How to: appliqué your name on to anything

Appliqué is one of those crafts that tends to get overlooked by its more mainstream cousins, but it's also a very effective, and often satisfyingly simple craft to perfect. You can appliqué anything from paper to clothes and accessories, making them so much more personal and fun -- and it doesn't get much more personal than spelling out your own name.

This Mama Makes Stuff has a cool tutorial here on how to sew beautiful lettering on to anything from towels to t-shirts. Once you've got the technique right, who knows what words you might soon be wearing on your chest?

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