Family Photos: Making a Statement With Two T-Shirts

So to make our family photos look cohesive I decided that we would all wear a touch of yellow. On black Friday I got two t-shirts (one size large and one extra large) on sale at the local craft store. My husband wore the yellow (L) as an accent under his brown thermal. My PB wore a yellow hat and I wore a yellow infinity scarf. I made the hat a scarf from the other t-shirt (XL).

To make the hat:

I used:

A baby hat that fit

the t-shirt sleeves

The shirt was a little thin so I made it two layers. I used the current hat as a template for width and height. I sewed the bottom edges (the hem of the sleeve) together. I traced the rest of the hat and sewed along that line. Tip here: If the shirt does not have as much stretch as the hat make sure you add extra width and height.

 To make the bow I cut a piece 5" x 10". I folded the edge so the top and bottom meet in the middle of the back of the piece. I zig zag stitched along the edges. I turned the piece with unfinished edge on the outside and sewed the ends together. I turned it back right side out and folded it in half. I then folded each edge back toward the back. and stitched through it. I cut a piece 2" x 3" and folded it in half and sewed it up the long edge. I then turned it right side out and wrapped it around the middle of the bow. I sewed it up the back and cut off the excess. I then sewed it onto the hat.

To make the scarf:
I used the rest of the t-shirt and cut the biggest cut I could. I sewed the short ends together. Then I folded the outside edge in to hem it. I pinned a flower on and tada!