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Okay, before getting into the shirt, I have to share a super find.* Over at Pick Your Plum (you know, that fantastic Deal-A-Day site) they are selling gorgeous teal buttons, with burnt edges.* Can you just imagine the possibilities with these beauties?!!* And not just cheapy ones………they are made from vegetable material, which are super hard and high heat resistant.** I figured you’d all want to know about them too…….because they’re only $4.50 for 12 buttons.* Such a good deal.*

Go here before they sell out.* (And then try back tomorrow for their next good deal.)



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Our 4 year old girl and our 3 year old boy play really well together.* Well, they fight really well too.* But for the most part, they’re buddies.* And when our 4 year old daughter started a ballet class, he wanted to go with her.* We told him that when he’s 4, he can take a class……whatever kind of class he wants.*

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He asked if he could take a basketball class.* We said sure.* So he asked if he could take a baseball class.* We said sure.* Then he thought and thought and then asked with big excited eyes……….”Can I take a footbal class??“* Sure buddy.*

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So he talks a lot about this football class he wants to take when he’s 4.*** And since he reminds me about 17 times a day about this class he’s going to take (my gosh, his lips need a zipper sometimes)……..football has been on the brain lately.

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So when I was turning a plain long sleeve T into a sports-like shirt, with the number 03 (because he’s 3) on the front……I decided to make it look more football-ish, and add mock shoulder pads.*

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It was quick and he likes it.*

And it only made him mention football like 5 more times than the usual 17.* So that’s not too bad.*



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When he put it on……he was giggly.* Really giggly.*



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Maybe he just really likes it.* (But it’s not hard to impress this 3 year old.)



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I bought the plain Tee and then used old blue knit scraps for the details.* Worked great.



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And something this quick and easy that makes him smile…….I don’t mind making 6 more for this little guy.



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Would you like to make your own little Football Tee?



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First of all, I bought the Tee at Target for about $5, I think.* If you can’t find any plain long sleeved Tshirts for this cooler weather, add long sleeves to a short sleeved Tee, like I did here.

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Now, cut 4 oval shapes (2 for each shoulder pad) that are a good size for the tshirt size you’re using.



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Now, place 2 of the ovals together at a time, and sew diagonal lines across the oval……and then sew ones going the other way, perpendicular to the first set.



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(But then, I changed my mind and used a light grey thread and re-traced all of my lines.)* Do the same thing to the other should pad.



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Next, turn them over and iron some same oval shaped double sided fusible web to the back……and then pull the paper backing off.

(What is this fusible stuff?* Click here to see an example.)



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Then place them right where you want them on the shoulders of the Tee and iron them down.



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Then zig zag around the edges, to keep them in place.



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Do the same to both sides.



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Then apply some fusible web to the back of more of your knit scraps and then draw your numbers onto the paper back, but make sure they are mirror image.* (I did this on my knit baby blankets here.)* Cut out and iron onto the front of the shirt and then zig-zag, just like the shoulder pads.



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And that’s it.*

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A new little football Tee.



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