Then, use your iron and follow the directions to fuse the exposed side of the webbing to the fabric.
Draw leaf shapes on the paper side, then cut them out. You can freehand these, use a stencil, print off leaf shapes from the internet, or (gasp!) trace around tiny, real leaves :)
Roll up a towel and stuff it down the pant leg you want to embellish. Then, peel the paper backing off your leaves, revealing the other side of the fusible, and position them on the pants.
Using a press cloth to protect your fabric, fuse the leaves into place. Let them cool thoroughly before pulling out the towel.
You can go back in at this point and add decorative hand stitching, if you'd like -- but the fusible should hold the leaves in place.
Giveaway closed -- thanks everyone for entering!
Thanks everyone, and have fun with this!
For Pixie Faire,
Melinda
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My Favorite Thing about Fall Leaves is the remembrance of my mother. She loved the fall, canning, picking, preparing for holidays. As we hadn’t much then she made my clothes and would create from the scraps Barbie clothes which would be my gifts for the year. My parents were married in the fall and mother collected a leaf each year…when she passed there were leaves from each year they were married in pages of her Bible. 48 leaves to pass on to my grandchildren neatly tucked in verses that meant something to her. I love FALL also.
… Is the fresh smell that wraps you up like a handmade sweater.
My favorite thing about fall leaves is the crispness in the air and the feeling of the holidays that follow right behind.
My favorite thing about fall leaves is the changing of the colors.
My favorite thing about fall leaves is raking hem up high and jumping in them, throwing them up in the air and rolling around in them with my grandchildren; and then having homemade hot chocolate!