A Present A Week {till Christmas}: Elephant t-shirt

Just scraping in at the last minute again, here's my post for Deb's A Present A Week {Till Christmas} at Works in Progress. It's getting much closer now, and it's nice to have a whole sackful of presents already completed!

This week is a Bug t-shirt, made with Applifix and a remnant of stripey fabric from my friend Jacquie. I used the same technique for the giraffe t-shirt. A border of blanket stitch makes it strong enough for the wash and even (gasp!) the tumble-dryer. You've got to be tough if you end up in our washing basket, as Maisy Brown would testify.

The elephant is in honour of new baby Pop-pop at Melbourne Zoo. Officially he has been named Ongard, but to us he will always be Pop-pop. I'm relishing the days when my Bug is happy with an animal on his t-shirt, and not a Transformer or Ben-10 or whatever.

You can join in Deb's A Present A Week {Till Christmas} any time, and you don't need to submit an entry each week, just when you've made one. And Deb gives away a weekly fabric prize! Hope to see you there soon.