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How to Sew A Felt Alphabet

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These gorgeous alphabet letters are an engaging, hands-on activity that can be used with young children, to help them learn the letters of the alphabet.  Read on to learn how easy it is to sew a felt alphabet.

Sew a Felt Alphabet

Sew Felt Alphabet Letters

To make these felt alphabet letters, you will need:

Sew a Felt Alphabet

  • Felt Sheets
  • Coordinating Thread
  • Washable Markers
  • Straight Pins
  • Scissors
  • Detail Scissors
  • Printable Template

To sew these felt alphabet letters, you will need to:

  • Download the pdf file and print out the letter template. Cardstock would be better for durability.

Sew a Felt Alphabet

  • Place the template letter onto the colour of felt that you would like the face of the letter and trace around it with a washable marker.

Sew a Felt Alphabet

  • Stack the felt sheet with letters on top of two more sheets of felt. Consider using less attractive colours for the middle layer because it won’t be seen.

Sew a Felt Alphabet

  • Place several straight pins through all three layers of felt, avoiding the traced lines.

Sew a Felt Alphabet

  • Sew along the lines of the traced letters. You can use a straight sewing foot or a free motion foot. If using a straight foot, life the presser foot at each corner and turn the felt to continue sewing. Stitch slowly when going around curves.

Sew a Felt Alphabet

  • Remove the straight pins and cut out each letter ⅛” outside the stitched lines.

Sew a Felt Alphabet

  • Use smaller detail scissors to cut out any spaces within the letters.

Sew a Felt Alphabet

  • Wash and dry the letters on a delicate cycle with low heat. This will erase the marker lines.

Sew a Felt Alphabet

  • Continue for as many letters as you’d like to form the entire alphabet or a specific word/phrase.

Sew a Felt Alphabet

TIPS

  • Print letter template on cardstock if you plan to use them more than once.
  • Do not use heat soluble pens (like the ones meant for sewing). Heat from an iron will melt felt.
  • Sew as much as you’d like within each letter. Using a free motion foot is a great way to create designs, much like quilting.

Using Felt Alphabet Letters

There are many ways that these letters can be used. They are great for little ones just learning to recognise the uppercase letters of the alphabet or in those learning CVC words or spelling.

They can also be used in conjunction with these fun printables.

Alphabet Sensory Bottle Alphabet Tracing Worksheets Alphabet Dot Books Alphabet Cut and Paste Book Apple Alphabet Matching Cards A fun way to work on fine motor skills is with this fine motor alphabet dice that contains six different skills for all uppercase and lowercase letters. Kids will love learning and practicing CVC words with this construction themed Build a CVC Word printable. A fun way to learn 42 different CVC words is with this exciting new CVC Pencil Puzzles.

Sew a Felt Alphabet

Sew Felt Alphabet Letters

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Ingredients
  

  • Felt Sheets
  • Coordinating Thread
  • Wasable Markers
  • Straight Pins
  • Scissors
  • Detail Scissors
  • Printable Template

Instructions
 

  • Download the pdf file and print out the letter template. Cardstock would be better for durability.
  • Place the template letter onto the colour of felt that you would like the face of the letter and trace around it with a washable marker.
  • Stack the felt sheet with letters on top of two more sheets of felt. Consider using less attractive colors for the middle layer because it won’t be seen.
  • Place several straight pins through all three layers of felt, leaving room near the traced lines.
  • Sew along the lines of the traced letters. You can use a straight sewing foot or a free motion foot. If using a straight foot, lift the presser foot at each corner and turn the felt to continue sewing. Stitch slowly when going around curves. TIP: Sew as much as you’d like within each letter. Using a free motion foot is a great way to create designs, much like quilting.
  • Remove the straight pins.
  • Cut out each letter ⅛” outside the stitched lines.
  • Use smaller detail scissors to cut out any spaces within the letters.
  • Wash and dry the letters on a delicate cycle with low heat. This will erase the marker lines.
  • Continue for as many letters as you’d like to form the entire alphabet or a specific word/phrase.
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