9 Ways to DIY a Valentine’s Day Shirt or Sweater

Valentine’s Day is coming soon! And while you can probably find some cute shirts in the stores to buy, you can DIY your own shirt or sweater and get something you love even more. We’ve rounded up 9 women’s sweaters and shirts you can DIY for Valentine’s Day!

And while these are all tutorials showing how to make Valentine shirts for women, I think these designs would also be really cute in kids sizes too.

Read on for 9 heart and love themed shirts you can DIY for Valentine’s Day! And while these shirts are all super adorable for Valentine’s Day, you can wear these shirts all year long if you like!

DIY Valentine’s Day Sweatshirts by Polka Dot Chair

A simple applique turns a plain sweatshirt into an adorable Valentine’s shirt!

[photo credit: Polka Dot Chair]

DIY Love Applique Tutorial by Heather Handmade

Write a fun message in yarn using basic crochet and some stitching!

[photo credit: Heather Handmade]

Easy DIY Heart Cut Out Shirt (Beginner Sewing) by Merrick’s Art

This heart cut out shirt is easy to make and so cute!

[photo credit: Merrick’s Art]

Valentine’s Day T-Shirt by Scratch and Stitch

Turn a plain t-shirt into a baseball style Valentine’s shirt!

[photo credit: Scratch and Stitch]

DIY Heart Elbow Patches by PMQ for Two

Hearts make adorable elbow patches for this sweater!

[photo credit: PMQ for Two]

DIY Cross Stitch Heart Sweater by Uber Chic for Cheap

The oversized cross stitch heart on this sweatshirt is super cute and easy to DIY!

[photo credit: Uber Chic for Cheap]

Valentine’s Heart Sweater DIY by Trinkets in Bloom

Use safety pins to add a Valentine’s heart to any sweater without sewing a stitch!

[photo credit: Trinkets in Bloom]

Upcycle a Thrift Store Sweater Just in Time For Valentine’s Day by The Renegade Seamstress

This cardigan started out as a pullover sweater. Add some heart elbow patches to make it a Valentine’s day cardigan!

[photo credit: The Renegade Seamstress]

DIY Pom Pom Heart Shirt by Design Improvised

Pom poms are always fun – especially on a Valentine’s Day shirt!

[photo credit: Design Improvised]

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I am just smitten with this felt gingerbread house bag. This would make such a sweet special Christmas accessory for a kid. It’s a free pattern at Benzie Design, designed by Gracie from Hello Gracie Makes. It’s packed with adorable gingerbread house details, like swirls and stripes and scallops adoring the doors and windows.

And while all those details might seem like this would be a complicated pattern, it’s actually not. The bag itself is made from felt, which makes finishes edges unnecessary. (All of those scalloped edges are just cut from felt, no edge finishing required.) The strap is super simple, made from rope with knotted ends. And all those details are made with some basic hand embroidery stitches. Sparkle felt makes it extra cute.

The striped scallop roof is actually the top flap of the bag. A magnetic snap makes it a secure closure. The rope straps are attached through felt loops at the side of the bag.

They rate this project as an intermediate level, and it should take about 6 hours to make start to finish. That’s doable for a Saturday project or a couple of evenings. Full color photos step you through the entire process.

The project includes a shopping list for all of your supplies. They’ve got a shop so you can order all of them from Benzie if you like and get exactly the supplies used in the project. I noticed it includes a pair of scallop shears, which makes cutting all the scalloped edges for the roof and around the door a breeze.

Finished dimensions of the little felt gingerbread bag are approximately 6 ½” wide x 7 ½” tall. That’s the perfect size to hold a small book, a small toy, or a notepad and some cute pens.

Go to Benzie Design to get the tutorial and free pattern for the felt gingerbread house bag.

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