Making Letters?!?! - Page 2

fire1977 · #1 08-25-2002, 11:53 PM

Okay so I made my own letters, and I have to admit they look awesome. It's been a while since I have sewn, but I only had one little accident, and I don't think they would take too long after some practice.

Just as a note, I was wishing that I had joined a different sorority when I did the Phi. It's always a pain to draw, cut, sew, you name it. Now I know why I've never heard of any sorority called Phi Phi Phi!!!!

aephi alum · #2 08-26-2002, 09:12 AM

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Originally posted by fire1977
Just as a note, I was wishing that I had joined a different sorority when I did the Phi. It's always a pain to draw, cut, sew, you name it. Now I know why I've never heard of any sorority called Phi Phi Phi!!!!

I have to agree with you there... lol

Katey Alpha Gam · #3 09-05-2002, 02:00 PM

All I did was take a set of letters I ruined (paint on the A and G) and I took them off the sweatshirt and glued them to a stiff paper. I then use that as my pattern when cutting fabric. Then you just bond it all together and zig zag stitch your little heart out. Then, instead of it costing tons for letters, it's cheap and they come out looking really good. I am going to be making letters for all of my family line (including my little brothers) b/c I am leaving soon. It's a nice and cheap way to make sure your whole family has a set of letters.

volgirl2376 · #4 09-06-2002, 09:52 PM

Does anyone know if there is a template for greek letters? I have tried tracking something down but cant find anything. That seems like it would be the quickest way to draw the letters?

Mystical_Vision · #5 12-10-2002, 10:30 PM

I'm trying to track down a pattern myself. Does anyone know where I might be able to find one? (If that doesn't work, I'll try the tracing thing, but I really don't want to go that route!)

M.V.

AOX81 · #6 12-11-2002, 10:52 AM

I can make letter patterns.

KappaTarzan · #7 12-11-2002, 03:28 PM

i am the QUEEN of making letters... i can whip out a shirt in about 10-15 minutes now... i seriously had a sweatshop going on sept 10, i was making flag print letters for a lot of the greek orgs on campus to wear for the candlelight vigil we had campus wide.. i honestly can say i was never so sick cutting fabric in my life.

it was worth it though cuz damn we looked unified. did good things for our PR on a campus where greek life isn't recognized. they think if they pretend we dont' exist we'll go away.. 20 years later we are still going strong though..

crystalline · #8 12-11-2002, 04:40 PM

10-15 minutes? Is that with a sewing machine or by hand?

KappaTarzan · #9 12-12-2002, 12:24 AM

either, but i tend to like doing it by hand with a lil glittery puffy paint for the girls and with sewing machine for the guys (they're not a huge fan of the glitter

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AOX81 · #10 12-12-2002, 09:01 AM

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Originally posted by crystalline
10-15 minutes? Is that with a sewing machine or by hand?

10-15 minutes with a sewing machine sounds about right. After you do it so many times you can almost do it with your eyes closed!

Lady Pi Phi · #11 01-13-2004, 01:01 PM

Bump

Another way to make your own letters is to usse iron on transfers. For our fall semesters pledge class the big sisters made each of the girls a letter shirt. They typed out the letters on the computer (and adjusted the font, sioze, colour accordingly) and printed them out on iron on transfer sheets. Then they took a plain white sirt and just ironed them on. They turned out really well and looked as if they had been screen printed professionally.

MareImbrium · #12 01-16-2004, 04:49 AM

I've done the iron ons too. Then I'd use puffy paint to outline the borders of the letters.

AOX81 · #13 01-20-2004, 10:01 PM

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Originally posted by fire1977
Okay so I made my own letters, and I have to admit they look awesome. It's been a while since I have sewn, but I only had one little accident, and I don't think they would take too long after some practice.

Just as a note, I was wishing that I had joined a different sorority when I did the Phi. It's always a pain to draw, cut, sew, you name it. Now I know why I've never heard of any sorority called Phi Phi Phi!!!!

Psi Psi Psi would have been much worse! Sewing a Phi on a shirt is much easier than sewing a Psi!

Xylochick216 · #14 01-21-2004, 11:55 PM

We're not allowed to make our own letter shirts or bags on our campus (Panhellenic rule), but I've made some bags before. I just photocopied one of my letter shirts twice, cut out the inside letter, then cut out the outside letter, traced that onto posterboard so I'd have a good stencil, then traced that onto fabric that I'd applied the iron-on adhesive to. Then I ironed that onto the bag. If the fabric was something dark like blue with silver stars on it, I'd outline the fabric with silver paint. I try to stay away from puffy paint, though, because I'm notorious for messing up and not drawing straight lines!

GPhiLlama · #15 01-22-2004, 01:11 AM

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Originally posted by fire1977
Okay so I made my own letters, and I have to admit they look awesome. It's been a while since I have sewn, but I only had one little accident, and I don't think they would take too long after some practice.

Just as a note, I was wishing that I had joined a different sorority when I did the Phi. It's always a pain to draw, cut, sew, you name it. Now I know why I've never heard of any sorority called Phi Phi Phi!!!!

There's a Phi Phi Phi. It's an underground local here.

And my mommy is great and made me a letter hoodie with Clifford the Big Red Dog fabric!