{"id":8228,"date":"2013-03-01T18:04:56","date_gmt":"2013-03-01T23:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madeeveryday.com\/?p=8228"},"modified":"2016-11-06T12:55:07","modified_gmt":"2016-11-06T18:55:07","slug":"favorite-t-shirt-buddies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madeeveryday.com\/favorite-t-shirt-buddies\/","title":{"rendered":"T-shirt Buddy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Owen is big on textures.\u00a0 He’s always been a cuddly\/snuggly kid, he sleeps with this random knit fabric pillowcase that I got at Ikea (which gets snugglier with every wash), and he loves to wear t-shirts that are super soft.\u00a0 I can’t blame him.\u00a0 I love giving him hugs in his super soft Tees.\u00a0 He’s my Owen bear.
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\nAnd this t-shirt from the Austin Children’s museum is his absolute fave.\u00a0 Whenever I ask him to go pick out some clothes, he grabs the “Texas shirt”.\u00a0 What’s not to love?\u00a0 Yellow, orange, geography, and super soft fabric.\u00a0 But seriously.\u00a0\u00a0 It’s way too small now.\u00a0 And a while back some of you mentioned that I should make him a toy out of the t-shirt.\u00a0 Yes!
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\nSo I chopped it up, gave it some boots, and Owen’s got a new Buddy.
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\nHe was so confused that his shirt could become something new and resusable (he still hasn’t caught on to the whole thing I’m doing in my sewing room).\u00a0 But he was super excited about his new toy!\u00a0 He even helped pick out the colors and accessories.<\/p>\n

You can make this project with any scraps of fabric you have lying around.\u00a0 I’ve got a few more t-shirts to tackle after this: \"\"<\/a>
\n\u2022 Simply cut out two layers of your shape<\/b> (give it a 1\/2 inch seam allowance and add another 1\/2 inch to account for puffiness when the toy is stuffed).
\n\u2022 Use scraps of knit fabrics to cut out a face.\u00a0<\/b> Sew it to the Front piece of fabric.
\n\u2022 For arms and legs I love to cut 1 1\/2 inch wide strips of knit, <\/b>then tug on both ends and the knit curls up at the edges forming a small tube of fabric.\u00a0 No sewing needed!\u00a0 Just use it as-is.\u00a0 Sew some felt boots or circles for shoes.\u00a0 Add hands.\u00a0 Do whatever!
\n\u2022 When sewing the limbs on,<\/b> they need to be facing IN on the body.\u00a0 I recommend baste stitching them first with a 1\/4 inch seam allowance to the front layer of fabric before sewing both body pieces together.\u00a0 Gives you more control.\u00a0 Also, if you’re going to angle the legs or arms, first lay them how you’d like the finished legs to be, then flip them into the body so you can see which direction they need to be angled for sewing (since it can be opposite of what you think).\u00a0 Sounds confusing.\u00a0 Try it and see.
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\n\u2022 With right sides of fabric together, sandwich the two body layers together,<\/b> tucking all the limbs and hat into the middle, pin it around, and sew around the outside of the body, leaving an opening somewhere so you can turn it right side out.\u00a0 I left my opening at the top, because the hat will cover it.
\n\u2022 Clip all the curved seam areas, <\/b>especially right angles and turn him right-side out.
\n\u2022 Stuff him with whatever you have on-hand.\u00a0<\/b> I pulled stuffing out of a bed pillow my husband discarded.
\n\u2022 Pin the opening closed and sew it closed by machine or by hand.\u00a0<\/b> It will take some strength to do it with the machine, so use both hands, pulling the stuffing as far over as you can.<\/p>\n

And there you go!
\nWelcome new buddy.
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\nWith or without his stuffing (pre-stuffing above), he’s right at home in our Austin neighborhood.
\nAnd I have a feeling he might become the “Elf on the Shelf” of our family.
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\nYou might see him hanging from his bootstrap….or stuck in a bootstrap.
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\nSpending the day behind bars and skipping town for the border (might be related to his bootstrap situation).
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\nRolling with his homies.
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\nScaling a wall….and being tortured by Big Baby.
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\nPlaying social Mixer games with the other bedroom groupies.
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\nAnd just today Owen thought Mr. Texas would make the perfect Rancor for Jabba’s palace…..which if you even know who\/what that is, you’re in a special group of Star Wars lovers.
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\nHe’s making the rounds.<\/p>\n

And just this week in school Owen has been learning about Texas.\u00a0 They made this little Texas bean picture below which is so simple and so brilliant.\u00a0 So I was thinking….wouldn’t it be fun to take Mr. Texas around Texas with us??
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\nShow him the Alamo, the Austin capitol, the beach, some longhorns.\u00a0 Might make for a fun photo adventure.
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\nYeehaw!
\nWe’re doing it.<\/p>\n

The only thing we need to settle….is his name.
\nOwen wants Mace.\u00a0 I thought of Texas Tim<\/i> (in honor of Tim Riggins.\u00a0 Love me some FNL<\/a>).
\nAnd we both agreed on Austin, for obvious reasons.
\nBut that’s pretty boring.
\nAny thoughts for Buddy?
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This is part of Celebrate the BOY<\/a>, a series hosted by me and Made by Rae<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n

Here’s what we’ve done so far:<\/b>
\nDAY 1: Dana: 5 Steps to the Basic Tee<\/a> \u2022 Rae: Saffron Pants<\/a> and Color Roundup<\/a>
\nDAY 2: Dana: Pants Roundup<\/a> \u2022 Rae: Little Bit of Color Hoodie<\/a>
\nDAY 3: Dana: KID Pants with Back Pockets<\/a> \u2022 Rae: Little Bit of Color Hoodie<\/a>
\nDAY 4: Dana: 13 DIY Fabrics<\/a> \u2022 Rae: Show your Stripes Turtleneck<\/a>
\nDAY 5: Dana: Favorite T-shirt Buddies<\/a> \u2022 Rae: Stripes Rule Roundup<\/a> and Celebration Garland<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2022 Keep adding your own BOY projects to the CTB Flickr Group<\/a>!
\n\u2022 And check out the Archives<\/a> for additional projects<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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