Small Projects - Crinkly Robot by Prudent Baby

Our guest post today is from Jacinda and Jaime, the talented duo over at Prudent Baby. Their site is chock full of craft projects for babies and kids, the nursery, moms (Hot Mess Mommy-love that!) and cooking recipes. Today they show us how to make Crinkly Robots. Take it away ladies…

Crinkly Robot

We came up with these little crinkly robots especially for Smaller. And we are kinda geeking over it because we are huge fans of Small and everything else these gals touch. But back to the 'bots… here's how to make your own little crinkly robot with loads of ribbon-tag goodness.
 

 

Collect your supplies. You will need:

- Print-out of Robot template Click here

- A crinkly piece of plastic. Travel wipe bags work well.

- 2 - 5x7" pieces of wool felt (this is a good time to use the nice stuff that you've been hoarding.)   They can be the same or complimentary colors.

- Scraps of felt

- Ribbon

- Needle and thread (sewing or embroidery will work)

- Head Pins

- Scissors

- Sewing Machine (optional)

2. Lay down the 2 pieces of felt with the plastic bag sandwiched in between.

3. Lay the robot template on top (pin, if you like) and cut through all layers. (You may cut your plastic separately to save your scissor blades but the felt should be cut together.

4. Cut out the decorative elements from the scrap felt and arrange on your robot.

5. Stitch any layered pieces including the zig-zag on the chest, and the eyes on their background.

 

6. Stitch all of the decorative elements onto the front layer of your robot. Make sure the stitches are very secure.

7. Trim your plastic so that it is not showing around the edge of the felt.

 

8. Assemble the robot with the plastic sandwiched between the two pieces of felt and pin your ribbon tags into the seam. Each piece of ribbon is folded in half.

9. If you are using a sewing machine, zig-zag stitch around the entire outside edge of the felt so that one stitch falls off the edge of the felt, simulating an overlock stitch. Stitch the ribbon tags into the robot as you go.

 

If you are hand-stitching, use a whip-stitch or blanket stitch to secure edge and attach ribbon tags all the way around.

10.  And that's it!

Thank you Jacinda and Jaime!!!

Prudent Baby

Comments

[wool felt]

i like the artwork

Abhishek
http://www.wtifelt.com

[gifts Philippines]

Cool! Thanks for guiding me through this. I will try to make something like that this weekend. Keep posting!

-pia-

[Mulberry Alexa]

So cute! I already like you on FB and also get your posts on Google Reader. :)