One of my favorite babies turned 1 this week and of course that calls for a handmade gift. ABCs might be a bit advanced for her age but with a librarian for a mom I know she'll be reading in no time!
I was so excited when I found an
Eva charm pack while I was
cleaning out my scrap bin, the perfect collection for Lucy's
Mod Girl nursery. I took
Sugar Bee Crafts' advice and used the acid green for the backs of all the letters to make it clearer which way they should go.
There are a ton of tutorial's out there for making these. I used these
plush alphabet templates from
Chez Beeper Bebe but I took the lazy girl's approach which is to say I printed the letters on Avery full page
sticker paper (not reversed) that I could just stick to my fabric. No tracing and they're reusable:-) Just remember to cut out and sew around the inside bits. Note: the W in this template is too big for a 5" charm square.
Once I stitched around the letters I cut them out with pinking shears. I used two layers of batting, a great way to use up all those leftover bits.
Repeat 26 times in one day and your hand will be extremely sore.
Make a coordinating
Lined Drawstring Bag to hold them all and you have a perfect gift. What's you're go to baby gift?
Love this idea. I have a little Lucy in my life who'll need one of these, too. : )
ReplyDeleteAwesome! Thanks so much for this great idea!
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