Last week I managed to finish some homemade gifts... mainly a birthday gift for my niece and part of a Christmas gift for my daughter.
What each girl will recieve.
They are surprisingly easy to make... just a bit time consuming. All I did was make 9 blocks for each girl. Cut a 3x3 brick out of 3inch foam (you can get it at Walmart for cheap enough) using an exacto knife. Pick three colors of fabric and cut two 3 1/2" square pieces from each color (I mixed things up a bit by having a total of 5 types of fabric and having varying looks for each block). Sew, right sides together, two different fabrics(let's call them a, b, and c) on one side edge. Remember making cubes in grade school?
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l a l b l a l
l c l
l b l
l c l
Sorry if it looks a bit off, I tried my best! Anyway, you'll be stitching five sides together to make this shape... stitch one side of each b to one side of each c, then on one of the 'b's, stitch the two 'a's to make a t-shape (a hint, cut the corners of the squares a bit to make nicer corners). Once done, I prefered to stitch the rest together going around each of the 'a' sides. Can be a bit tricky. I found it easiest to iron all the seams open, including what was going to be a seam later on (just fold the 1/4 inch seam allowance over, wrong sides together, and iron... gives you a bit of a guideline for sewing the rest of the sides). Once all but one of the 12 sides is sewn together, turn the cube inside out and squish the foam brick small as possible to squeeze it inside. Hand stitch the last opening shut (this is where it's real nice to have ironed the edge 'open' first...). Each color should have it's twin on the opposite side of the block. Now, add the letters and pictures... a for apple, b for butterfly, c for cat, and so on. I used felt and just glued it on... making sure the picture wound up on the same color fabric as it's letter did.
The blocks
Anyway, have some fun with your fabric scraps! I know I did! And the girls will hopefully love these!
Me having some fun with them.
3 comments:
They look great! Now "easy" must be subjective!
These are great! My daughter would've loved them when she was younger.
How adorable, and so incredibly creative!!
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