Wish to make a candy little body to your mother this Mom’s Day? This one is constituted of felt and has magnets so she will stick it on the fridge! I am displaying it right here with a bit of poetry line, however you’ll be able to add a photograph or something you would like. It is particularly good for a present to present grandma with smiling grandkid faces inside. They usually may help make the body too!
I’ve had extra felt crafts than normal round right here currently, lots of which use deep-etch dies from Benzie and a guide die chopping machine. However I’ve simply actually been having enjoyable utilizing them, and after I can discover a new solution to mix my favourite issues, I’m going for it! This time round I am utilizing the Squares and Scallops set (affiliate hyperlink). And the flowers use a way that I just lately noticed on Instagram, and simply HAD to check out.
Are you prepared to present this a strive? Let’s go!
You’ll need:
Felt for the body (two squares a bit of bigger than 4 inches)
Felt scraps for the flowers
Embroidery floss
Two small magnets (see notice under)
Glue (Beacon 3-in-1 holds the magnets and the felt!)
Scissors
Needle
Cash
Vanishing ink pen
Squares and Scallops deep-etch die (affiliate hyperlink) and guide die chopping machine
Concerning the Magnets: I used tremendous sturdy neodymium magnets as a result of they are going to maintain by means of felt, whereas nonetheless remaining barely noticeable. HOWEVER, these usually are not baby protected even a bit of. You could wish to use totally different magnets and fasten them to the again of the body as a substitute. Use your judgement!
Use the 2 largest scallop squares to chop out the entrance of the body. Middle the smaller of the dies within the center to make the opening.
Use the biggest scallop sq. to chop the again of the body.
You will find yourself with a big strong sq. and a big open sq.. You will even have a smaller scallop sq., which it can save you for making one other undertaking (I will undoubtedly have extra tasks utilizing these dies!).
Thread a needle with six strands of embroidery floss and begin it with a knot on the high nook as proven. You wish to undergo the felt on the again layer, after which up by means of each body layers within the nook gap.
Sew with working sew throughout the highest by means of ONLY the entrance layer. This can make all the perimeters look the identical, whereas holding the highest open. Undergo the back and front on the nook gap.
Proceed stitching across the sides, however now you need to sew by means of the back and front on the similar time.
Once you attain the tip, safe the thread with a knot hidden between the layers or on the again. You will have to undergo the felt and never only a gap, in any other case the stitching might come undone.
To make the flowers, I used a technique that I noticed from DusiCrafts on Instagram. It’s best to undoubtedly go watch her video!
As a substitute of utilizing templates, begin by tracing 1 / 4 and a penny onto your felt scraps. I made two massive flowers and three small flowers.
Minimize out the circles after which mark 5 straight strains from the perimeters. You can do 4 or six in case you’d slightly! Snip the strains together with your scissors.
The place you snipped, you now have little tabs. Spherical these together with your scissors, beginning on one aspect, after which the opposite. Take away any remaining sample markings.
Embroider unfastened french knots in the midst of the small flowers. You are able to do a number of stitches in the midst of the bigger flowers, or reduce out tiny circles of felt like I did.
Glue the flowers to the sting of the body.
If you happen to’re utilizing neodymium magnets you’ll be able to glue them inside close to the highest fringe of the body. In any other case, glue your magnets to the again of the body.
It is all able to have a photograph or a particular message added to the body!
I made a decision to position a line of poetry in my body for now. That is truly a printable I shared on my Ko-Fi web page. It is designed to go together with an embroidery and cross sew sample that my Ko-Fi Klatsch members acquired, however the little set of printables can be found to anybody who helps me there (one time or as a subscriber!)
Once you’re including a photograph or the rest to your body, you may simply want to chop it down to three inches sq..
I simply love the little flower particulars and that it is really easy so as to add one thing cute and particular within the heart. I additionally love the thought of a photograph body as a Mom’s Day reward, and have made a magnetic body up to now too. That one used English paper piecing. However even in case you aren’t a mother or aren’t gifting this to somebody, it is nonetheless a enjoyable body to make a use!
Do not wish to make this magnetic? Add a bit of hanging so it is simple to show this on a wall!