Make It Monday: No Sew Kid's Capes

Here's an easy way to whip up a cape for your Super Kid this summer.  The best part-- there's no sewing involved!  

Your two best friends for this project:  Fabri-Tac and Heat 'n' Bond.

 
 

You'll also need an adult sized t-shirt (either one of your old ones or something from a thrift store works great), an iron and whatever scrap fabric and embellishments you want to use up.  For templates, I used a bowl and a felt star I happened to have.  But cookie cutters would also make great templates.

If you want to add a name to your cape, you'll either need iron on letters or scrapbook letter stickers.

Templates:

Fabric Scraps: (I also pulled a clothing item out of the "donate" box for this project).  Fabric is fabric!  I like to look at my options together then make decisions quickly.  It doesn't need to be perfect.  Just cute.

 First step-- cut the sleeves off the t-shirt.  Cut under the collar in the front and then cut the whole front off.

 So now you have the back of the t-shirt and the just the front collar remaining.

Trace your templates.  I went with a circle for the background and a star in front.  This picture shows where I ironed on the Heat'n"Bond.  If you've never worked with it before-- it's very easy to use.

With Heat'n'Bond you iron on the "paper" side to activate the adhesive.  After it cools off, you can place it onto the fabric where you want to adhere it to and run the iron over it again.  First I did the circles onto the t-shirt then the stars on top. Then I dabbed on Fabri-Tac to secure any loose areas.  I used scrapbook letters for the name.

 

This whole project took me about an hour.  Happy Cape Crafting!

Comments

[Tara@JustDevineStyle]

Super cute idea! How fun I love the backs! You are so crafty! Thanks for stopping by and entering my giveaway! Have a great day!

[Amy @ Positively Splendid]

Malia, I absolutely LOVE these! What a fun thing to do to while away a sweltering summer afternoon here in Arkansas!

[Rory]

You are so clever! Thanks for sharing your talents on Modern Craftswoman Monday! Rory

[Ott, A.]

Just stoppin' by from TTA to say hi and thanks for linking up to the party. I was really surprised to be the hostess today, I hope you found lots of new blogs and followers. Happy blogging!!!!

[kristi wodek]

Oh how fun! Those capes are a great idea!!!!!!

[Meredith Fane]

Wow! What a great idea!! These turned out very cute. I'm sure if I did this, It would take me an entire day.

[Sp4rk1e]

Hi
I have been enjoying your blog so much!
I'm loving those capes and looking forward to making one for my son!
Debs

[Korby]

SO SO CUTE. I love the colors. My kids would love those so much.

[ClubPenguin]

These turned out very cute. I'm sure if I did this, It would take me an entire day. Thank you!