Turkey Day Headband Tutorial – No Sew

Can you believe Thanksgiving is less than a week away?  I've seen these turkey headbands and figured I could make my own using my stockpile of scrap felt.  Would you like to make one too?

Items Needed

Scissors

Black Marker

 Glue Gun or Craft/Fabric Glue

Sticky Back Velcro

Template

Felt: 1 Sheet (9x12) of Red, small pieces of Dark Brown, Light Brown, Yellow, and 2 other Colors (I just used scraps from leftover projects - you wouldn't need more than 4"x4" pieces)  

[I had my daughter (age 4) help with this project - and would only recommend doing this with your child under direct supervision and with advance preparation.  I used a glue gun (low heat) for assembly - but set it up away from where we were assembling the headband, and did not allow my daughter to operate it or touch the glue.]

Instructions

 Print the template and cut out the pieces (or you could easily eyeball the shapes).

For the band: cut a rectangle (from your red felt) 1 1/2" x 12".  Next, cut the rectangle "almost" in half (see picture below) leaving about 1/2 - 3/4" attached.

Fold in half.

Glue down.

We will center the turkey on top of this fold in a later step.

Trace the template pieces onto the remaining felt and cut (as directed below):

Red - 1 Backing Piece, 1 Waddle and 2 Feathers

Light Brown/Tan - 1 Body Piece

Dark Brown - 1 Backing Piece

Yellow - 1 Beak and 2 Feathers

2 Other Colors - 4 Feathers (2 of each color)

 I used pinking shears to cut the feathers (to add dimension) and varied the sizes of each - optional, but adds a nice touch.

Glue Beak and Waddle on Turkey Body, add eyes using black markers - then glue body onto Dark Brown Backing.

Step 5: Arrange feathers on top of red backing piece (you'll want to place about 1/2" of each feather onto the backing, otherwise the feathers will not stand up).  

 Sandwich feathers (using glue) between red backing and Turkey Body/Backing.

Step 6: Glue Finished Turkey to band.  Measure headband on child's head and mark placement of Velcro. 

 Add Velcro and you're done!

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