Fabric decorations are a big hit in our house. Not only can they be cheap, fun to make and need very little skill. They also help your child learn a very important and valuable practical skill.
Our children actually use a mixture of our Silvercrest (Lidls) Sewing machine and all three learned to sew on our very old Vesta which is a hand operated machine. They all know how to hand sew too and Jess will often hand sew smaller items.
If you decide to give this craft a go then please share your creation using the hashtag #wiltshiregiftschristmas
To find out what we create this year watch out for the Children’s house going up on Wiltshire Gift’s Instagram and Facebook social media pages.
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Fabric Decorations:
Requirements:
- Fabric scraps
- Sewing machine (or needle and thread to hand sew)
- Ribbon, twine, etc.
- Scissors suitable for Fabric
- Paper templates (hand drawn, printed from google search etc)
Technique One:
3D Shapes (Christmas tree is the most simple! it’s just a triangle 😉)
- Cut fabric into desired shape in twos (When cutting, place fabric front sides facing and cut together to ensure they are exactly the same.
- If using ribbon cut ribbon into a short length and sew ends together with a simple stitch to make hoop
- Place ribbon between the two pieces of fabric at the top of your shape. ensuring the loop is between your two pieces of fabric.
- Pin the pieces together
- Sew around the edges starting where your hoop is. leaving a small opening.
- Turn your item inside out so the patterned side of your fabric now faces out
- Stuff with stuffing (old cushion, teddy or pillow inner works well)
- Hand sew up the remaining opening
Technique Two:
- Cut fabric into desired shape in twos (When cutting, place back to back and cut together to ensure they are exactly the same).
- If using ribbon cut ribbon into a short length and sew ends together with a simple stitch to make hoop
- Place ribbon between the two pieces of fabric at the top of your shape.
- Pin the pieces together
- Sew around the edges starting where your hoop is.
Alternative variations:
How about adding other scraps to decorate like our little Gingerbread couple?
String a few together to create bunting personalised with your family names?
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To check out more of our Christmas activities we have posted for Wiltshire Gifts you can find them all listed here.
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