Although I missed the baby shower I saw a picture all of the presents, and they got everything they could need and more. So what do you I get a child and his folks who already have everything?
I thought perhaps I could make something. I've been more adventurous in my craft projects lately and I thought I'd have a go at crafting something.
After researching some ideas I decided on making a padded letter to go on the wall of the nursery.
So I began by drawing and cutting out a large 'R' letter (his name is Rueben) out of cardboard. Then found some material and light padding to put inside. After cutting around the template - slightly larger than the letter to fold the edges over, I turned the letter over to glue to the back. To do the corners I had to cut into strips to bend neatly across each other and not to cause bunching in the fabric.
I had to neatly trim away any excess padding as that ruined the clean edges and made the glue difficult to stick. After gluing the outside edges I left it to dry overnight.
The next day I focused on the center piece of the letter, which was more tricky. In some places I used staples to increase the staying power. I was able to do this because of cardboard was congregated and the padding hid where they'd gone into the cardboard. I covered the back with another layer of glue ready to lay the back piece of material and seal it, to create a professional finish on the back. This had no padding so the material stuck easily with the craft glue.
Finally I went round the edges with some scissors to make sure there was no excess material or fraying.
Although the letter wasn't perfect I am pleased with the final result and the parents have put it on baby Roo's door already!
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