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This is a badge bit (BB) that is part of the PEP curriculum.  Completing this BB is part of getting the straw badge in Textiles.

For this BB, you will make a sewn repair to patch a hole in a fabric seat in a car.

Related Article:
Patch a Truck Bench

To complete this BB, the minimum requirements are:
- Patch a hole in a fabric seat in a car.

To document your completion of the BB, provide proof of the following as pictures or a video (less than two minutes):
- The hole in the car seat needing repair.
- The materials you will use to make the repair.
- You making the repair.
- The completed repair on the car seat.
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My dad had a hole gouged out of his truck seat. I filled it with some felt fabric scraps, then used the same fabric to cover the hole for a patch. I whip stitched it up.
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The hole in my dad's truck seat
The hole in my dad
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The stuffed hole
The stuffed hole after I stuffed it
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The materials used: wool felt, thread, scissors, a needle
The materials used: wool felt, thread, scissors, a needle
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The finished patch
The finished patch
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