Plans for Boy Scout patches and shirt
#1
Plans for Boy Scout patches and shirt
I have my son's boy scout shirt and patches and would love to make something for him from them. Any suggestions on this would be so appreciated. I already have t-shirts for a quilt so maybe some type of small lapsize quilt or throw. Has anyone done this? If so, please post some pics! thanks!
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Is your heart set on a quilt? My mother-in-law made a wonderful shadow box with my husband's boy scout uniform and patches, along with several of his soccer shirts, soccer patches, pictures of him playing soccer and football, and even the tiny cast from his 4-year-old broken arm. (My DH is 6'4", I can't believe it ever fit on him!) I liked it so much, and she did such a great job on his, so I asked her to make one for me, and she did! Mine has all my girl scout patches, patches that I had collected from every state I've traveled to, all of my chenille letters from high school and jr high, a picture of me as a baby, awards I won in school, and an apron I cross-stitched and sewed in Home Ec. Everyone that visits us loves to look at the shadow boxes and there are quite a few stories told about the objects in them. I love the fact that these items are displayed and not stored in a box somewhere.
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I had a "camping" jacket when I was a kid that was covered with patches from all the places we visited when I was a kid. I made my folks a full sized quilt to use on the bed of their RV. Found a map, blew it up and used it as the out line for my appliqued map and then sewed the patches around it.
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I had a "camping" jacket when I was a kid that was covered with patches from all the places we visited when I was a kid. I made my folks a full sized quilt to use on the bed of their RV. Found a map, blew it up and used it as the out line for my appliqued map and then sewed the patches around it.
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#5
Is your heart set on a quilt? My mother-in-law made a wonderful shadow box with my husband's boy scout uniform and patches, along with several of his soccer shirts, soccer patches, pictures of him playing soccer and football, and even the tiny cast from his 4-year-old broken arm. (My DH is 6'4", I can't believe it ever fit on him!) I liked it so much, and she did such a great job on his, so I asked her to make one for me, and she did! Mine has all my girl scout patches, patches that I had collected from every state I've traveled to, all of my chenille letters from high school and jr high, a picture of me as a baby, awards I won in school, and an apron I cross-stitched and sewed in Home Ec. Everyone that visits us loves to look at the shadow boxes and there are quite a few stories told about the objects in them. I love the fact that these items are displayed and not stored in a box somewhere.
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You know they have Boy Scout fabric? this is at my favorite local shop Mary Jo's http://maryjos2.reachlocal.net/store/search.aspx
What if you did a throw with a "sash" at an angle (as if it were being worn) with the badges attached in the proper positions.
What if you did a throw with a "sash" at an angle (as if it were being worn) with the badges attached in the proper positions.
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#7
I would suggest the boy scout fabric and do a shirt quilt and use the patches in it. Here's a link
http://search.searchcompletion.com/I...255307&st=sugf
I can't find a free pattern but this is what I was thinking. Good Luck!!!
http://search.searchcompletion.com/I...255307&st=sugf
I can't find a free pattern but this is what I was thinking. Good Luck!!!
#8
You know they have Boy Scout fabric? this is at my favorite local shop Mary Jo's http://maryjos2.reachlocal.net/store/search.aspx
What if you did a throw with a "sash" at an angle (as if it were being worn) with the badges attached in the proper positions.
What if you did a throw with a "sash" at an angle (as if it were being worn) with the badges attached in the proper positions.
#9
I would suggest the boy scout fabric and do a shirt quilt and use the patches in it. Here's a link
http://search.searchcompletion.com/I...255307&st=sugf
I can't find a free pattern but this is what I was thinking. Good Luck!!!
http://search.searchcompletion.com/I...255307&st=sugf
I can't find a free pattern but this is what I was thinking. Good Luck!!!
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