I dug out some of my favorite fabric scraps this week and tackled a very simple sewing project: simple monogrammed shirts for Luke and Lila. These are so easy to make {it took less than an hour to make a handful of shirts} and require only very basic sewing skills {nothing more than a straight stitch} so they’re the perfect quick project, even for someone with beginner sewing skills.
To make a monogram shirt without a cutting machine like a Cricut or a Silhouette, find a font you like on your computer and print the appropriate letter in a large size.
Lay the letter on top of the fabric and use it as a pattern to cut the monogram.
Center the letter over the front of a shirt and machine stitch around the outside of the letter. The edges of the letters will fray when the shirt is washed, giving it the scrappy look that I love. If you don’t want fraying around the letter, apply heat and bond to the back of the letter before stitching it to the shirt.
That’s all there is to it! A super simple way to make fabric monograms on shirt and a great way to use up extra fabric you’ve got lying around.
For another simple monogrammed shirt idea, check out these easy shirts I made for a birthday party. This version uses a cutting machine and combines fabric and heat transfer in the design.
Cute! Can you tell this not-so-crafty person how to do it?
Love the shirts. I just bought a long sleeve white shirt for my 4 year old. I am going to put a lower case “a” on it. NOt sure what fabric to use. I thought about putting the same fabric on the bottom of an old pair of jeans in a big ruffle..to make it a cute outfit. I just need to figure out the ruffle part. Thanks for the pictures of the shirts!
Super cute, lady! Why aren’t you participating in the Fall Y’all giveaway? Why aren’t you giving me some things? 🙂
I just came across your blog and found this idea…so cute! I sew a little and was wondering if you could give me the quick run down–I love how the letters will fray! Thanks in advance!
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Monograms give personality to things. It looks very nice. I’m into it, too, and I want to try different kinds of monograms. So far I like to embroider monograms on a sewing machine the most.