When I found out about the shower, I started trying to find something I could do, a gift that hopefully, no one else would think of. Of course, I headed straight for Pinterest! How wouldn't? Sometimes I think of things on my own, but sometimes I need a little nudge!
OMG! There is a ton of things on there! Some of the things, I think I will be working on, so I can have them ready for the next gift I need.
There is one of the projects that really caught my eye!
Alphabet Letters from Sierra at BlueRobbinCottage.com
She had this picture, but I couldn't find the actual way that she did them. So I will share with you, what I did!
First off, I needed to draw out the letters and decide how big they should be.
I first took a piece of regular computer paper and made a grid using a black sharpie, so it would stand out under a second piece of computer paper. With this grid, I could draw out two letters per sheet.
I used a little piece of double sided tape to hold the two pieces, so they didn't slide while I drew the letters. Using the marker, made it bold and visible through the clean sheet. Once I drew the 2 letters, I removed and got another sheet.
Sorry that the pencil lines are hard to see. I made the thickness of the letters about 1 1/4 inch. These will be the lines that I use to stitch the letters. After I had them all drawn out, I cut them out. It was a lovely sunny day, and even though the sun was shining, it was a little breezy, but I managed to get them all cut out!
Next can the fun part! Finding the right fabrics to lay out for the letters! I got a little, no, a lot of help with scraps from my sister, Lynette, she is a quilter and was very generous and found a bag of wonderful colors that would be suitable for a little guy! I was very careful to be sure I mixed the letters up, so that when they were all laid out, there wasn't any that were next to each other, that were the same color. Laying out 3-4 letters at a time, laying down the one color of fabric, adding 2 layers of felt and the other color of fabric. I traced the letters using chalk, that way it would be easily removed once the stitching was complete!
I ended up stitching them all with black thread, I wanted them to stand out!
As you can see, I let a little room in between letters. Some areas, only one pass was needed to cut out the letters like between the V and A.
I used Pinking shears to cut the letters out. These pinking shears are my sisters, also. Looks like it is time to add them to my wish list! They sure did come in handy!
These are my finished letters! Great boy colors and they will be so fun to play with! The great thing about them, is that if they get dirty from, say, spit up or food from little hands, they can be washed! Clean and ready to use again! I stacked them up in order and wrapped them with a ribbon. I then put them in a small diaper bag that could be used to store them, or to use as a little carrying bag, along with a few onsies and books! Baby gifts are so much fun!
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