For Colin's birthday I wanted to give him a magnetic alphabet.... and what better way to do that than to make it myself?! - Just a side note... his birthday isn't until September, but I didn't want to run out of time, so I started really early!-
It was actually really simple, and I love the way they turned out! I had most of the fabric on hand, and I had a stencil that I had used to make his birthday banner (which I just realized I never posted about...) I just traced the letter onto the fabric (the reverse side, of course, so the front of the letter wouldn't have trace marks).
Then I folded the fabric in half, so I would have the letter covered on the front and back. In between the fabric I put batting and a magnet. Then I just used my sewing machine and stitched around the letter I had traced. Once I had it all stitched, I just cut the excess off, and viola!
Don't look too close =) This was a nice way of doing it because it didn't require me to be too detailed, which I am, and the letters will fray a bit as they are worn, but that will just give them some personality! I just love the way they turned out! Can't wait to give them to Colin! And I figured I would make a small magnet board (out of a cookie sheet) so they won't be all over my kitchen floor =)
2 comments:
Very cute!!
They look Great! I think Garet likes them too!
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