I have a friend who did a Superhero theme for her son's birthday and wanted capes for each of the boys. I offered up my idea of doing felt ones because there is less sewing (no edges to worry about) and they hold up really well. My kiddos have a few toys made out of felt and they are on their 3rd round of being played with by a baby without much wear and tear.
She wanted the Superman colors so I suggested doing the emblem with just each boy's initial on the back and they all turned out so cute.
I bought my felt at Joann's by the yard, you can't beat it when it's 40% off. I traced an old cape we already had as my pattern and made my own pattern for the emblem. To make the letters fit I traced the emblem onto paper and then wrote the letters on that and cut them out. After getting them cut out it was just a matter of sewing Velcro on the tabs and sewing the letters and emblem down on the back of the cape.
 |
| Cutting Cape |
 |
| Emblems for back |
 |
| Sewing emblems |
 |
| Finished cape |
Superhero cape finished in no time! This would make a great idea for a Halloween costume or a gift for Christmas for those Superhero fans.
Make and Take Craft Weekend is offering a
Kid's Gift Day and this is just one of the gifts you can make, it can be made for boys or girls.
No comments:
Post a Comment