I had been looking all over for an applique of Michigan for my friend, Heather. I was looking around September through December and couldn’t find one. I found a few free embroidery software programs that will allow you to make your own applique files. It took a long time to figure them out because they have little to no directions. But after months of playing around with programs, I finally made a Michigan applique file! I added a little monogram to it to make it personalized for Heather. I also got a super crazy deal on a gray sweatshirt from Old Navy. You can’t beat $4.97!
I had originally made a sample to see if the design would stitch out ok, and it ended up looking pretty cute. You can see that I switched from white thread to gray, so it would show up better on the shirt. The sample was just too cute to waste, which made me want to figure out something fun to do with it. I figured I would turn it into an ornament. I just added a button hole to the top of Michigan and cut off the excess fabric. Two gifts for the price of one!
