Applique "Tutorial"

I made the boys these very simple shirts for the 4th of July. This was the first time I had ever done applique, but I thought I would still show you what I did in case you wanted to do it yourself. It really was pretty easy and fun to do. It is also fun to design your own shirts.
You need this "Heat N' Bond" first off. I bought mine at Michaels. There is the kind that you can sew on top of as well as a "no sew" kind. I already had the navy blue shirts and some fabric I thought would work from this party (I have SO MUCH of that fabric, you will see it a million more times :)
I found a template of a star I liked online and actually traced my computer screen (probably not the best idea). I traced the star onto the back of the fabric and cut it out. Then I placed the star on the "Heat N' Bond," and cut it out.
I left and edge, but not too big.
Then I followed the instructions on the package and got them ironed onto the t-shirts.
I thought it looked a little unfinished so I went around the stars with a blanket stitch. It definitely isn't perfect, but if you cross you eyes a little bit, it looks much better :)
All done. It was fun to do it myself, even if I started too late in the day and had to stay up until 1:00 am to finish them...
The boys woke up in the morning to them waiting on the couch for them. They were so excited. I love to do little morning surprises for them (I didn't do one for McKay because I already had something for him).
They LOVED wearing them and after our Pancake Breakfast they were COVERED in gunk from the party. They had to take them off to be washed and were so bummed. They immediately wore them again the next day. Total satisfaction on my part :)