This idea is everywhere - but this picture is the one that stayed with me. It's crazy adorable.
So then when I found a large oval embroidery hoop at Goodwill - I bought it. Then it sat around for about a year. It seemed like a really big project and I wasn't sure where to start. Also, I have always had a mental block about fusible interfacing.
Finally, I decided to tackle the project. I found this tutorial at See Kate Sew, which included a printable map pattern, so that is where I started.
I have a lot of scrap fabric, but I ended up buying quite a bit more. I kept updating my family on the project using the hashtag #theresalotofstates And I wanted a variety of colors and I wanted the fabrics to have a connection with the states...in some cases.
Then I picked fabric and ironed heat n bond to the wrong side of it. Then I cut around the state pattern. Then I laid the fabric state on top of the map.
I love this fabric that I used for New Mexico!
After all the states were done, I ironed a piece of muslin and layered the map pattern under the muslin. That allowed me to place the states in the right place.
Then I peeled off the interfacing and ironed the states into place, starting with the west coast.
