Memories Are Made Of These!

This summer`s sweetest game!

Posted by Kajsa Kinsella

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We all remember the wonderful moments from our childhood when we played games with family and friends. Those opportunities of togetherness are nowadays sadly disappearing more and more in our busy and noisy world. Let`s try and claim back some of that happiness and make a lovely game which will create lasting memories!

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You Will Need (12 things)

  • Felt
  • Cotton Fabric
  • Sewing Machine
  • Sewing Thread
  • Rubber Stamps
  • Inkpads
  • Paper
  • Pencil
  • Ruler
  • Scissors
  • Iron on Interfacing
  • Pinking Shears

Steps (11 steps, 60 minutes)

  1. 1

    You will need to cut out two squares of felt for each “game piece”, measuring 7cm by 7cm-use the pinking shears. Make as many pairs as you would like game pieces. To add an extra thrill to the game, the matching pair has different colours!

  2. 2

    Draw a 4.5cm square on the sheet of paper, cut it out and place in the centre of one of the felt pieces. Draw a small dot in each corner and cut out the inner square so that we create a “frame piece”.

  3. 3

    Create as many game pieces as you need.

  4. 4

    Cut out squares of white cotton material measuring 6cm-make sure you iron them or the stamped images will look uneven.

  5. 5

    Decorate the cotton squares with cheery stamps and colours-make two identical squares per design.

  6. 6

    Cut out squares of iron-on interfacing and switch the iron on again. Turn the decorated patch over and fuse the iron-on interfacing to it-shiny side down-don`t skip this step or the cotton will puff out of the frame later when it`s been sewed on and that is not very pretty.

  7. 7

    Set the sewing machine to Zig Zag stitch and place the cotton patch to the “frame piece”- sew around it twice

  8. 8

    Now, set the machine back to straight stitch and sew just outside the Zig Zag stitching once.

  9. 9

    Add another row of stitches, just outside that stitching again.

  10. 10

    Continue on and make loads more memory game parts!

  11. 11

    Find a suitable wooden box; paint it in matching cheerful colours, decorate with stamps and vintage paper scraps.Keep your lovely game inside it and get playing!