Tooth holder door hanger... with tutorial!

I had great plans for making a super-cute tooth holder for when my kids lost their teeth. But since my son lost his so suddenly (and prematurely, I might add) I only had time to work with materials on hand... which wasn't a lot, lol! I ended up fashioning this tooth-holder-hanger for him to use:

Here's what you'll need:

• about 18"x22" piece of material (also called a "fat quarter") or large scraps. I used flannel.
• ribbon 
• batting
• small piece of felt
• pins
• fabric shears

And here's how to put it together:

• Draw a tooth template on a piece of paper. You can download my pattern right here.
• After cutting out the pattern, pin it to the fabric and cut it out.

• Next, I cut a small piece of white felt for the pocket and stitched it to the right-side of the cut out flannel on the left. Be sure not to sew along the top edge!

• Cut another piece of flannel and a piece of thick quilt batting in the shape of a large rectangle. Make sure that both pieces are larger than the tooth-shaped flannel by a couple inches all around.

• Cut a strip of ribbon about 16" long.
• Make the following sandwich:

1. Rectangle flannel (wrong-side up)
2. Batting
3. Tooth-shaped flannel (right-side up)

• Pin through all layers around the edge of the tooth shape.
• TIP: It helps to pin with the heads along the outer edge of the material. This makes it easy to remove them as you're sewing
 

• Slip the ribbon between one of the layers of flannel and batting, curving it around so it can hang on the doorknob. Pin it to the flannel.
• Stitch a 5/8" seam (or whatever width you prefer) around the entire edge of the tooth.
• Cut batting and bottom layer of flannel along the edge to match the top layer, being careful not to cut through the ribbon.

And there you have it! A simple, quick little doorhanger where a little tooth can be kept safe from being lost under a pillow, hahaha.

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