"The spirit is there in every boy; it has to be discovered and brought to light." -- Sir Robert Baden-Powell

So, sewing patches onto scout uniforms is a royal pain in the you know what.  I honestly think they should have a sewing merit badge, and once you sew your patches on yourself, you can earn it.  In all honestly though, it's not THAT difficult.  I had no problem when the boys were cub scouts.  But then, when I bought one of those microfiber shirts - well, that's when all my problems started.

So now W has earned enough merit badges (8) that he feels comfortable sewing them on his sash.  Wait.  Let me rephrase that.  Not that he is comfortable sewing them on his sash, but rather he feels there are enough to display on the sash.  I was dreading this and even had some trouble at first, until I remembered this pin.  Probably one of the best bits of advice I have found in a while.

Take the merit badges and staple them onto the sash.  That way they are positioned in place and won't be moving around while you try to sew them into place.

I wish I could credit whoever pinned this, but it just says uploaded by user, with no name.  Anyway like I said, this is a genius idea!  Mine still did look a bit uneven so I did end up using some marking chalk to block out the spaces and then stapled them in the right spot.  They came out perfect!!!

Disclaimer:  I am not sure how well this will work on those microfiber shirts.  But on the regular twill, it's perfect!


From my board "Be Prepared"