DIY - HEART ELBOW PATCHES

This DIY was super easy and fun to do!  I love sweaters and blazers with elbow patches and have been lusting after a few online.  I didn't want to buy a new sweater, plus its more fun to remake an old one, so I googled how to needle felt and did it!

What you will need:

- Sweater (similar)

- Red felt (from Michael's, but any craft store will carry)

- Felting needle and foam block (kit from Michael's, online here)

- Fabric scissors 

- Tape

- Sharpie 

- Iron with steam function (or spray bottle)

How to:

Measure where your patches should go.  Place a piece of tape on each arm to mark the bottom of where the patch should go.

Draw two hearts on your felt and cut out.

Place the foam block in the sweater arm.  Position the heart about the tape.  Punch the heart with the needle in an up and down motion, keeping the needle very straight, and the punches as close to each other as possible.  

When finished with the needle punches, your sweater will look like this! (Left side - Outside, Right side - Inside)

Iron both sides of the patch with steam or a spritz of water on the wool setting.

Finished! Enjoy your new sweater!