Pretty straight forward, but I thought I'd share how I've made some cotton flags for my layout. The key ingredient here is the Avery #3275 T-Shirt Transfer sheets.
Step 1. The great thing is you can make flags of any size, shape, and theme. Below are three sets of flags. The largest is the Lionel flag (2.5" by 4") down to the Green Bay Packer triangle which is about 1" by 2". You need to make one side normal, then copy and flip the image so you can have an image on both sides of your flag. Again, I print these onto a sheet Avery #3275 T-Shirt Transfer paper.
Step 2. Put down a towel or T-shirt on your ironing board, then cut out a piece from an old T-shirt a little larger than the flag you are making. For a cotton T-shirt, run on its hottest setting and get the wrinkles out.
Step 3. Cut out your flag (leave about 1/2" of margin) and place it with the ink-side down and iron for about 30 seconds.
Step 4. Flip the cloth over. DO NOT peel off the paper.
Step 5. Match the other side of your flag and iron as above.
Step 6. Do not touch until it is cool to the touch (a couple of minutes). Then slowly peel the paper to reveal your masterpiece.
Step 7. Trim and enjoy. You can just staple it to a wooden dowel or add eyelets.
The biggest expense in this are the iron on sheets. I got a couple for free from our middle school. I also saw a pack at Walmart. Twelve sheets for $11.99. Anyway, its very simple and I thought some of you may enjoy making your own too. Oh, and one final warning. Make sure you do put down a towel or another old T-shirt under your work or you'll end up with the following and your wife will not be very happy about ruining her ironing board cover.
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