i hart flags

Maybe it was all those years of doing the backstroke in the pool, counting the flags for my flip turns!  But I am currently loving flags.  Fist it was the nursery.  I was so scared to put anything heavy that may fall on the little lass's while sleeping in their crib.  Call me crazy, but I kept thinking what would happen if an earthquake hit New England.  So I decided to do this one afternoon.  It was just a pack of craft paper and ribbon I already had on hand.

Then I was inspired by one of my daughter's friend's room.  Her Grandmother is a talented dress maker and sewed her a beautiful flag banner with her name on it.    The downside to this is I don't sew.  I decided to make one for some of the new babies I know that are coming into this world.  First was Bodie's no sew flag.

Things I needed. 
Stencils
Fabric
Felt
X-Acto knife
Scissors
Ribbon
Iron
Stitch Witchery
Craft cutting board

make one flag and trace all the others so they are the same size

Trace the letters backwards and on the opposite side of the fabric

Cut out letters with scissors, use X-Acto knife to help for any difficult parts, for example the inside of the letter O.  Then use Stitch Witchery to iron the felt flag to the ribbon and the letters to the felt.  I had to glue gun the zig zag ribbon border because it was too thin for Stitch Witchery.

Thankfully everyone's been keeping the names short!  I have one more to do for Baby Aidan being born on Friday.