Children love presents with their own name on, so this door plaque and matching ‘ keep out’ hanger are perfect finishing touches for a boy ’s bedroom. We’ve made the signs with baby blue fabric along with bold purple lettering and embellishments; they’ll definitely put a smile on his face.
Make a wall plaque
Cut 30cm x 50cm of striped fabric and use a disappearing fabric pen to mark central horizontal and vertical lines. Draw a parallel line 4cm down from the central horizontal line for the wording to sit on.
Download and print the letter templates. Enlarge each one to 7cm in height for a five letter name, and cut out. Create five 7.5cm x 9cm rectangles from a variety of patterned fabrics and iron fusible webbing onto the back of each. Using glue, stick the letter templates to the fusible webbing side of the fabrics, remembering to reverse the letters, and cut out.
Arrange the letters across the fabric, sitting them on the line you have drawn and using the markings in the material pattern to keep the letters vertical. Peel off the backing paper and iron in place under a handkerchief. Using coordinating thread, machine stitc