Supermom How-To: No-Sew Cape

Love bug and I went to the park last weekend. As he was running around, a young boy approached me. It turns out, he had THREE secret identities! He was Spiderman, Super "D" and Thor. Whoa, y'all, I was in the presence of greatness! He begged me to not tell my son who he really was, but he never mentioned anything about you. Shhh...

I found myself having flashes of my own kid at 7 or 8, wondering who he'd imagine himself as. I'm sure he'd want to be a superhero, so why not make him one now?!

Thus, the idea for making the cape was born.

I found an old t-shirt lying around, and decided to get to work. I immediately cut along the shirt's side seams, and around the shoulders. Snip, snip under the neck, and voila!

It was missing something, though... DUH! It needs an emblem on the back.

Off to Michael's I went for more supplies.

I've become a big fan of the no-sew heat 'n' bond products. I'm able to create things, without breaking out the needle and thread... SCORE! I picked up a roll, as well as a few colorful t-shirts (they sell plain tees for under $4, making it a steal for extra fabric!).

Ready to make a cape? Here's what you'll need:

• an old t-shirt
• additional fabric
• heat 'n' bond no-sew fabric adhesive
• scissors 
• pen

Instructions:
1. Cut your t-shirt along the side seams, around the shoulder holes and below the neck band.

2. Let your kid try it on, and make length/width adjustments as needed (you don't want them to trip on it!).

3. Come up with an emblem for the back of their cape. It can be made of multiple colors and layers, so have fun with it!

4. Iron the heat 'n' bond on the emblem fabric pieces for 2-5 seconds.

 

(Be sure that the paper side is UP, and the adhesive side is on your fabric.)

5. Draw your emblem on the heat 'n' bond paper (remember, you're drawing on the back side, so draw the mirror image), then cut it out.

6. Peel the paper away from the emblem pieces, and center it on the cape.

7. Iron the pieces to the cape for 8-10 seconds, or until fully attached.

8. Hand the cape over to your little one, and watch their inner-superhero come out!

—Supermom OUT

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