School Spirit T-Shirts

As a junior in high school, I love going to all kinds of sporting events to hang out, have fun, and support my team. Instead of buying the usual T-shirt from the pep club with the school logo plastered across the front, my friend and I decided to put our creative minds to work and design our own tops to show off at football, soccer, and basketball games.
Our first design requires the following materials: red shirt, chevron fabric, and iron on letters. All of these things can be chosen according to persona style.

All that needs to be done is:
1.) Cut the chevron fabric into the shape of a pocket (leaving a little extra for the seam line)
2.) Follow the instructions for ironing the letters on
3.) Once it's in place, stitch the pocket onto the shirt
4.) Sew it on, leaving the top over (if desired)
That's it! It's ready to wear! I actually began selling these and had a pretty decent business going. They're quick, easy, and cheap!

A guy asked me to make him one, so I toned down the feminine flare of the chevron and made him a simple pocket shirt.

 

I had many requests for a monogram pocket instead of the school initials, so I tried that. It ended up looking amazing! The only change was obviously purchasing different letters, no big deal.

 

 

Another shirt I made was a cutout logo front/cutout back

For the front, I purchased polka dot fabric, Heat n' Bond, red puff paint, a white T-shirt, and a clip-in red hair bow. I ironed the Heat n' Bond to the polka dot fabric, then cut out my two letters. Then, I simply ironed those to the shirt. Next, I wrote the school mascot in puff paint. After that dried, I worked on the back. All I did was cut three sides of the shirt: the top, left, and right side. DO NOT CUT THE BOTTOM SIDE OF THE "SQUARE OUT." You will be left with a gaping hole in the back of your shirt, and that is bad. Now, you should have a big "flap" in the back of the shirt. Cinch the left and right sides together, bringing them together at the top. Sew this down. Finally, clip the bow in and it's ready to wear! I would suggest wearing a red bandeau top with this for ultimate cuteness.

 

My final shirt attempt was a simple tie-dye. Somehow I managed to mess this up, but successfully create all of the other complicated tops...oh well. I learned from my mistake: always have enough dye. Otherwise, you'll end up with a white shirt sporadically splattered with red splotches. Needless to say this has been banished to my pajama shirt drawer.