All my new, shiny white t-shirts seem to share the same destiny: I wear them the exact same day when my son has spaghetti bolognese. He scoops a handful of spaghetti, I persuade him to put it back on the place, he reluctantly agrees, but refuses to eat more, and demands to be picked up. Now I refuse, because his hands are dirty. The ensuing game involves all possible faults familiar from football, including grabbing mama’s shirt.

The above t-shirt had two stains. I took an old scarf (Jackpot, too bright to be worn so close to the face) and cut out two flowers. I then ironed the flowers with starch to make them more manageable (note: in retrospect, would have been easier to starch the scarf before cutting it). Then I took some iron-on hem tape and cut pieces to fit the backside. For a final touch, I sewed some lime green cotton yarn around the edges to prevent the flowers from detaching during washes. In the washing machine, through the tumble dryer and presto!

Yllä oleva t-paita kärsi hieman poikani spagettileikeissä, kuten useimmat uudet valkoiset t-paitani. Leikkasin puuvillahuivista muutaman kukkasen, silitin ne tärkkiä apuna käyttäen, asettelin kukkien takapuolelle muutamia suikaleita kiinnisilitettävää saumanauhaa, ja silitin kukat paitaan likatahrojen päälle. Vielä koristeompeleet puuvillalangalla, paita koneeseen, sitten kuivausrumpuun ja valmista tuli!