A wonderful friend gave me a hoodie several months ago. Her son had gone to Stanford University and she had this great hoodie that I thought my kids could wear. Living in Hawaii, she had no use for such a warm jacket.
Unfortunately, my children were not interested in wearing a hoodie that had Stanford University embroidered on the front. They'd both attended Midwestern universities and were loyal to their own schools.
I decided to very carefully remove the embroidered Stanford logo. It took me a couple of hours to do it while watching TV. Ummmm... If you ever consider doing this... don't. When I got the embroidered threads off, there were tons of holes. Sigh...
Now I needed to find a patch to cover it, but there wasn't anything just the right size or shape that I wanted to put on the hoodie. I looked at every store in Hawaii that I thought might have an embroidered patch. Nothing.
While in Illinois, my daughter and granddaughter went to Hobby Lobby and found a whole display of patches for me. I couldn't believe it!
And here it is!
Unfortunately, it turned out to be too short for Art.
So alas! Looks like it will be mine.
Or I could pass it down to my granddaughter some day. She loves pandas.
Unfortunately, my children were not interested in wearing a hoodie that had Stanford University embroidered on the front. They'd both attended Midwestern universities and were loyal to their own schools.
I decided to very carefully remove the embroidered Stanford logo. It took me a couple of hours to do it while watching TV. Ummmm... If you ever consider doing this... don't. When I got the embroidered threads off, there were tons of holes. Sigh...
Now I needed to find a patch to cover it, but there wasn't anything just the right size or shape that I wanted to put on the hoodie. I looked at every store in Hawaii that I thought might have an embroidered patch. Nothing.
While in Illinois, my daughter and granddaughter went to Hobby Lobby and found a whole display of patches for me. I couldn't believe it!
And here it is!
Unfortunately, it turned out to be too short for Art.
So alas! Looks like it will be mine.
Or I could pass it down to my granddaughter some day. She loves pandas.
You are so thrifty. Why is it that I think you might have wanted this jacket for yourself to begin with? LOL
ReplyDeleteI have political reasons for not shopping at Hobby Lobby, but am glad you found a solution to your recycling project. It looks nice and I would wear it!
ReplyDeleteIt looks nice and I would wear it!
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Something I would do, several hours of tinking in front of the TV.
ReplyDeleteI always keep a hoodie in my car for grocery shopping. Even when it is really hot outside supermarkets are unpleasantly cold for my taste.
ReplyDeletecute patch, I'd say you did okay for you...lol!
ReplyDeleteLove that panda patch. What a great recycle.
ReplyDeleteI would of picked the panda too
ReplyDeleteGreat job, I did the same thing with a t-shirt and had the same experience, will never do that again! We did iron a patch on it too.
ReplyDeleteSo cute!!!
ReplyDeleteWhy throw away something that could be used?
ReplyDeleteAll I can think of is how tedious it must have been to remove the Stanford embroidery! I would have worn it as is, and let people think I had a connection to the great university.
ReplyDeleteBut your solution is fun too.
You are so clever!
ReplyDeleteI hope you get a chance to wear it. You are in Hawaii, too. Nice job with the panda patch. :-)
ReplyDeleteI wear hoodies, but mostly in the house when I and my bald head get chilly in cooler weather. I would only wear one outside on a coat in winter, so not exactly a genuine hoodie.
ReplyDeleteGood job!
ReplyDeleteSo cuuuuuute!!!
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