The Raven T-shirt

The T-shirt contest has inspired me to make this t-shirt for my grandson who loves this song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3bkmD-70e4 .  He thought the picture of the raven was awesome.  I could not buy a t-shirt like the logo of this group so I made a practice one.  I am happy with the results and will be trying different methods until I find the perfect design and application.  I did not know how to go about making it and was concerned about all the details of the raven.  I have more to add to the shirt I will be sending him for Christmas but was so impressed with this one I thought I would share it here on Instructables.  

1 T-shirt
1 Pattern
1 Fabric slightly larger than pattern 
Iron on inner facing  
1 Matching thread
1 Small button
Pins
Sewing needle
Sewing machine with zigzag stitch
Scissors

Copy pattern:

• Pattern I copied here:  http://sahaty.deviantart.com/art/Apparat-arcadia-shirt-172030338 .
• Trace the pattern from your screen and cut it out.
• I went to the library and enlarged the image 2X its size.

Please note:  Don't cut the black fabric yet.  

Iron the interfacing:

• Iron the interfacing to the black fabric on the wrong side.  
• I laid another piece of fabric over the top so the iron would not stick.

Pinning the pattern:

• Pin the raven pattern to the black fabric and cut it out. 

Layout:

• Lay the raven over the t-shirt where you want it.
• Pin it to the shirt.
• Carefully stitch all the way around the shirt using a small zigzag stitch.  
• Remove from the sewing machine and trim all loose threads.

Button:

• Place the button where you think it should go.
• Sew it to the raven.

I enjoyed making this and I am looking forward to making another one with a window and a string!  

Thank you for stopping by and please have a great Thanksgiving Day!  
Sunshiine