How to Sew A Felt Alphabet

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 Felt Alphabet Letters

To make these felt alphabet letters, you will need:

• 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.

• 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 colours for the middle layer because it won’t be seen.

• Place several straight pins through all three layers of felt, avoiding 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, life the presser foot at each corner and turn the felt to continue sewing. Stitch slowly when going around curves.

• Remove the straight pins and 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.

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.