Anyone else have little boys who go through pants like wildfire? They look perfectly fine one day and the next you are pulling them out of the wash with holes in the knees? Well, I am expecting boy number three and poor kid is going to have a wardrobe full of hand me down hole in the knee jeans, so I went on a quest to find fun ways to patch those knees and stretch the clothing dollar. Check out these creative patching solutions!
Criss-Cross Patch from My Poppet
Flash and Captain America from The World Spins Madly On
She has lots of ideas including the Punisher, Chicago Bears, and more superheroes!
Band-Aid Patch from Muddy Mouse Iron Ons
X-ray Patch another favorite from Muddy Mouse Iron Ons
Pinstripe Patch from Craft Whatever
Painted Patches from Ricochet and Away
Pocket Patch from Having Sufficient
Outer Space Patch from Knee Caps by AliJoy
An etsy shop with lots of options from dinos to skulls.
UK Flag Patch from Make It and Love It
Flag Patch could not find source, but please let me know if you know I’d love to give credit!
Distressed Patch from Katie’s Secret Blog
Batman Patch from A Little Tipsy
I needed a quick patch for my little guys pants and decided to see what my Cricut could do with it. I found a Batman image from an old cartridge, altered it just a bit and tried cutting it out with some store bought iron-on denim patches on the canvas setting.
Next time, I would use the heavy stick mat and possibly cut twice to get it perfect, but with a little trim it did the trick. Use a bit of fray check on the edges to keep them crisp for future washing and iron on according to the patch instructions.
These are such cute ideas! This year is the first year we’ve really had jean hole problems, so I need some new ideas!
I have been looking at patch ideas for EVER. Thank god it’s summer because during winter-time I’m going through little boy pants like wildfire. Thanks for the ideas!
OMG!! Thank you so much for this idea!! I’ve sent my 6 year old boy to school 3 days in a row & each day he’s come home with holes in the knee’s….I was about to lose my mind!
Cute ideas! Would love to find that Captain America Patch from The World Spins Madly On. Googled it, but it only brings me back here. Can you post a link?
If you click on the words “Flash and Captain America in the post, it will take you directly to their post.
Here is the source for the union jack patch. I love it so much that I had to find it 🙂
http://www.makeit-loveit.com/2011/09/little-boy-jeans-refashion-with-uk-flag.html
These are all super cute ideas and nice variation but I was wondering…How did you get the patches on jean legs sewn on a machine? I couldn’t fit my sons jeans in and around the sewing machine in order to get them sewn. I had to hand stitch everything because he is so rough that i just knew that adhesive would not hold… what sewing machine do you use? maybe just my machine?
Hello,nice share.
Hahaha! it’s really funny patches you share on this blog. I like it.