Bright Ideas - Crafts

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Cutlery

Materials required

1 sheet of plastic canvas

1 cross stitch needle or darning needle

wool of choice

Front

Cut front 17 squares by 60 squares

Sides

Cut 2 sides 8 squares by 60 squares

Bottom

Cut 1 bottom 8 squares by 17 squares

Back

Cut plastic canvas 17 squares wide by length of longest side.

On long side count down 20 squares and remove 1 square by 20 on both sides. You now have 15 by 20 squares for the top to fold in, with the rest of the length 17 squares wide.

Flap

Cut 1 flap 6 squares by 17 squares (When done fold over top part of back and slide under flap to close)

Embroider front with flowers, letters or your choice of design. Make sure you don't stitch anything in the top 22 squares (The top flap will cover this)

Stitch side to front starting at the top being sure to add flap piece 7 squares from the top

Stitch second side on making sure you put second side of flap the same number of squares from the top.

Stitch back to sides.

Then add bottom.

Insert top into flap on the front to close.

This took our Brownies about 2 hours to do. They had a wonderful time doing it with only one that needed a little help other than threading the needle. We found that the girls liked the variegated cotton wool better than plain colours.

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