ME Inspired Mini-Ribbon Board

Confessions of a Fabric-o-holic: I collect Mary Engelbreit fabric but I don't want to cut it. I just want to look at it, stacked neatly in my beautiful craft corner. I need a really GREAT idea to be worthy of this much treasured material!

Wal-mart used to carry ME fabric until they got rid of their fabric section, it was by Cranston Village. I would go weekly and buy a few yards, even if I already had it. They do not sell any of her fabric in my neck of the woods anymore, I have to look online for fabric stores that carry her line. Moda fabrics used to make it, I acquired much of her collection through this shop, they have great pre-cut fabrics and a Christmas section.

I made this mini ribbon board with left over Mary Engelbreit fabric (Attitude Girls) and a piece of foam board for another ME fan. This was done under 30 minutes, and look how cute!

Materials:

Foam board (3 x 13)

Scrap strips of fabric, folded over, fused and hemmed. (I had these left over from headbands I made for vacation.)

Ric-Rac

3 thumb tacs (For attaching Ric-Rac to front)
Hot glue gun

Piece of ribbon for hanging

Everything is attached with hot glue. DO NOT GLUE RIC-RAC to front, only to the back!!!

Start with the materials.

Cut the foam board, mine measures 3 1/4 x 13.
Hot glue the 2 strips so they meet in the middle.

Fold them over to the back and hot glue down.

Wrap Ric-Rac across the front but only hot glue to the back.
Use tacs to secure to the front so you have space between.

Hot glue a short piece of ribbon to back, for hanging.
Strip of foam on the back covers the tacs coming
through, hot glue down to secure.

Cover the back with felt or scrap fabric for a finished look.

That was easy!

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