Introducing a new baby

We're expecting a new baby, which will be a total shock to our little daughter who has been the centre of the world for the last 2 and a half years!

 

With that said however, she appears to understand a lot more than we originally gave her credit for. Her current favourite expressions are "Mummy has a baby in her tummy" and "Megan's little brother".

 

So as well as the buying of gifts from baby to toddler, and toddler to baby, I thought it would be nice to make these T shirts, reinforcing the importance of Megan becoming a big sister and the baby being her new little brother.

 

 

They took me about 15 minutes to make and approx £5-8 including the blank T shirts.

 

 

You will need

• Fabric transfers - I purchased mine ready printed from e-bay for £2.50, however, the paper can be easily purchased online or even from Tesco (currently £3.50 for 7 sheets). If you go for this option, you'll also need a colour printer.
• 1 plain baby grow  - I purchased a 3 pack from Tesco for £3.25
• 1 plain child's T shirt - £2 from Primark
• A sharp pair of scissors
• Iron
• Hard surface - not an ironing board

Lay the design on the T shirts just to check it will fit!

 
Then carefully trim off as much of the blank paper as possible leaving a 2mm boarder.

The transfer paper is transparent, but will be slightly visible, so it's better not to have too much blank space in the design.

The next step is very very important!  

Make sure there is no dust, hair or any other kind of muck between the T shirt and the transfer, then turn the designs over, so that the checked side of the paper is visible and the print is face down on the t shirts.

Failure to do this will lead to the design transferring to your iron rather than to the T shirt.

Now iron the transfer onto the T shirts, holding the iron onto each transfer for at least 30 seconds. Make sure that you go right to the corners and that heat has been applied to the whole design.

Wait a couple of minutes for the transfer to cool down and then carefully peel the backing paper off.

Job done. Two super cute outfits. Can't wait to see my two in theirs!