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How To Make Giant Christmas Felt Letters Decoration

13th November 2015 by Claire Armstrong 26 Comments

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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.
 
 
Make some giant felt letters to spell out your favourite Christmas words.
 
 
hohoho Felt Letters- PillarBoxblue
 
 
 
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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.
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  • 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).
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  • Embroidery thread or crewel wool in contrasting colours.
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  • Fiber stuffing, I use old pillows for this like I did with my Mountain Cushions.
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  • Large embroidery needle , pins & scissors.

 
Felted Letters
 
 
 

How to make your Christmas Felt Letters

  1. 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.
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  3. Next, pin the 2 felt letter templates together.
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    Pinned felt letters
     
     
     

  5. Then, using a blanket stitch, stitch around each letter leaving a small gap for stuffing
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    Blanket stitch 3
     
     
    blanket stitch
     
     
     

  7. Next, stuff the felt letters firmly with fiber stuffing. Finish off, by sewing up the hole with a blanket stitch.
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     Felt Letter Stuffing
     
     
     
    Felt Letters   

 
FALALA felt letters
 
 
 
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.
 
 
hohoho Felt Letters
 
 
FaLaLa Felt Letters _ Pillarboxblue
 
 
Giant felt letters Christmas Decoration
 
 
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.
 
 

Filed Under: christmas, Crafts, Seasonal Tagged With: christmas decoration, christmas felt letters, christmas garland, christmas gift, christmas letters, felt, felt graland, Felt Letters, garland, giant christmas letters, monogram gift

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  1. Victoria @DazzleWhileFrazzled

    8th November 2016 at 3:36 pm

    I love these! I’ve had these pinned for awhile now! Visiting from BOB Tribe.

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      8th November 2016 at 4:22 pm

      Thank you Victoria.

      Reply
  2. Toni | Small Home Soul

    8th November 2016 at 3:32 pm

    Claire, 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.

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    • Claire Armstrong

      8th November 2016 at 4:24 pm

      Thank you Toni. Blanket stitch is a really quick and easy stitch to sew.

      Reply
  3. http://www.feltgasket.net

    13th October 2016 at 8:00 am

    Nice holiday decoration

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    • Claire Armstrong

      13th October 2016 at 10:01 am

      Thank you !

      Reply
  4. Millie

    26th July 2016 at 3:50 pm

    how 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!

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    • Claire Armstrong

      26th July 2016 at 4:05 pm

      Thank you so much ! You could use lots of different Christmas words.

      Reply
  5. Sarah

    26th November 2015 at 1:52 am

    Too stinking cute! I won’t do because sewing gives me anxiety but pinning for later just in case…

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    • Claire Armstrong

      26th November 2015 at 12:37 pm

      Thanks ! The sewing is very easy and forgiving you should try it.

      Reply
  6. Jennifer

    23rd November 2015 at 2:38 am

    What cute holiday decorations! Thanks for sharing at My Flagstaff Home!

    Jennifer

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    • Claire Armstrong

      23rd November 2015 at 7:07 am

      Thank you & thanks for hosting !

      Reply
  7. Wendi @ H2OBungalow

    20th November 2015 at 1:46 pm

    These are great! Love them & sharing!!

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    • Claire Armstrong

      20th November 2015 at 9:08 pm

      Thank you so much !

      Reply
  8. Tania

    20th November 2015 at 2:58 am

    These are super cute and I love how you reused old stuffing!

    Tania

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    • Claire Armstrong

      20th November 2015 at 7:10 am

      Thank 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.

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  9. lynn

    18th November 2015 at 12:17 am

    Hi 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

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    • Claire Armstrong

      18th November 2015 at 7:25 am

      Thanks ! 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

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  10. Emily

    15th November 2015 at 1:29 pm

    So cute!

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    • Claire Armstrong

      15th November 2015 at 9:08 pm

      Cheers !

      Reply
  11. creativejewishmom/sara

    14th November 2015 at 6:34 pm

    really 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!

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    • Claire Armstrong

      14th November 2015 at 7:03 pm

      Thanks ! 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.

      Reply

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