Wish to make a candy little body to your mother this Mom’s Day? This one is comprised of felt and has magnets so she will be able to stick it on the fridge! I am exhibiting it right here with a bit poetry line, however you possibly can add a photograph or something you need. It is particularly good for a present to provide grandma with smiling grandkid faces inside. And so they might help make the body too!
I’ve had extra felt crafts than typical round right here currently, a lot 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 option to mix my favourite issues, I am going for it! This time round I am utilizing the Squares and Scallops set (affiliate hyperlink). And the flowers use a way that I not too long ago noticed on Instagram, and simply HAD to check out.
Are you prepared to provide this a attempt? Let’s go!
You will want:
Felt for the body (two squares a bit bigger than 4 inches)
Felt scraps for the flowers
Embroidery floss
Two small magnets (see word 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 robust neodymium magnets as a result of they’ll maintain via felt, whereas nonetheless remaining barely noticeable. HOWEVER, these usually are not baby protected even a bit. You might need to use completely different magnets and connect them to the again of the body as an alternative. Use your judgement!
Use the 2 largest scallop squares to chop out the entrance of the body. Heart 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 am going to 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 need to undergo the felt on the again layer, after which up via each body layers within the nook gap.
Sew with operating sew throughout the highest via ONLY the entrance layer. This can make all the sides look the identical, whereas preserving the highest open. Undergo the back and front on the nook gap.
Proceed stitching across the sides, however now it’s best to sew via the back and front on the similar time.
Whenever 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. You need 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.
Reduce out the circles after which mark 5 straight traces from the sides. You would do 4 or six when you’d fairly! Snip the traces along with your scissors.
The place you snipped, you now have little tabs. Spherical these along with your scissors, beginning on one facet, 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 minimize out tiny circles of felt like I did.
Glue the flowers to the sting of the body.
For those who’re utilizing neodymium magnets you possibly can 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 really a printable I shared on my Ko-Fi web page. It is designed to go along with an embroidery and cross sew sample that my Ko-Fi Klatsch members obtained, however the little set of printables can be found to anybody who helps me there (one time or as a subscriber!)
Whenever you’re including a photograph or anything to your body, you will 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 present, and have made a magnetic body up to now too. That one used English paper piecing. However even when you aren’t a mother or aren’t gifting this to somebody, it is nonetheless a enjoyable body to make a use!
Do not need to make this magnetic? Add a bit hanging so it is easy to show this on a wall!