How to Make Fabric Alphabet Letters

Inside: How to Make Fabric Alphabet Letters

Sometimes we need a simple sewing project that qualifies as self-care. This type of project should allow you to do some sewing but not leave you frustrated because the project is too large or complicated.

It’s a way to get you into your sewing space and have a quick win. If it’s a great scrap buster, even better because the pressure of using up scraps has just been eliminated.

That’s why I created this perfect self-care project. It’s fast. It’s easy. It uses scraps. And, it has the potential to make a great gift (which I’ll talk more about below).

How to Make Fabric Alphabet Letters

Fabric Alphabet Letters couldn’t be easier. You don’t need a lot of skills or a ton of fabric. Here’s the best part: If you can sew a straight stitch then you can make these fabric letters.

Ideally, this project is perfect for 5″ charm squares, but you could cut the scrap squares a little larger (6″ x 6″) for slightly larger letters.

Materials

• Assorted Fabric Scraps
• Sewing Machine
• Aurifil 50 wt. Cotton Thread
• Extra Loft Polyester Batting (affiliate)
• Fabric Marking tool (Frixion Pen)
• Rotary Cutter with sharp blade
• Self Healing Rotary Cutting Mat
• Acrylic Ruler
• Havel’s Serrated Embroidery Scissors
• Computer Letter Fonts
• Printer/Printer Paper
• Paper Cutting Scissors

Get a free PDF Download with these instructions:

Printing Alphabet Letters

• Choose an appropriate font on your computer. In this tutorial I’ve used a free font called Intro. Each letter was sized to 400 px. Other fonts would work for this project.
• Experiment with a few until you come up with one that works best for your project. Stay away from script fonts or ones with any type of flourish.
• Print out the letters, trim, and set aside.

Making the Fabric Alphabet Letters

Step 1:

Charm squares are ideal for this project; however, if you’re not using 5″ charm squares you will need to cut out squares of fabric from your Letter Front fabric, Letter Back fabric, and the batting.

Step 2:

This will ultimately depend on the size of your letters and font so it’s best to audition the letters on top of a quilt sandwich. Leave at least 1″ around each letter for sewing and trimming.

Step 3:

Once you have the squares cut out, trace the letter onto Letter Front fabric and then pin around the sides.

Make a Quilt Sandwich

Step 1:

Create a quilt sandwich with the Letter Front fabric, batting, and Letter Back fabric.

Step 2:

Using a contrasting thread, stitch on the traced line. There is one place you might run into an issue: Because you’ll be trimming close to the edge I recommend sewing around each letter two or three times.

Step 3:

Trim close to the stitching. I recommend using really sharp scissors for trimming, especially the cut outs.

How to Use the Fabric Alphabet Letters

Now here’s the best part. The possibilities are endless.

• You can create an assortment of words that spell out a child’s name.
• Create an entire alphabet for babies or toddlers. Add in a matching fabric basket and you have a unique shower gift.
• Spell out special days like Happy Birthday, Merry Christmas, etc.  A simple way to display these would be to make a banner using a piece of bias tape and clip on the letters with  mini-clothespins.
• Wash and dry them so they get a little frayed for an even better look!

Can you see the possibilities?

Pull some scraps, print a few letters, and have an awesome self-care sewing moment.

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