Wednesday, July 02, 2014

Homemade Personalized Fabric Blocks for Baby

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I love being an Auntie almost as much as I love being a mom.  I have a beautiful niece who is just about seven.  I also now have a nephew named Chase.  

The lucky little (okay, big - he was over 10 lbs!) guy was born on my husband's 30th birthday, so his birthday is going to be super easy to remember.  

Anyway, I wanted to spoil him, just like I spoil my niece.  I decided to make him a set of homemade personalized fabric blocks.  They have letters, ribbon taggies, and even make noise!

Homemade baby gift idea: fabric blocks for baby that rattle and jingle from And Next Comes L

How to Make Fabric Blocks for Baby

What you'll need to make your own set of fabric blocks:

  • Printable Template - You can find the free pattern at the end of this post.
  • Fabric - I used flannel and faux fur
  • Felt letter stickers
  • Sewing machine
  • Ribbons
  • Small plastic Easter egg filled with dried beans
  • Stuffing - I used quilt batting since that's what I had on hand.
  • Hand sewing needle
  • Thread

I know that list looks long, but I promise, these blocks were super easy to make.  I followed this homemade fabric baby block tutorial.  I added ribbon taggies to two blocks, put a jingle bell in one (letter E, I think!), and put the Easter egg filled with dried beans in another.  And since I used felt letter stickers, adding Chase's name to the blocks was easy too!

Personalized baby gift idea - homemade fabric blocks with free printable template from And Next Comes L

Close up of personalized baby gift idea - homemade fabric blocks with free printable template from And Next Comes L

I love how they turned out and, honestly, my boys couldn't stop stealing them to play with.  Thankfully, they didn't destroy them before I finished the whole set!  Sewing with kids is a bit challenging sometimes, but fun too.

Homemade baby gift idea: fabric blocks for baby that rattle and jingle from And Next Comes L

Download the Free Template for the Fabric Blocks

To get a copy of this printable template, click the link below:

>> Click here to download the free printable

Homemade fabric blocks for baby that rattle and jingle - comes with a free printable template from And Next Comes L