Design Your Applique 

Ages 5-17
DESIGN N YOU - Basic Sewing / Design A T-Shirt 
Learn how to design and create a iron - on applique
Transfer applique to a T-Shirt

What Is Your Point of View?

RECIPE FOR FASHION DESIGN

Finding Your Inspiration
Inspiration is one of the first ingredients that a designer draws from to create a design. Most of the time inspiration can come from a favorite color, environment, or even a favorite memory.

Colors and Textures
Look all around you, there are so many different colors and textures everywhere you look.  Let the things that you love inspire you. . . . 
 
 

                   Creating Your Design

MATERIALS NEEDED
1. Scissors
2. Paper

HELPFUL HINTS:

1.Draw your design - Size 5x7 
2.Photo what you love, print it
3.Make your own statement    
   Positive popular sayings
4.Think out of the box
5.Use nature- Grass, trees,   animals, insects. . .
6.Fabric swatches
7.Recycled clothes

GLOSSARY

Fashion Design
Designer
Inspiration
Raw Goods
Applique
Transfer paper
Sketch
Texture

See how easy it is to design!

EXPRESS YOUR STYLE
The video shows you how easy it is to create a masterpiece.

Learn how to unlease your creative ideas to design a T-shirt, express your personal style. Be an indivdual

                                     AUGUST Project of The Month


Make A Friendship Pin - It's so easy and affordable to design you own pin

FRIENDSHIP PIN

WHAT YOU NEED:
1. Safety Pin
2. Beads, fabric, buttons, ribbons, colored paper
3. Glue (optional)
4. Some of your time and creativity

WHAT TO DO:
1. Find a safety pin any size will do.
2. Gather your materials to decorate your pin
3. Open safety pin and slide on you decorations
4. You can wrap ribbon, fabric or paper around safety pin also 

HINT: You can use items from old clothing and jewelry such as buttons,embellishments, rhinestones etc. 
* Remember ask a adult first.

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