Sewing With Felt

For this project, the students made pillows using templates for the letter of their first name. I was extremely nervous about allowing the students to use needles and pins! As extra precaution, they were given expectations for use of tools and materials. 

The students practiced on their blanket stitching abilities prior to cutting and sewing the pillows. For my younger students, I cut out the letter and had my para-professionals to work closely with them. 

Here is an example of one of the pillows:

Templates used for each student

This student added dots!