Sensory Toy

Hi everyone!
I hope you are having a lovely day.

Thanks for stopping by.

Today I have a little gift I made for my grandson, Asher.

Sara sent me a picture of something similar and said

she thought I could easily make one.  So I did and it went

into his Easter "basket"

I actually made 2 of these, so he'd have one here and one

at home.

This is a simple thing to make and a great sensory 

toy for little ones.
I used fleece and ribbons from my stash and inside I

use a cleaned and cut up potato chip bag to give it

a crinkle factor.

If you make something like this, think about how it

needs to be sewn, my first one, I screwed up a couple

things and had to redo them.
Sorry I didn't take pictures of the process.

Just remember:

Lay fabric right side up,

place ribbons facing the center of the 

square of fabric,

then the other fabric right side down,

and then the chip bag.

Sew together,

leaving a space to turn it right side out.

When you turn right side out, the ribbons will be 

out the sides and the chip bag will be inside.

Sew the edge that was left open.

I used fleece which is very soft and double

sided, making it easier to put together, since there is

no right and wrong side to the fabric.
Be sure to use lots of different textures and 

colors for the ribbons.
This can simply be thrown into the laundry when

it needs to be washed.

I'm glad you stopped in today and

I hope you have been inspired in some way.

Come again soon,

you never know what you'll see at 

Kristie Kreates.

 

No Sew Hat for Marie

Hello!

Welcome to my blog.

See that beautiful baby?  That is my little Granddaughter.

Isn't she a beauty?!?!

She's growing so fast that she outgrew all her hats and

since we live in Western NY and it's winter, she

needed a new one.
I had gotten this fleece for her Christmas stocking

and had plenty left over, so thought it would be great

for a hat for her.

I had measured her head the last time I

saw her, so I cut the piece about 12" by 24"

leaving room for a seam allowance.
I folded it in half and ran a bead of 

FabriTac glue down the side of the fabric,

then folded it over.

Once it was dried it was nice and secure,

with a good clean seam.

At one end I cut strips into the fabric, about 3" long.

I used a small strip of fabric and tied around the 

cut strips.

I folded up the brim and we have a nice 

warm hat for our little gal.

And here she is in her new hat.

Fits perfectly.

It was so simple to make, only took about 15

minutes total.

Thanks for stopping in today,

I hope you have been inspired in some way.

Until next time,

Try something different!

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