You simply can’t go wrong with foxes!!! Right? 🙂 Remember that I had pimped one of my son’s shirts back in fall 2014 and made it a Rock(et) Star Shirt? At that time we also agreed on a fox that I had drawn earlier for him (on paper initially). For this so-called Mr. Fox Shirt, I appliquéd a large felt fox onto the front and stencilled smaller foxes in a repetitive pattern onto the back. One of them—the polar fox—is very special, as is my son. 😉 I especially love how I mastered to combine two techniques here: sewing appliqués and stencilling. Did you also notice that the fox at the front is shown from the front, while the foxes at the back are shown from behind…? Anyway, when I had the fox appliqué ready (steps 1 to 3), work got very busy, and I couldn’t properly continue with the shirt. However, every now and then my son wanted to talk to and play with the fox. When I finally found time to finish the shirt, he was very pleased and proud. It doesn’t take much to make a mum happy… 🙂
Here is what I did in two parts:
PART 1 – Fox appliqué on the front (see below)
PART 2 – Stencilled foxes on the back (see Part 2; coming soon)
List of Materials:
- Plain sweatshirt (this time I bought one)
- Felt (red, white, black)
- Pin needles
- Standard and embroidery scissors
- White thread
- Black embroidery thread and embroidery needle
- This Fox Appliqué Pattern
- Heat ‘N Bond or other iron-on adhesive
- Iron
- Sewing machine
STEP 1: Print and cut the pattern. Iron the sweatshirt.
STEP 2: Transfer the patterns onto felt. Usually, I stick a pattern onto felt using pin needles. Cut around the shapes. You will need red felt for the body, black felt for the eyes and the nose, and white felt for the belly, the cheeks, the tip of the tail, and the tips of the ears.
STEP 3: Pin all body parts in place…
…and sew them on either manually (eyes, nose) or using a sewing machine (everything else). I used white standard thread for white parts and black embroidery thread for the black parts. I did the black parts by hand and with embroidery thread to give them a bit more structure.
STEP 4: Transfer the fox pattern (the overall shape) onto iron-on adhesive (rough side faces up) and cut it. You will end up with one piece.
Note: Iron-on adhesive is used here to prevent the finished appliqué from moving while sewing it on. In addition, it gives an appliqué more strength. It basically has two sticky sides: one is exposed (rough side) and the other is covered by a thin foil. The adhesive is first ironed onto fabric 1 (rough side shows to wrong side of fabric 1). After cooling down the protecting cover foil is removed (fingernails welcome!) and ironed onto fabric 2 (fabric-free side shows to wrong side of fabric 2).
STEP 5: Iron the fox onto the iron-on adhesive shape. Wait until the whole assembly has cooled down in order to…
…remove any overlaps of the adhesive using an embroidery scissor. See the overlaps in the picture (where the tip of the scissors is pointing at)? Carefully remove these.
STEP 6: Peel off the foil at the back and place everything onto your sweatshirt. Iron on.
Step 7: Grab some white thread and your sewing machine in order to sew on the appliqué. 🙂 I used a straight stitch. Go carefully around the body. Like I did with the Rock(et) Star Appliqué, do not cut the threads but take a hand needle and sew them towards the back of the sweatshirt. Secure them there by making a few knots. This gives the front a neat appearance and makes the appliqué more robust.
And TADAA! The front part done. 🙂
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stunning fox! =D
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Thank you! We just love this fox. It makes us smile! 🙂
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So adorable! What a great idea.
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So adorable!! What a great idea! I’m going to have to start thinking about appliquéing things for my boys now.
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Thank you so much for stopping by! I’m glad you like it!
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Thank you so much for stopping by and your kind comment! 🙂 It will be so much fun with your boys. Any idea how you are going to do it? Everything identical but twice or different colours or totally different appliqués? Have a lovely day!
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Oh what a lovely happy fox! I am sure this is a lovely jumper to wear! You are a very creative lady Janna.
Would love the fox template! I have a cushion in mind that would be really fun!
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Hi, Susanna! That’s too kind of you to say! 🙂 🙂 🙂 Just go ahead and take the fox with you. I’m sure he loves to go on a cushion adventure. 🙂
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Love this, is it wrong that I’d quite like one for myself?!
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Awwww, that’s such a sweet comment! Thank you very much! According to the experience with my son, it’s a lot of fun to wear him. He’s (the fox is) very talkative, though… 😉 Have a great day!
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You are such a crafty lady! I love the colors and the whole look of the sweatshirt. Wonderful!
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thanks Jana that is kind of you! x
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Brilliant, such a cute fox. x
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Cuuuuute! I love this kind of thing! As you may well know!
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Thank you so much for your kind words! I still can’t believe that people like what I’m doing. My son? Ok. But others? 😉 Have a good night!
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Thank you so much, Sharon! I’m convinced we will see him again in the future… 🙂 Have a lovely evening.
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Hahaha. 🙂 I know or at least would have guessed! 🙂 Heartiest greetings!
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Wow…..this looks amazing. Love your creativity!!!!
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Thank you so much! Your comment made my day! Have a good night.
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i need this in my life !!!
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Hahaha! 🙂 What is it about foxes that we love so much? I’m glad you like the shirt! Thanks for stopping by and leaving your sweet comment. Have a great weekend
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This looks easy. I will have to try that. I have embroidered on a t shirt but not applique on one. Thanks for the tutorial 🙂
Sandra
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You are welcome. It is actually easy. Please go ahead and try it out. I would love to see your version of Mr. Fox. 🙂 Have an enjoyable weekend.
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Awesome shirt! I like how you show (in photos) your steps to make it easy to read and follow, if someone wanted to re-create this look.
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Thank you very much, Janice!!! It’s my personal goal to publish almost everything in tutorial form. I really want to inspire others and make them think: “Oh my, that looks easy. Let’s give it a try.” 😉 What is your motivation or driving force? Have a lovely day, Jana
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Hugely impressed, I dropped on to say hello after you liked one of my posts. You have just recruited a new follower. TTS 😀
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Thank you very much for stopping by and for your sweet comment! Hello to you and your ginger fluffy friend back! 🙂 I’m glad we are in contact now! Following you, too! 🙂
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