#stitch lab

Here’s a fun little project to add to the festivities this year! This particular one is for Thanksgiving, but of course this could be awesome for an holiday or special occasion.

What you’ll need:

5 wool blend felt fat quarters, 2 yards of decorative trim or ribbon, 1 sheet of template plastic, small fabric scissors, small craft scissors, 1 fine point sharpie, 1 disappearing ink felt marker, fabric glue

1. First you’ll need to print out your letters. I used the font Minya-Nouvelle that I downloaded for free. I increased the font size to 500 to get the desired result. Then trace each letter onto you template plastic using a sharpie.

2. Cut each letter out using craft scissors and trace each letter onto felt using the disappearing ink marker.

3. Cut each letter out of felt.

4. To make the background pieces, draw out a rectangle on paper measuring 9”x 5 1/2”. You can change the bottom edge of the rectangle to be scalloped, pointed or any which way you like. Trace the rectangle onto template plastic, cut it out and trace and cut out of felt.

5. Glue each letter onto the corresponding rectangle.

6. To join all the pieces, either stitch or hot glue the trim along the top of each rectangle, leaving about a 1/2” border at the top of each rectangle.

7. At the beginning and end of the banner, fold the trim under to the backside and either stitch or glue in place.

8. Hang up using tacks and ENJOY!!!

This is a fun project for all ages, great for last-minute Halloween or if you’re “feelin’ feline” any time of year!

Using the same basic steps, I made a pair of black kitty ears, hot pink kitty ears, bear ears, and devil horns. This project is easily adaptable to any costume or mood! 

Materials:  Felt, Aleene’s Fabric Fusion Glue (great for felt and fabric), headbands, scissors, tracing pen or chalk, and of course coffee :) 

And templates: Here are cat ears and devil horns. I adapted the cat ears to make the bear ears by just rounding the tops off and shortening the pink part by about 1/2”. 

1. Trace and cut out 2 of each piece (plus 2 pink lining pieces for kitty or bear). Note that I traced and cut these on the fold, so they are doubled. This makes it easier to glue and stand up on your headband. 

2. Finger press the outer ear part in the middle, open up, and glue the pink piece just above the fold. Repeat for second ear. 

3. Once the pink part has dried just enough to be tacky and not shift around, fold the black part around the headband. Apply glue to one inner side generously, smearing to create an even layer. Press together, and use clips to hold in place while the glue sets. Repeat for second side. 

Devil horns are done the same way, except no pink inner piece - just fold over once. Make in many colors and wear out and about!