How to Applique Overalls
Applique designs add an adorable finishing touch to a child’s pair of overalls, and specialty boutiques charge a pretty penny for their originality. Create your own applique overalls beginning with a design that your little one will love. Applique is a combination of simple cutting, ironing and sewing. Your imagination is the only limit when it comes to layers of texture and additional embellishments for your little one’s new favorite overalls.
Things You'll Need
- Printed design on paper, printed backwards if there's wording
- Overalls
- Fabric
- Pencil
- Sewing machine
- Heat transfer tape
- Iron
- Temporary spray adhesive
- Fabric scissors
- Ruffles, beads, buttons
Instructions
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Wash and dry the overalls that you want to applique.
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Detach the bib pocket and belt loops from the front of the overalls using a seam ripper.
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Lay the overalls right side down onto the fabric of your choice. Trace around the bib portion of the overalls with a pencil, down to the waist.
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Pin the fabric to the overalls, folding under the rough edges. Sew the fabric to the overalls using a sewing machine.
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Cut out a piece of fabric that is slightly larger than your applique design. Cut a piece of adhesive tape slightly smaller than the fabric and press it onto the wrong side of the fabric with an iron.
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Spray the front of the applique design with temporary spray adhesive. Place it onto the right side of the piece of fabric. Cut around the design with a pair of fabric scissors.
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Peel the paper design off the fabric. Position the design on the overall bib where you want it. Press it with a hot iron to melt the adhesive tape, attaching the design to the bib.
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Sew a zigzag stitch around the applique with a sewing machine.
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Tips & Warnings
Always use a sharp needle.
Add layers of fabric, ruffles, beads and buttons for a more textured look.
References
- Photo Credit Brand X Pictures/Brand X Pictures/Getty Images
