I made a huge blunder sewing out a redwork design on an old t shirt of mine. It has taken me two days to remove the stitching, leaving plenty of holes (picture 1) I have now appliquéd a heart design from GG Design Embroidery and merged 2 mini hearts on top (picture 2). I am pleased with the results. Sarah.

You have done a great job. Good choice of designs to cover the "boo boo:. Well done, Lyn

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by airyfairy 14 Feb 2013

Thank you.

nice fix!

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by airyfairy 14 Feb 2013

Thank you - looks almost like a new t shirt!!!

great job!

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by airyfairy 11 Feb 2013

Thank you.

Smart thinking!

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by airyfairy 11 Feb 2013

Thank you. It was either this or throwing the t shirt away.

Very Good! I was just thinking what Vicki said...lemonaid!!!

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by airyfairy 11 Feb 2013

Thank you Gerry

great job covering up

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by airyfairy 11 Feb 2013

Thank you.

Looks very good job I use to do that to my boys jeans now it is Fashionable to have Holes in them ??

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by airyfairy 11 Feb 2013

My grandsons also love the holes in their Jeans.

A nice fresh look to your top. I like how you found a solution for the fix.

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by airyfairy 11 Feb 2013

Thank you Anita

great idea with super result ! have to keep that in mind...last time I throw away my t-shirt when the design failed.

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by airyfairy 11 Feb 2013

Thank you Linda. It is one of my favourite old t shirts so it was worth the effort.

Sieht ganz toll aus

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by airyfairy 11 Feb 2013

Thank you.

Fabulous, Sarah......you just made lemonade out of a lemon!!

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by airyfairy 11 Feb 2013

Thank you Vicki

Well it worked out for the best, looks like a new shirt now. Well done.

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by airyfairy 11 Feb 2013

Thank you.

Good save! I don't know what you had before, but this is a terrific embellishment for this tshirt.

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by airyfairy 11 Feb 2013

Thank you for looking.

we all have that problem some times
but it look great and lovely Sarah
well done
hugs Sonja

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by airyfairy 11 Feb 2013

Thank you Sonja. Good to see you here again.

It's beautiful! You certainly have more patience than I do to pick out all of the old stitching. May I ask what fabric you using for the patch that you fringed?

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by airyfairy 11 Feb 2013

It is what we call seed cloth here in South Africa - like a thin calico.

by pinon 15 Feb 2013

Thank you! I'll see what I can find, I really like the look you created.

Looks like you never had other plans for the shirt ;o)

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by airyfairy 11 Feb 2013

Thank you Bettina. The first design was a butterfly on a rose but it looked terrible. I was going to throw the t shirt away but decided that I would unpick.

What a great save. It looks lovely and now you have a whole new T-shirt.
Hugs Jerri

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by airyfairy 11 Feb 2013

Thank you Jerri, I am pleased with the result.

Oh so much better i like your frills to hugs:):)

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by airyfairy 11 Feb 2013

Thank you Carolyn.

Nice way to recover, looks good!

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by airyfairy 11 Feb 2013

Thank you.

Beautiful! Now, for my two projects -- it won't take you more than a week unpicking them... Shall I send them to you? LOL
You really did great work!

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by airyfairy 11 Feb 2013

I am sure you live too far away. What a terrible job it was. I have never had to unpick before and I hope not to have to in the near future. Thank you for your comment. Sarah.

by rescuer 11 Feb 2013

Sarah, I was joking about sending you my unpicking work. I would not wish that on anyone. You are blessed that you do not have to do it as much as I do. It is a miserable job!

this is terrific & who would ever know! the fringing is a nice touch Sarah! hugs loralye

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by airyfairy 11 Feb 2013

Thank you Loralye. Good to see you here on Cute.

Nice....

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by airyfairy 11 Feb 2013

Thank you.

Nice job covering the holes. Love it! AND best part you still have your favorite old shirt. Suzanne

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by airyfairy 11 Feb 2013

Thank you Suzanne - just hope it all does not fall to bits when washed!!!

great save

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by erzy 11 Feb 2013

This way it is not so bad to make a blunder. Because it came out beautiful.

by airyfairy 11 Feb 2013

Thank you.