Plush Alphabet Magnets

Who can resist a little Instructions;

plush alphabet? I made
some plush letters for my 1. Print the alphabet template on pages 3-6 on card stock. Cut out each
blog header, and liked
them so much I knew I letter to serve as a template for tracing.
had to make a whole
set—only with the 2. Cut your cotton batting into 52 4-inch square pieces—you will need
addition of magnets.
two 4-inch square pieces for each letter.
Supplies:
26 different 8x4 inch
pieces of fabric
3. Assign a different fabric to each letter of the alphabet (I organized
Cotton batting all my fabrics by color and shade in order to achieve a color-wheel-
White thread like effect). Fold each piece of fabric in half, rights sides facing out.
26 small magnets (about
¼ - ½- inch wide) Using a washable fabric marker or pattern marking pencil, trace each
Card stock for letter letter in reverse onto the center of the right-side of the folded swatch
template
of fabric (your letter should appear backward once traced).
Optional:
Fray-Stop Fabric Glue

Tools:
Sewing machine Fabric
Scissors Folded
Small sharp scissors here
Washable fabric marker
Pins

Project URL with photos:

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logspot.com/2009/10/tu 4. Sandwich two pieces of cotton batting between the layers of folded
torial-how-to-make- fabric. Place one magnet just under the first layer of fabric, on top
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of the layers of batting, positioning the magnet so when you lay down
These magnets and their
the fabric the magnet is laying within the outline of the letter. Pin
instructions were created by Holly the layers of batting and fabric together.
Keller of Beeper Bébé. It is
intended for personal use and may
not be reproduced, copied, or re-
used without permission from Cotton batting
Holly Keller/ Beeper Bébé. That layers
said, please do use the instructions
to make your own magnets for you
or for gifts. Happy crafting! Magnet placed on Magnet placed
top of batting, and here under top
under fabric layer of fabric
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5. Sew around the edge of each traced letter (sew right on top of the lines of the letter you
traced), taking care to ensure the magnet stays in place within the seams of the letter. If
the letter has holes in the center—like a letter P or B—do not sew the inside edges of the
letter. Once you have sewn the outside edges of the letter, using a small sharp scissors
cut out the inside portions of the letter, then sew around the inside edge of the letter.

Do not sew
around this area
until after you
have cut out the
inside.

6. Trim around the edge of the seams of the sewn letter, about 1/8 of an inch from the
seams.

7. Optional: apply some sort of fabric fray-stop glue along the edges of each letter.

8. Go put your alphabet up on your refrigerator or something and admire its color and
loveliness.

Please note: due to the fact that this project contains magnets, you should under no
circumstances give these magnets to a child under the age of 3. Magnets can be very
harmful if swallowed.

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