I ordered a "Son's of Alzheimers" tee shirt. I'd like to cut the logo off the tee shirt and attach it to the back of a leather vest.

Any ideas?

Option B (and probably the better plan) would be to have my artistic daughter reproduce the logo directly on the vest with appropriate "paint".

Heres a company that will make you a custom patch for your jacket, probably be better than a sewn on cut out.
link

If you do cut it out, make it a 3 piece set like real patch and rockers, doing the whole thing in one piece doesn't look quite right, jmo

Good contact cement, such as 3M, is routinely used for attaching things to leather, and even leather-to-leather. It's a permanent bond that will be stronger than the material itself.

Barge cement. Use with caution.

Don’t cut it out of the tee shirt without ironing a stabilzer to it. Iron-on interfacing (get at Joann’s or even Walmart in fabric section) works well and keeps it from stretching out of shape and keeps the edges from rolling up. This is how folks who make T-Shirt quilts keep them from being impossible to work with.

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Originally posted by PHPaul:
I ordered a "Son's of Alzheimers" tee shirt. I'd like to cut the logo off the tee shirt and attach it to the back of a leather vest.

Any ideas?

Option B (and probably the better plan) would be to have my artistic daughter reproduce the logo directly on the vest with appropriate "paint".

I like the idea of repainting the logo directly on to the vest. Especially with cotton knit, the fabric and printing will start to look shabby pretty quickly.

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Originally posted by signewt:
Barge cement. Use with caution.

I use Barge cement. It's phenomenally sticky. Once you apply it, you won't get a second chance.

I think recreating it with a patch would be the best way to do this.

Any way you try to attach a piece of t-shirt whether by gluing or sewing is just never going to look right or last very long as you’re putting something very delicate and thin over something thicker and sturdier.

PHPaul,
I sent you email.
Recreating the image on a heavy embroidered cloth patch is by far the best idea.
However, it needs to be rearranged as per the email.
Any leather shop catering to the Harley riders will have a sewing machine that will attach the patch on a jacket or vest.
Some leather shops can also make the patch from a digital image.

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Originally posted by Wasabibill:

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Originally posted by signewt:
Barge cement. Use with caution.

I use Barge cement. It's phenomenally sticky. Once you apply it, you won't get a second chance.

Barge is the goto cement for saddle makers (of which we have a few here in town). Barge will adhere just about anything to just about anything else. The yellow can is the original, high VOC type. The blue can/tube (I use the tube) works almost as well. Among other things, I've used it to adhere neoprene to wood, and to stainless steel (magazine base pads). No second chance is correct. It is a contact cement. If either surface is porous or absorbent, use two coats on that surface. Acetone is its solvent.