Felt & Fabric Toys — December 22, 2023

Felt Weather Chart

Felt & Fabric Toys — December 22, 2023

Felt Weather Chart

Intermediate

60min +

Don’t mist out on all the fun!

Our felt weather chart for kids is a fun and interactive at-home activity that can help them work on observation skills and learn more about nature. Not only that but it also makes super cute decor for a kid’s bedroom or playroom!

Because this DIY idea involves a few different crafting techniques, it is a great intermediate project. Along with using a cutting machine for the iron-on details, you will use basic sewing machine skills and hand-sewing skills.

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With this felt weather chart, your little one can determine the temperature, weather, wind, humidity, and even the phase of the moon at night. The individual pieces stick to the felt banner with a low-profile velcro, which can be stored in the pockets at the bottom for storage until another day. Also, all of the pieces are hand-sewn, making this a project that you can keep for years and pass down.

Note: If you are downloading the SVG files, make sure to check out the PDF pattern for a fun bonus printable for kids!

How to Make a Felt Weather Chart

Gather your craft tools and materials. Then download the pattern above.
Cut out the felt pieces according to the pattern using scissors or a Cricut Maker.
One solid, uncut sheet of the felt in “night” will be used as the main body of the weather chart. Position and pin in place the 6 colored wedges that make up the temperature gauge, centered from the sides and 3-¼” down from the top edge of the felt (to the top edge of the temperature gauge, see placement guide in PDF). Whip stitch each wedge onto the background using 1 strand of matching floss for each of the colors of felt.
The wedges should be sewn right next to each other with no gaps.

Full tutorial available for members to download above.

Explore More

Love this craft project? Some other cute weather projects for kids are our sun, moon and cloud baby onesie, felt cloud pillow, rainbow basket, and rainbow wall hanging.

Tools

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Tools

Cutting Machine (Maker optional)
Low-Temp Hot Glue Gun
Craft Scissors
Sewing Machine
Embroidery Needle
Straight Pins
Ruler
Iron, Ironing Board, and Press Cloth

Materials

Wool Felt — Lia Griffith Night (x2), Dewy, Arctic, Malachite, Rose Quartz, Mustard, Ochre, Dove, Marble, Slate, and White
Embroidery Floss — DMC Very Dark Straw (3852), Medium Yellow (743), Ultra Very Light Blue (162), Light Antique Blue (932), Very Dark Grey Green (924), Dark Pewter Grey (413), Light Steel Grey (318), Pearl Grey (415), Very Light Shell Pink (224), and Snow White (B5200)
Iron-On Vinyl — Siser Easyweed Charcoal, Powder Blue, Pink, and White
All Purpose Sewing Thread — Dark Blue and White
Cotton Twine
Wood Dowel — 3/8″ x 18″
Sew-On Velcro
Extra Firm Fusible Interfacing — Heat N Bond

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33 Comments

Dee January 11, 2024 at 11:17am

Just an idea. It would be great if you could click on the project and place all the items needed in your cart instead of 1 at a time. 🙂

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1. Lia January 11, 2024 at 3:23pm
  
  @Dee
  
  Yes, we are working on that feature. 🙂
  
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Dee January 11, 2024 at 9:14am

I can’t afford a membership. Can I purchase the pattern only?

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1. Lia January 11, 2024 at 9:26am
  
  @Dee
  
  You can purchase one month then cancel. If we sold this template individually it would be closer to $25 so you will save some money! 😉
  
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  1. Dee January 11, 2024 at 11:03am
    
    @Lia
    
    Thanks. What type of felt?
    
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    1. Lia January 11, 2024 at 3:23pm
      
      @Dee
      
      We use the wool blend felt that we sell in our shop, https://feltpaperscissors.com/product-category/felt-sheets/
      
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Dee January 11, 2024 at 9:04am

Hi, I want your weather chart so badly. I do not know how to sew felt. Do have or know a class that I can take. Is it sewn with a sewing machine or by hand? Thanks so much. Dee

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1. Lia January 11, 2024 at 9:29am
  
  @Dee
  
  This project is mostly hand stitched, but also includes some basic machine stitches. The tutorial goes over every step quite nicely.
  
