Giant Christmas Felt Letters Garland
These giant felt letters make a unique Christmas decoration. Some words are just for Christmas, my favourite ones are “Ho Ho Ho”, “Fa La La” and “Jingle”. Especially Fa La La which comes from the Christmas carol ‘Deck the Halls’. As soon as I hear and see these words I imagine a dreamy, nostalgic & whimsical Christmas, the sort of one we’d all love to have.
This year I thought that it would be great to add a “FA LA LA” to my “HO HO HO” felt letters, that I made a couple of years ago. These are ridiculously easy to make. As the felt letters are hand sewn, they are one of those lovely crafts you can do in the evening in front of the telly.
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What you need to make Christmas Felt Letters
- Letter template: You can download my template for the letters H,O,F & A here: Felt letters , or you can draw your own.
- Felt in your chosen colours; I used green & cream for my FA LA LA and red and cream for my HO HO HO. You should get at least 2 letters if not more out of a fat quarter (it depends on the letters).
- Embroidery thread or crewel wool in contrasting colours.
- Fiber stuffing, I use old pillows for this like I did with my Mountain Cushions.
- Large embroidery needle , pins & scissors.
How to make your Christmas Felt Letters
- Using the felt letter template cut out the letters you will need. You will need 2 templates for each letter, one for the back and one for the front. For the FA LA LA, I had 12 cut pieces of felt; 6 A’s, 4 L’s and 2 F’s.
- Next, pin the 2 felt letter templates together.
- Then, using a blanket stitch, stitch around each letter leaving a small gap for stuffing
- Next, stuff the felt letters firmly with fiber stuffing. Finish off, by sewing up the hole with a blanket stitch.
When finished your letters are ready to sit on the mantle or hang in a garland like bunting. As well as making a great Christmas decoration , I have made giant felt letters in a person’s initial and given them as a monogramed gift.
You might like some of my other Christmas posts:
Paper Envelope Advent Calendar
Christmas Elf on the Shelf
Upcycled festive felt garland
Don’t throw away the felt scraps you can use them to make a cute Frida Kahlo Christmas ornament. Or some cute handmade felt Christmas ornaments.
Victoria @DazzleWhileFrazzled
8th November 2016 at 3:36 pmI love these! I’ve had these pinned for awhile now! Visiting from BOB Tribe.
Claire Armstrong
8th November 2016 at 4:22 pmThank you Victoria.
Toni | Small Home Soul
8th November 2016 at 3:32 pmClaire, those are so cute, I love them. What a great tv watching craft to make. I have a project I had in mind for the blanket stitch. Thanks for the illustration because I haven’t done one before.
Claire Armstrong
8th November 2016 at 4:24 pmThank you Toni. Blanket stitch is a really quick and easy stitch to sew.
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13th October 2016 at 8:00 amNice holiday decoration
Claire Armstrong
13th October 2016 at 10:01 amThank you !
Millie
26th July 2016 at 3:50 pmhow fun and so easy to use these to make any words! easy and quick – could even be a fun kid craft! Thanks for sharing at the Christmas in July party!
Claire Armstrong
26th July 2016 at 4:05 pmThank you so much ! You could use lots of different Christmas words.
Sarah
26th November 2015 at 1:52 amToo stinking cute! I won’t do because sewing gives me anxiety but pinning for later just in case…
Claire Armstrong
26th November 2015 at 12:37 pmThanks ! The sewing is very easy and forgiving you should try it.
Jennifer
23rd November 2015 at 2:38 amWhat cute holiday decorations! Thanks for sharing at My Flagstaff Home!
Jennifer
Claire Armstrong
23rd November 2015 at 7:07 amThank you & thanks for hosting !
Wendi @ H2OBungalow
20th November 2015 at 1:46 pmThese are great! Love them & sharing!!
Claire Armstrong
20th November 2015 at 9:08 pmThank you so much !
Tania
20th November 2015 at 2:58 amThese are super cute and I love how you reused old stuffing!
Tania
Claire Armstrong
20th November 2015 at 7:10 amThank you ! I try to re-use old material as much as possible. You can make these felt letters out of old woollen sweaters if you have some.
lynn
18th November 2015 at 12:17 amHi Claire…love the Felt Christmas words! I’ve got a felt thing going this Christmas too, but your letters are so whimsical and fun! Thanks for sharing, Lynn
Claire Armstrong
18th November 2015 at 7:25 amThanks ! I love working with felt. I had a look at your felt garland and it looks great and good tutorial too. http://www.nourishandnestle.com/felt-holly-leaf-garland/#comment-1543
Emily
15th November 2015 at 1:29 pmSo cute!
Claire Armstrong
15th November 2015 at 9:08 pmCheers !
creativejewishmom/sara
14th November 2015 at 6:34 pmreally cute, trying to think if there are any chanukah words i could do, and using the sewing machine, too busy for hand sewing! thanks for sharing on craft schooling Sunday!
Claire Armstrong
14th November 2015 at 7:03 pmThanks ! Blanket stitch is really quick and can be done in front of the telly, they didn’t take me long at all. Hope you find the right words.