It worked out so well last time I embellished my own cardigan that I decided to give it another go. But this time all my materials came from the thrift store. Huzzah for frugality! I visited on a day that all apparel was 50% off, so there's another financial bonus. This ended up costing me a whopping $8, plus several hours of labor.
The cardigan is a wonderful mustard color, which I love. The embroidered appliques came from an unbelievably fugly camisole thingy, with sequins and brown tulle and all kinds of dreadful things. I cut out the embroidered bits as carefully as I could and trashed the rest.
As with the last embellished cardigan project, I laid out the appliques and pinned them into place, then started sewing. This time I used thread that matches the cardigan, so you can see the stitching if you look closely. Again, I used an overcast stitch, and again, I worked slowly and carefully to avoid skewing the knit fabric. Last time I did this, there were a total of six separate applique pieces. This time there were 24. So it took quite a bit longer. But worth it!
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