Materials

• T-shirt pattern of your choice
  
• Fabric for shirt in yardage specified on pattern envelope
  
• 1/3 yard of fusible interfacing
  
• 1/8 yard of one or two coordinating fabrics for "necklace"
  
• 1/4 yard of paper-backed fusible transfer web
  
• 1/4 yard of fusible tear-away stabilizer
  
• Six 1/2"- to 5/8"-diameter buttons or charms
  
• 1" or larger button or ring
  
• Rayon machine embroidery thread
  
• Beading, fringe or tassel to embellish large button or ring (optional)
  

Pattern Adjustments & Cutting

• Using the front and back patterns, draft a 2 1/2"- wide front and back facing pattern (Figure 1). Cut the front and back facings from the fabric and the interfacing.
  
  
• Follow the pattern guidesheet to lay out the pattern pieces.
  

• Using the pattern in Figure 2, trace seven diamond shapes onto the transfer web. Fuse the diamonds to the "necklace" fabric(s) and cut them out (Figure 3).
  

  
  

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