Fabric Memory Game
It all started with this photo from Pinterest. It was love at first sight. Are you kidding me? Fabric Memory. Why didn't I think of that? A game for kids that involves beautiful fabric? That is right up my alley. I couldn't stop thinking about it. Seriously. I have issues.
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| photo from the Purl Bee via pinterest |
But, come on, look at the fabric they used. Gorgeous. Heavenly. I couldn't get my hands on fabric that beautiful. However, I did use up some pretty scraps so that is a good thing, right?
When we were invited to a two year old birthday party, I knew it was time. Time to make the Fabric Memory Game I had been dreaming of.
I followed the tutorial found here. It was a perfect tutorial. Beautiful photos and so easy to understand.
This was a time consuming project for me but totally worth every minute.
Mine are not nearly as perfect as the ones you will see in the tutorial. Yikes. I dream of being that good one day.
I wrote my crooked stitching and lopsided squares off as "adding character". Works for me.
I just stared at them for a long time. Almost didn't give them away. It was that kind of present, you know the kind.
I didn't want to just throw the game in a plastic baggie. That is no fun. So next in order was a felt holder for the game.
I used the same color felt as the Memory squares. I began with two pieces of felt approximately 9" x 11".
I found some scrap ribbon for the button loop closure and to finish off the top of the bag. I looped the smaller ribbon and then pinned a wider ribbon the length of the bag top.
I pinned a ribbon on the other side too.
Then I hit the sewing machine to straight stitch that ribbon to the top of the bag and I also stitched the two pieces of felt together to form the holder.
I folded over the top to make a pencil mark where the button should go. I sewed the button in place.
Now I had a fabric bag to hold my Fabric Memory Game. Woohoo!
And the button closure worked like a charm and looked cute too!
I tucked the game squares neatly in the bag. I am pretty sure I had a huge smile on my face the whole time. These things really do make me giddy.
Seriously though, how cute does that look when you peek into the bag?
I added a tag to the front hanging from the button so the momma of the birthday girl would know what the gift was.
You want to make one now, don't you???
I even had a preschool teacher that was also a guest at the party come up to me afterwards and ask if I could make her one for her classroom. Pretty cool. Although, I had just finished them up and so the idea of starting a whole new set made me want to take a nap. : )
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