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Spooky Shadows DIY Halloween Felt Bean Bag Tutorial

3 Oct

Easy DIY halloween bean bag toss, just add pumpkin buckets!

Halloween is creeping up on us.  Wrangle up all your favorite goblins for a Halloween bean bag toss.

Halloween bean bag toss game with plastic pumpkins

These simple yet elegant bean bags are a great project for the beginning hand sewer.

Toss in some a few pumpkin trick or treat buckets and you’ve got yourself an easy Halloween party game for all ages!

You will need:

1 9″ x 12″ Embossed jack – lantern felt sheet

1 9″ x 12″ Orange felt sheet (Monarch Butterfly)

1 – 9″ x 12″ Black Felt sheet

1 cup of dried beans

Orange and black thread.

OPTIONAL: Plastic pumpkin trick or treat buckets.

Felt Bean Bags for halloween

Cut the orange and patterned felt sheets into 6 rectangles.

bean bag template

Cut 1 of each of the felt shadow shapes on template below out of black felt.

For tips on cutting small shapes see: Cutting Felt  or try Andie’s method

Cute felt bat bean bag

Sew down one of felt shadows to each of the orange rectangles.

Place printed felt rectangle on back with print facing outward.

How to make a felt bean bag, picture tutorial, great beginner project.

Using a running stitch sew around the outer edges, stopping to fill with about 2 tbsp of dried beans before closing bean bag.

Felt Bean bag tutorial - super easy.

Repeat with remaining squares.

Easy Halloween templates for felt bean bags - please do not pin templates.

Easy Halloween bean bags - prefect project for a beginning hand sewer!

Happy Crafting!

~Andie

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DIY mini felt pumpkin felt food tutorial

DIY felt pumpkins

Pattern for fall trees candle mat

Scrappy Felt Candle Mat

Back to School Felt Laptop Case

23 Sep


Sunshine on a cloudy day - Felt Laptop sleeve

Despite being entirely hand sewn this DIY felt laptop sleeve comes together quickly and is sure to brighten the cloudy days ahead.

DIY 14″ Laptop sleeve

You will need:

1 yard base color (I used Grey Flannel*)

1/4 yard accent color (I used Banana Creme Pie*)

*Matching thread

Grey cross stitching thread

Velcro to match Contrast: I used Butter

Leather punch (available in craft, tack and hobby stores)

DIY laptop - easy felt

I realize my laptop is a weird size but you can easily size up or down as needed.

Cut the yardage down to 15″ x 32″

(or 16″ x 33″ for larger laptops)

Using the left over grey felt cut a 15″ long scalloped strip. (template A at the end of post)

Punch holes in the center of the scallops with a leather punch. (You can also use a heavy-duty hole punch if you use a wool or wool blend felt.

punch felt - with a leather punch

Repeat with 2 strips of yellow felt. Set aside.

Cut scraps of  yellow into:

6 –  1″ x .05″  (B)

1 – 2″ x .05″ (C)

1 – 10″ x .05″ (D)

(on template)

Create bow using the 10″ and 2″ pieces as shown.

The making of a felt bow

Because I neglected to take photos of the piece before I folded it over on itself I have created this handy albeit terrible artists rendering of the process.

Cut triangles out of Velcro sides to create points and set aside.

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Lay out the rectangle and now shape and stitch into place using an applique stitch or running stitch and matching thread.  On the opposite side stitch the hook (scratchy side of the Velcro) down with embroidery thread for added strength.

DIY laptop tutorial

Lay out the scallop shapes in alternating colors and stitch down along the flat edge and ends if desired.

Position soft Velcro side (loop) and sew down.

sides

Fold along center and stitch top scallops together with an overcast stitch.

Laptop scalloped shapes

Overcast stitch the bottom closed the same way.

American Felt and Craft - Laptop tutorial felt

Fold along center of felt case.

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Using embroidery thread over cast stitch up the sides, stopping at flap.

side laptop sleeve tutorial

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Felt laptop sleeve tutorial

Happy Crafting

Andie

American Felt and Craft - Felt Laptop Tutorial

DIY laptop sleeve template - felt scallops

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Felt Sweetheart Candy Box Tutorial

16 Jan

 Felt Sweetheart box for your sweetheart

Nothing says Valentine’s day like the iconic pink sweetheart box.

Here’s our felt version.

