Since many of you have requested instructions on making the Memory Board Game I made in a previous post, I’ve decided to write a short tutorial giving the simple instructions. It’s a fun and easy project to make, using vinyl chalkboard fabric on the cover. It is a perfect “quiet” game doubling as both a drawing board and matching game board. Start collecting your favorite fun fabrics and kid-type prints and get ready to create! In case you missed the original post on this project, it was included here, with the review of Lisa Fulmer’s new book “Craft Your Stash”.
The finished size of the game board is 10-1/2″ x 15-1/2″. It folds in half like a book and is secured on the side with a ribbon tie. You can certainly make your game board any size, in fact you may want to adjust it to accommodate the size of the picture squares, or rectangles. Just have fun with this one! Will make an adorable game for a special little one in your life.
Here’s what you will need:
10-1/2″ x 15-1/2″ piece of vinyl chalkboard/blackboard fabric
Two 10-1/2″ x 15-1/2″ pieces of felt
Two 2-1/2″ x 10″ pieces of Timtex or Peltex (heavyweight stabilizer)
Twenty- four kid-prints or fun fabrics; dots, numbers and letters work well too. May be more or less, depending on size of prints.
1/2 yard of fusible web
20″ piece of 1″ ribbon, cut in half
Thread & glue
Rotary cutter – I used a scalloped edge blade for added interest
A walking foot will be helpful for stitching through the layers.
Box of colored chalk
Fabric to make small pouch to store chalk and matching squares.
Instructions:
1. Press the fusible web onto the wrong side of all the kid prints.
2. Cut the fabrics into squares, using the rotary cutter. Need two squares of each image. Remove the paper backing from the fusible web.
3. Arrange one-half of the squares onto one piece of felt, leaving a larger space in the center to allow for folding in half.
4. Arrange the other (matching) set of picture squares onto the other piece of felt.
5. Press to secure the picture squares and then stitch both horizontally and vertically approximately 1/4″ from the edges of the squares.
6. With the right side of the chalkboard fabric facing out, layer with the pieces of stabilizer and then one piece of felt.
7. Insert one piece of ribbon on each side of the board, between the layers. Use a little glue to hold in place.
8. Stitch through all layers around the entire edge of the board.
9. Use the rotary cutter to cut around the picture squares which were stitched to the second piece of felt. These are used to match/cover the picture squares stitched to the board.
Here’s the final game, front and back.
Game board with matching pieces.
The chalkboard cover makes a nice writing surface.
10. Consider making a small fabric pouch for storing the matching squares along with a box of colored chalk.
Hope you found this helpful. Until next time everyone, take care everyone.