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Brynna December 28, 2023 at 2:41am

Hi there! Can you share the font or a similar font you used? I want to make day of the week options for my kids to add to this and I get picky about matching!

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1. Lia January 2, 2024 at 11:35am
  
  @Brynna
  
  Here you are! It was Harman – Retro : https://www.myfonts.com/products/retro-harman-148280
  
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Trisha August 23, 2023 at 9:01pm

Can I just buy this one pattern?

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1. Lia August 24, 2023 at 9:16am
  
  @Trisha
  
  I LOVE this project! We are looking to add this project template to our shop. You can email hello@liagriffith.com and she can let you know when it is ready for you to purchase.
  
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Candy June 9, 2023 at 12:50pm

Hi Lia Team! I am in the middle of making this weather chart and for some reason I can no longer see the photo tutorial. It shows a “Craft With Us” page

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1. Lia June 9, 2023 at 3:41pm
  
  @Candy
  
  Interesting. We just noted a glitch with the downloads, but it has been repaired. Can you refresh and download the tutorial again?
  
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Rebecca June 17, 2022 at 8:19pm

I love this weather chart and am excited to make it! I was wondering if there was a reason why you didn’t use a glue gun to attach the velcro? Does it not stick well on the wool felt? Thanks~

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1. Lia June 19, 2022 at 12:01pm
  
  @Rebecca
  
  You can try that, but since velcro is plastic it might not stick. Maybe do a sample glue on a small piece?
  
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Kylie February 18, 2022 at 9:47am

I’m having trouble uploading the SVG files to the Cricut Maker app. What’s the best way to do this, as there isn’t a tutorial with the instructions provided. I’m really excited to make this! Thanks for the help in advance! Kylie

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1. Lia February 18, 2022 at 10:38am
  
  @Kylie
  
  Hi Kylie! We have a mini course to help you with this over on our Craft Academy page. Here’s the link: https://liagriffith.com/craft-academy/how-to-use-files-cricut/. Let us know if you still have questions after watching!
  
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Emily January 14, 2022 at 9:46am

Any chance you know of anyone who has made this and wants to sell it to me?! It is BY FAR the best and cutest one I have seen in my searches, but I do not have the time to make it!

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1. Lia January 14, 2022 at 11:27am
  
  @Emily
  
  Thanks so much for your kind comment! All of our felt projects are for personal use only, so we actually don’t allow others to sell the felt projects they make with us at this time. You could always work on it little by little over time!
  
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Cynthia January 12, 2022 at 2:03am

I finally finished this the other day. I didn’t have a cutting machine, so ended up hand stitching and writing with bubble paint. I also adapted it with days and month to add some extra lesson. Overall happy with the results. Also adapted with whatever thread I had on hand.

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1. Lia January 12, 2022 at 7:36am
  
  @Cynthia
  
  I love that you used the materials you had and adapting to suit with your creativity! 🙂
  
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Mira July 30, 2021 at 6:16pm

This looks like a lot of fun! Is there anyway you would suggest to do the details and the wording without vinyl? Thank you!

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1. Lia July 31, 2021 at 6:59am
  
  @Mira
  
  You could write them on with fabric markers!
  
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Giftbasketworldwide March 4, 2021 at 10:04pm

This is amazing. Thank you so much.

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1. Lia March 5, 2021 at 5:17am
  
  @Giftbasketworldwide
  
  So glad you love it 🙂
  
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MARTINA February 9, 2021 at 2:41am

This is soo cool. Can’t wait to make it for my freinds kids. XOXO from Croatia

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1. Lia February 9, 2021 at 8:50am
  
  @MARTINA
  
  What a fun gift!!
  
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Nancy February 4, 2021 at 3:30pm

This is so amazing. Thank you for making it. I can’t wait to make it my self.

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1. Lia February 5, 2021 at 6:39am
  
  @Nancy
  
  We can’t wait to see your creation!
  
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Liesbeth February 4, 2021 at 9:53am

Thanks

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Liesbeth February 1, 2021 at 3:35am

Very beautifull. I want to make it for my classroom but I must be in Dutch. Which font did you use?

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1. Lia February 1, 2021 at 9:37am
  
  @Liesbeth
  
  We used Catalina Clemente!
  
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