Patched

I was going to patch them anyway but then a hole appeared so I had to do it. Well I didn’t fancy wearing hole-y trousers, thats not en vogue these days is it?

I created this flower using some Madeira wash away stabiliser (partly to test how strong the stuff was – and I was not left unimpressed, it did not tear at all with the satin stitch around the flower). I used some pretty ‘old baby dress’ fabric so I carry a bit of my daughter with me everywhere, just like when she was a cuddly baby.

I used some Heat n Bond Ultra to iron the patch onto the jeans but since the jeans are stretchy and the patch is not, I hand sewed it in place just to make sure I didn’t lose it when bending my knee. I think it looks pretty cute and original and goes really well with my up-to-the-knee red boots.