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by bescal 28 Aug 2017 ( edited Sep 11'17 18:18 )
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This may look like a simple embroidery but it is actually a save. My first grade grandson phoned last night to tell me he was writing his first report and would be giving an oral presentation on the arctic fox. I wanted to surprise him by making an arctic fox tee to wear for the occasion. I had a navy tee shirt in his size and found this fox design at Emblibrary. I thought it was a filled stitch design but after downloading it I discovered that it was line art which meant that the navy would show through the parts that were not filled in. Rather than buy another design, I placed a piece of white knit fleece over the navy tee and treated it like an applique. I skipped ahead of the grass and came back after clipping the white fleece away and then stitched the grass. Who knew you could turn line art into an applique. Another save for my record!

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Comments (18)
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by toogie 28 Aug 2017
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Another grandmother, trying to do what she can, to perfect his day. I know he had to be thrilled with this surprise. Congratulations Grandmother, you did well!
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by bescal 29 Aug 2017
You got that right, Toogie.
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by crafter2243 29 Aug 2017
+9
Good thinking. It is amazing what you came up with in order to to do something special for your grandson.
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by Flghtlss 29 Aug 2017
+10
I LOVE it! The Fox seems to "Pop" off the shirt. Very beautiful and creative! A great tip to add to my list too. :)
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by snowbird42 29 Aug 2017
+10
WOW how clever of you i just love the fox and i am sure all his class mates will be envious...soozie
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by graceandham 29 Aug 2017
+10
Whew! That was some fast thinking. I know he loved it!
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by kustomkuddle 29 Aug 2017
+10
What a great idea. Congratulations on the save
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by Sewmum1 29 Aug 2017
+10
Looks fantastic. Great save, but I can't even tell. Looks like it was meant to look like that!
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by pennifold 29 Aug 2017
+9
Brilliant. - I bet he loved it. ❤️ Chris
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by pennifold 29 Aug 2017
Come on ladies - not one of the comments were given a rose!!! ❤️ Chris
by sandralane 29 Aug 2017
Flowers for all Chris as always with everything I read. Sa Indra.
by sewdeb 11 Sep 2017
Same here! @>----- roses to all!
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by sandralane 29 Aug 2017
+8
Well done it now looks super, I bet your grandson was excited to wear his new t shirt for his reading Sandra.
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by lique 29 Aug 2017
+7
Great idea,
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by mechille 29 Aug 2017
+7
Great job. I've used felt a few times to do stuff like that cause I didn't want to material to show. Great work and I'm sure he will just love it. Thanks for sharing your idea for us Cuties to think of next time we run across something like that. :
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by bescal 29 Aug 2017
Felt would work well too. I thought it needed something with substance so that the lines would sink in and make the fabric pop out. The picture does not show it but it almost has a trapunto look to it. A flat cotton on the other hand would probably look very flat and show the frayed edges. Thanks for the idea of another option, Mechille.
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by basketkase 29 Aug 2017
+6
Cuties are amazingly creative.......great job!!
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by noah 29 Aug 2017
+5
You will make him smile big time hugs
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by pennyhal2 29 Aug 2017
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When he wears this, he'll know how much you love him. Thanks for the tip!
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by sonjapotgieter 29 Aug 2017
+3
Awesome idea and great work...Beautiful!!!
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by rsloan 10 Sep 2017
+1
Great work and I bet he was thrilled.
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by sewdeb 11 Sep 2017
0
Oh, well done! You get super duper "Grandma points" for this save! Bet he was the grinning ear to ear when he received this wonderful gift!
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by bejoscha 11 Sep 2017
0
It looks great, it has special 3D touch and he will love it, per sure