Since we're on a superhero kick and there's no preschool today and we have to kill the next 8 hours, here's another totally slapstick project made with the following items.
1 - One old work shirt, pit stains and all (you don't use the sleeves)
2 - One piece of felt cut out in the shape of your child's initial copied from a letter printed in your favorite superhero-type font.
3 - Tacky glue (to use instead of interfacing, just lightly glue the letter on fabric to hold it while you sew it on.
4 - Velcro.
First, cut off the back of the shirt along the side seams right up to that straight seam that goes across the back of the shirt.
Second, glue on letter with a small amount of tacky glue, let dry for long enough to sort of hold on and sew it to the shirt.
Third, make the kid sit still for long enough to sort of cut the thing into a cape like shape that fits him with some strappy parts at top (see below).
Fourth, sew two strips of velcro on the strappy parts, don't make it too loose, he/she will make you redo it.
Fifth, after it rips because you didn't reinforce any seams, fix the rip and sew a zigzag stitch around the whole outside.
45-60 minutes(counting time for repairs and redo's) and you have a super totally NOT PERFECT cape that your Super Kid will love!
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