DIY felt valentines day sweetheart box back

You will need: 

1- 9″x 12″ sheets Pink felt-  Bubblegum Felt*

3″ x 3″  scrap White Felt*

5″ x 5″ scrap Red Felt – Lipstick

3′ x 3″ felt scraps for heart shapes Sparrow, Chartreuse, White*

Crafting vinyl

1 pkg – Sweetheart buttons

Stuffing

* Matching thread (you can use 1 strand of embroidery thread in place of standard thread.)

Embroidery thread in Hot Pink

 Templates (at the end of post)

Felt and button sweetheart box

Cut

Cut both 2 front and back pieces (A) and 2 each of the side piece (D, H)  one felt backing (B) from pink felt

Cut heart shape from the center of one of the A pieces.

Here are some tips for cutting small shapes or try Andie’s method

Cut out felt heart shape (I) from white, chartreuse, and sparrow colored felts.

Cut (C) from white felt.

pinning templates to felt with scotch tape

Cut  one each of templates E, F, and G from and 1 D from red felt.

How to make a felt candy box valentines day craft

 Trace out the heart shape onto template B try to leave lots of spacing around the heart  it will be easier to sew the vinyl down.

Cover heart shape with buttons – This doesn’t need to be exact.

heart shaped buttons

Sew vinyl over button pieces.

Vinyl and felt - Valentines day craft

Throw a few loose buttons in if desired.

 Set Aside.

Scalloped felt heart - V-day Felt craft

Stitch template C onto template A

stitch felt ribbon onto felt box

Stitch down red D piece using an overcast stitch and matching thread. Trim ends of felt so they fit at an angle.

How to make a felt bow- with templates American Felt and Craft The Blog

Make a Felt Bow

Loop E piece over as shown and stitch down. Wrap F piece around the loop and stitch down. Lay onto G piece and secure with a few stitches.

Add ribbon to front of felt valentines day box

 Place the ribbon in the center and stitch down.

Make a felt valentines day box front complete

Place vinyl covered B piece behind the box front. Carefully stitch together using matching thread and hiding the stitches under the loose scalloped heart edge. Set aside.

Sew hearts to back of felt valentine

Lay out heart shapes (I ) as shown and stitch each down with a running stitch and matching thread.

Felt V-day. Sew sides onto felt valentines day box

Sew sides together (D and H) Attach back piece  to frame with an overcast stitch with matching thread.

Felt Sweethearts box Valentines Day CraftSew front on, stuffing before you close.

Felt valentines day craft - sweetheart box tutorial

Valentines Felt and button sweetheart  box

Print templates as full page.

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See our full line of Felt & craft supplies at American Felt & Craft.

We’re planning out future felt blog posts- tell me what you’d like to see on our blog.
Happy Crafting!

~Andie

Check out some of our other sweet felt tutorials:

Easy felt Rose Pillow tutorialDIY Felt Giraffe Tic Tac Toe Tutorial

Domestic Bliss Tree and Felt Ornament Recap

7 Dec

Finished Domestic Bliss Christmas Tree - Ornament tutorials

Ahh Domestic Bliss never seems to last as long as you hope it will.

Such is life.

Felt Christmas Tree Ornament Tutorials Domestic Bliss Theme

At least we’ll always have our memories.

Domestic Bliss Chistmas Tree Tutorials step by step

Here’s what you will need to make your own  little slice of domestic bliss

You will need:

Sewing Tape Measure & faux pearls (to drape across tree)

Plastic Needles ( these look so cute on ornament hooks)

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And of course a few handmade felt ornaments:

DIY Felt Cameo Ornaments

3  Felt Seamstress Cameo Ornaments

Merry Mugs Felt Ornament Tutorial

4- Merry Mug Ornaments

DIY felt apron ornament tutorial

4 Happy Hostess Apron Ornaments

Pint sized Pincushions an easy DIY felt Christmas ornament tutorial

5 Pint Sized Pincushion

glue gun Christmas tree topper tutorial

And of course a Glue Gun Tree Topper

Check out Hipster X-Mas for more holiday ornament tutorials…

Hipster Tree Felt Ornament Tutorials American Felt and Craft

Next week kicks off our third and final felt tree theme – be sure to join us for another week of felt ornament tutorials!

…And be prepared for a big finish!

Happy Crafting~

Andie

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