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My friend and her husband who have a 3-year old daughter, adopted a 1-year old girl from China. As a gift to celebrate this momentous occasion, I embroidered two matching shirts with Jie Jie (Big Sister) and Mei Mei (Little Sister) in Chinese characters.
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One of the two adorable matching pink shirts I was able to find in the right sizes at Target.
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Pink holographic thread for a sparkly effect from Joann's.
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Stencil for "Mei" (Little Sister)
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Stencil for "Jie" (Big Sister)
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Placed "Mei" stencil over shirt and filled in
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"Mei" stenciled in
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Ditto for "Jie"
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"Jie" stenciled in
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Outline character and start filling in
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Finished "Jie" character
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Finished "Mei" character
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Completed "Jie" shirt
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Completed "Mei" shirt
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