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ABCs and 123s Wall Hanging

  • Mary
  • April 8, 2011
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This was my entry for the first week of the One Month to Win It competition where I am currently a contestant! The contest started with 12 contestants and each week 3 are voted off. Luckily, I made it through the first round so below is the tutorial for my project. In other exciting news, I’ve started a shop for my patterns! I’ll still be including free patterns on most posts but the ones that have a more detailed design and need printable pages will be in the shop.

Materials list:
The following supplies are exactly what I used. You could easily modify this design to use a different frame or no frame and just wrap the fabric around a piece of cardboard backing.

  • One 14″ tall x 25″ long frame with cardboard backing (glass not necessary) with an opening of
    21 1/2″ x 9 3/4″
  • One piece of brown fabric 4″ larger than the cardboard backing from the frame (I used 25 1/2″ x 13 3/4″)
  • 1/4″ batting the same size as your brown background fabric
  • Six strips of red 1/2″ grosgrain ribbon cut to 26″ with optional black wooden beads threaded onto the bottom of each (a total of 13 feet of ribbon)
  • One package Wrights® scarlet double fold quilt binding bias tape
  • One package Wrights® orange jumbo rick rack
  • One roll of 1/4″ fusible web for the border
  • Alphabet blocks printed onto cardstock and cut out (pages 6, 7, 8). If printing correctly they should be 2 3/8″ square.
  • Number stencils
  • Nine fabric scraps for the numbers
  • Fusible web for the numbers
  • Iron, glue gun, sewing machine (optional), rubber cement (optional)

If you would like to purchase the number blocks that I designed and the alphabet stencils, you can buy them at my new shop here! Your purchase will be delivered instantly as a PDF and will also include printable pages of the instructions provided in this post.

Step 1: Make the applique numbers. First cut out the number stencils and line up your fabrics in order on your background to make sure you like the color choices.

Then cut out rectangles slightly larger than your numbers. Iron your fusible web to the rectangles. I like to first use the tip of my iron to iron down just the center of the rectangles. Then, cut off all the excess fusible web, then iron it down completely. This helps you avoid getting the sticky backing on your iron. If that happens, just wipe it off on a paper towel. Then trace all your number stencils backwards on each rectangle and cut out the numbers.

Step 2: Prepare the background and border. First, cut out your background fabric 4″ larger than the piece of cardboard backing from your frame. Next, center that piece of cardboard on the front of your fabric and trace around it. Cut your bias tape so you have two strips the length of the background and two strips the width of the background.

Then iron open your bias tape strips and pin them down so that the center matches up with the line you drew. Either sew along the centers or use fusible web to iron the strips in place. I did it this way because I initially thought I would only be using a piece of cardboard backing and no frame and I wanted the red border to go behind the backing when I wrapped it around. If you choose to use a frame, you don’t necessarily need to open up the bias tape because it’ll all be hidden behind the frame anyway.

Measure the length and width of the red border from the center of the bias tape. Using that measurement cut two strips of rick rack for the length and two for the width. Using fusible web strips under the rick rack, iron it down just inside the bias tape border so it looks like a scalloped edge. Then place a second strip of fusible web on top of the rick rack and iron the bias tape down.

Step 3: Putting it all together. Now that your border is complete, arrange and iron down your numbers.

Then stack together the front piece, the layer of batting, and the cardboard backing piece from the frame.

Press your project gently into the frame. Flip it around and make sure everything is lined up correctly. Next, fold down the fabric you have sticking up on the back. Cover it by either cutting a second layer of cardboard, or I just used the mat that came with my frame. If you need a hanging device, hammer in an alligator clip.

And this is how the framed part should look.

Step 4: Adding the ribbons and letters. Use a hot glue gun and apply strips of glue to each letter and press it into your strips of ribbon. Keep a ruler nearby to measure the same amount of space between each letter block. In the example the amount of space is 1 3/8″ from the frame to the first letter block and between each set of blocks on the ribbon. When the strips of ribbon are finished, apply strips of glue to the frame and attach the ribbons.

Step 5: Finishing the back. To make the back of the frame a little more professional looking I cut a piece of paper to the size of the frame and used rubber cement to glue it to the frame. I chose rubber cement so I could eventually peel off the backing paper if necessary.

And the project is complete! Here’s a couple final shots for inspiration.


I’m also giving away some handmade bias tape to 10 winners!

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28 comments
  1. Ruth says:
    April 8, 2011 at 10:20 am

    What a great idea. Thanks for sharing! I love the different fabrics you picked for the numbers!

    Reply
    1. Mary says:
      April 10, 2011 at 12:52 pm

      That’s a great idea, thanks!

      Reply
  2. Anita says:
    April 8, 2011 at 10:43 am

    This is very beautiful! I love your idea!

    Reply
  3. Amanda says:
    April 8, 2011 at 10:53 am

    I love this! I’m definitely adding this to my list of things to make for the nursery..

