Busy Being Jennifer

What doesn't kill you make you blonder

  • Home
  • Blog
  • Shop
  • Contact
  • Recipes
  • DIY Projects
  • Crafts
  • Essential Oils
  • Every Day Boss

March 7, 2016 by Jennifer

DIY Home State Tee

This post may contain affiliate or brand partner links. Read our full disclosure here.

I’ve mentioned before that living in this small town is the equivalent of shopping pergatory! There’s no where to shop but walmart and online! Being a curvy girl my options are even more limited… so when I see something I like, I put on my DIY hat and make it happen! Such is the case with this DIY Home State Tee!

DIY Floral Home State Tee - BusyBeingJennifer.com

A couple of moths ago I had seen a “home state” t-shirt that had a floral screen print and I LOVED it, but it didn’t come in my size *insert sad face* So I filed that idea away for a future date. I stumbled across the PERFECT fabric to use for this project when I was at a quilting retreat a few weeks ago. That brought this idea back to the front of my project list and last weekend I made my dream DIY Home State Tee a reality!

DIY Home State Tee with floral fabric - busybeingjennifer.com

Affiliate Links Below. See bottom for full disclosure.

Want to make your own DIY Home State Tee?? Here’s what you need:

Tee Shirt (iron before hand)
Fabric of your choice
Heat-n-bond
Paper Template of your state
Pen
Scissors
Sewing Machine + Thread

Making a DIY Home State Tee - BusyBeingJennifer.com

Step #1 Following the directions of the Heat-n-Bond, apply webbing to the wrong side of the fabric. Cut out your state template (I just snagged a Texas outline online). Trace BACKWARDS on top of the Heat-n-Bond transfer paper.Then cut out the state shape with sharp scissors.

Step #2 Place the state on your ironed shirt and use a ruler to ensure that its located in the center of the tee. If you’re not sure how high up the state should go, hold the tee against you and move the state shape around until you’re satisfied with the positioning. Once you’ve found the correct placement, carefully remove the backing. Iron onto the shirt.

Step #3 Using a straight stitch, carefully sew around the edges of your state, securing it permanently to the tee shirt. Once done, pull the threads to the wrong side, tie a knot as close to the bottom as possible and then trim the threads, leaving a 1/2 tail. This is to ensure that the stitching doesn’t come undone.

DIY Home State Tee 2

DIY Home State Tee 3

All you need to create your own DIY Home State Tee is some basic sewing skills and a few supplies! This project can be finished in just 15 to 20 minutes!

Make Your Own DIY Home State Tee with Floral Fabric for the PERFECT Summer T-Shirt!

Click To Tweet

What do you think? Would you make your own DIY Home State Tee with your favorite fabric? I’d love to see it if you do! Tag me on instagram @busybeingjennifer or on twitter or snapchat @busybeingjenn!

Disclosure - Busy Being Jennifer occassionally uses affiliate links. Clicking them and purchasing through them helps support this blog, at no cost to you, and we appreciate it!

Filed Under: Crafts + DIY's, Fashion & Style, Sewing Tagged With: DIY, DIY Fashion, DIY Project, sewing

❮❮ Previous Post
Next Post ❯ ❯

Comments

  1. dionnasanchezd says

    March 7, 2016 at 9:45 am

    Super cute! I’m not very gifted in making my own stuff – but I love how you used a floral print for the state sign, instead of just a solid color.

    Reply
  2. Julie S. says

    March 7, 2016 at 9:52 am

    Cute! I would totally wear this yay Texas 🙂

    Reply
  3. Patti Tucker says

    March 7, 2016 at 9:57 am

    You are sooo crafty, girl. Love this t-shirt.

    Reply
  4. Dawn Jones says

    March 14, 2016 at 7:55 am

    Great idea! I love floral fabrics.

    Reply
  5. bloggerlovestheking says

    March 15, 2016 at 8:36 am

    Love it.

    Reply
  6. Victoria @DazzleWhileFrazzled says

    March 16, 2016 at 7:50 am

    Super cute! I’ve seen these state shirts too and I’m happy you didn’t use a fancy vinyl-cutting machine since I feel like I’m the sole crafty person without one. Happy that I can recreate this but for Arizona. Visiting from The Ladies Collective party.

    Reply
    • Jennifer says

      March 16, 2016 at 9:01 am

      You are not alone! I love figuring out how to do things without one of those “fancy” machines because I know not everyone has one! 🙂

      Reply
  7. Amy Betts says

    March 16, 2016 at 12:25 pm

    Love it! I’m going to try one with both of my home states kind of merged!

    Reply
  8. Julie says

    March 16, 2016 at 2:44 pm

    I too am a cutting machine free zone so I love the accessibility of this idea for everyone!
    I find it lovely how much you Americans all love your states, here in the UK we are really not that into our counties, if I went round with the West Midlands on a t shirt I’m pretty sure no one would have a clue! I guess sticking the Union flag on everything is our version..

    Reply
  9. Maria from Collecting Moments says

    March 17, 2016 at 9:20 pm

    NEAT! I love state tees but haven’t found one that fits me as well. This is a perfect customizable tee and the fact that it’s so easy to make makes it even that much better. Thanks so much for sharing this creative project on #SHINEbloghop!

    Reply
  10. FrugalHausfrau says

    March 21, 2016 at 7:30 pm

    How fun! You really did a great job. Thanks for bringing this by to Throwback Thursday!!

    Mollie

    Reply
  11. Mommy Wants Coffee says

    March 23, 2016 at 9:04 pm

    That is really cute and I could totally see myself doing it! Thanks for the idea 🙂

    Reply
  12. Rosie says

    January 8, 2017 at 2:44 pm

    This is just soo adorable! A good way to use a little scrap and jazz up a plain tee, maybe even one with a spot you can cover it and nobody will know!

    Reply
  13. Kim~madeinaday says

    March 19, 2018 at 3:10 pm

    What a cute idea!! Love it! Thank you for sharing on Merry Monday! Hope to see ya next week!
    Kim

    Reply
  14. Rhonda says

    March 24, 2018 at 6:54 am

    I love this idea. They would make great ideas too. Thanks for sharing on Sunday’s Best.

    Reply
  15. Jann Olson says

    March 29, 2018 at 12:44 pm

    Oh, that’s cute! I love the fabric you used for Texas. We just came home from a two week road trip in TX. Thanks for sharing with SYC.
    hugs,
    Jann

    Reply
  16. Susan says

    April 3, 2018 at 7:23 pm

    I’m can’t wait to create our own state t-shirts. We’re a military family that moves every 1-3 years. This is such a great idea for military families. Congrats, you’re featured this week at the This Is How We Roll Link Party.

    Reply
  17. Mother of 3 says

    April 9, 2018 at 6:21 pm

    That is so cute! Pinned.

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

About Me
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • RSS
  • Twitter

Search

Categories

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Places I Party...

© 2023 · Busy Being Jennifer · Privacy Policy

We are using cookies to give you the best experience on our website.

You can find out more about which cookies we are using or switch them off in settings.

Busy Being Jennifer
Powered by  GDPR Cookie Compliance
Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful. Read our complete privacy policy here.

You can adjust all of your cookie settings by navigating the tabs on the left hand side.

Strictly Necessary Cookies

Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings.

If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences. This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again.