Supplies:
- Lots of different colored wool, felted wool, or felt (Many quilting stores have “orphan” pieces of wool they sell at discount. You can buy NEW wool felt by the yard at every fabric store – the ratio of felt and wool determines its price and quality. Regular craft felt is cheap and would probably do for all the little pieces, but I think it’s best to get some good wool for the circle part. Phew…that was long!)
- Embroidery floss in coordinating colors.
- Pattern. I couldn’t find on their website that you can buy it there, so you might have to go to the store. If you’re really ambitious, you could draw your own shapes and cut them out!
- Poly-Fill. Just a small amount of any regular fiber fill to go in between the two pieces (on the back of each charm is a coordinating color.
What to do:
- Cut out all your pieces – use pins to keep them all together
- Blanket Stitch or Running Stitch all the pieces to each other
- Fill each charm with a small piece of poly-fill as you blanket stitch the edges.
- Leave a little extra floss at the top for hanging.
- I ended up buying the metal frame they sold to display them on, but I think you could attach them to some cute ribbon for a banner across a window or opening in your home.
Price:
Metal Frame: $30
Wool & floss: $8-10
Time:
Timeless…I really don’t know how long it took, but it was a great thing to do while watching TV!:)