    Reply
  4. Amanda says:
    April 8, 2011 at 10:54 am

    Oh and by the way, Thanks so much for stopping by my blog after the UBP!!

    Reply
  5. Sharon says:
    April 8, 2011 at 12:47 pm

    I voted for you this week! I love it! I was really hoping you would share on how you made it, thanks for sharing!

    Reply
    1. Mary says:
      April 8, 2011 at 12:49 pm

      Thanks Sharon! I’m glad you like the project and I’m glad you voted for me!!

      Reply
  6. kathryn says:
    April 9, 2011 at 12:35 pm

    thanks for sharing these great ideas!!! I have a 1 year old son and these ideas are great for his nursery.

    kathryn
    -thedragonsfairytail.blogspot.com

    Reply
  7. Anel @ T.N.C. mom says:
    April 9, 2011 at 9:33 pm

    how cool is this? i love it!

    Reply
  8. Amanda says:
    April 10, 2011 at 3:42 pm

    This is wonderful, would be fantastic for my boys playroom! Thanks for the tutorial.

    Reply
  9. Lyuba says:
    April 10, 2011 at 9:36 pm

    This is awesome! I absolutely love this!
    New follower 🙂
    Come see me at https://willcookforsmiles.blogspot.com/

    Reply
  10. Megan Loop says:
    April 12, 2011 at 9:40 pm

    I’m a new follower. This looks so professional and finished. Great job!

    Reply
  11. scrapalette says:
    April 12, 2011 at 11:16 pm

    Great project! Cute and educational! 🙂

    Reply
  12. Holiday Snob says:
    April 13, 2011 at 12:26 am

    Love this! And so would my kids!

    Reply
  13. Kristen says:
    April 13, 2011 at 12:29 am

    this is such a great idea!!! And it is absolutely adorable!! Thanks so much for linking up to Handmade Tuesdays @ Ladybug Blessings. http://www.ladybug-blessings.com

    Reply
  14. Brandy J. says:
    April 13, 2011 at 9:45 am

    I just found your blog and am your newest follower. This project is lovely AND practical. Thanks for creating such a fun and inspiring blog!

    Reply
  15. April says:
    April 14, 2011 at 10:06 am

    This is such a great idea! I would love for you to come link up to my Sew Crafty Saturday Party this weekend! ~April @ Wildflowers & Whimsy

    Reply
    1. Lindsay says:
      April 14, 2011 at 10:35 am

      Thanks April! We’ll stop by 🙂

      Reply
  16. Emma says:
    April 14, 2011 at 10:27 am

    What a fantastic idea! I found your blog through “Get your craft on” and I’ll definitely be following!
    Thanks

    Reply
  17. Annie says:
    April 14, 2011 at 9:38 pm

    I think this is so So cute ! I can’t say that enough !!! So I just did a blog post about your blog ! Here is the link !! https://sailingwithbarefeet.blogspot.com/2011/04/abcs-and-123s.html
    Feel free to check it out !!

    Reply
  18. Chiara says:
    April 15, 2011 at 11:23 am

    I absolutely love this project–darling! I want to try to recreate it for a friend’s nursery.
    I shared this tutorial on my Friday Favorites post today. Thanks for such a sweet and cute idea! Have a beautiful weekend.

    Reply
  19. colleen says:
    April 16, 2011 at 8:41 am

    Coming over from Stephanie Lynn’s. Love this idea. What an adorable idea!

    Reply
  20. Ms Muffin says:
    April 16, 2011 at 4:23 pm

    LOVING this!
    I made an ABC board for my daughter – if you like you can check it out here
    https://muffinsnmore.blogspot.com/2011/03/abc-board-thingy-with-tutorial.html

    But yours looks so much fun. I might have to make another one … 🙂

    Thanks for the idea and tutorial!

    Reply
  21. April says:
    April 16, 2011 at 11:54 pm

    Thanks for linking this up! I would really like to make one of these for my kiddos…adding it to the never ending to do list!!!

    Reply
  22. QuiltStory says:
    April 18, 2011 at 12:31 am

    WOW. SO CUTE!!!! Thanks for linking to Fabric Tuesday 🙂

    Reply
  23. Sweet Peas and Bumblebees says:
    April 22, 2011 at 4:29 pm

    So Adorable!!

    I would love it if you would link it up to our What I Made Wednesday Linky Party!!

    Also, stop in for a chance to win our 100 Follower Giveaway {{Beaded Watch & Hobby Lobby Gift Card}}

    Alisa
    Sweet Peas and Bumblebees
    sweetpeasandbb.blogspot.com

    Reply
    1. Mary says:
      April 22, 2011 at 4:45 pm

      Will do Alisa, thanks for the suggestion!

      Reply
  24. kristy fey says:
    January 27, 2012 at 1:16 pm

    very creative idea! I found you on pinterest while looking for playroom ideas! Thanks!

    Reply

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