crafty outlet

So I've been into putting letters/numbers on T-shirts lately.  I'd wanted to do this for a while but didn't know how.  After finding a little lesson on how to make them in a magazine, I gave it a shot.  I made one for Peter for his birthday... I added a "3".  It was pretty easy and fun, so I continued on with first name initial letters for Peter, Liam and Bennett to have at the river house.  You can see Peter's in his first day of school pic.  

Earlier this week I did one for a friend's daughter and used a lowercase "a" (but a round traditional "a", not the extra top part that's on most fonts)... that one didn't go so well.  The T-shirt material was stretchy, not thick like the boys' have been, and the letter was a circle.  I'm not so great at making a good circle with the machine, straight lines work better for me, plus it was the smallest sized shirt I've sewn on- I have lots of excuses.  :)  Lessons learned.  And today I made these 2 for boys who are having birthday parties this weekend.  It really doesn't take long at all.  I'm really enjoying it b/c I enjoy making things pretty & it such a fun little crafty outlet that I can do at home.  And during this phase of life that's often messy, its a fun outlet to make things cute and neat... and it doesn't cost much, another bonus!