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Embroidered Classroom Organizer

Embroidered Classroom Organizer

Get ready for the first bell to ring with this clever Classroom Organizer!

Once you have stocked-up on mountains of school supplies, keep them all organized with this wall hanging featuring plenty of pockets.

Surprise youngsters by spelling out their names and an organizer for their rooms for small toy storage.

And, with a different alphabet and fabric combination, match your sewing room and keep all your projects organized!


Supplies & Materials:

- 1 yard (total) lightweight canvas -- each front panel is 10 x 12 inches

- 1 1/2 yards lightweight canvas (for back)

- 1 1/2 yards print lightweight canvas (for pockets)


- 1 inch plastic craft rings

- Medium weight, cut-away stabilizer

- Air-erase pen

- Temporary spray adhesive

The finished size:

46 x 11 inches.


The designs used in this tutorial include:

- A My First Alphabet Design Pack (5 Inch Height)

Front Panels

Cut a 10 x 12 inch piece of the lightweight canvas for each section. Our example has five sections made with four different colors of canvas.

Using embroidery software, create a paper template of the first design by printing it at full size. Cut around the template to make it a manageable size.

Measure and mark the top center of the fabric by measuring the width and dividing by two. Position the center of the templates 3 1/2 inches from the top center of the fabric. Also, mark the horizontal and vertical axis points on the fabric.

Hand tracing a printed fabric square with an image of a capital and lowercase letter A and an apple onto a plain beige fabric using a blue pen.

Remove the template and draw lines connecting the axis points. These lines will be used for hooping.

Hand holding blue marker drawing a vertical line on white fabric using a 12-inch metal Westcott ruler on a wooden surface.

Spray the stabilizer with temporary adhesive and smooth the fabric over the stabilizer.

Hoop the fabric and stabilizer together by aligning the marks on the hoop with the lines on the fabric.

White fabric hooped in a rectangular embroidery frame with blue crosshair guide lines marked on the fabric. The frame has a gray plastic clamp.

Attach the hoop to the machine, load the design, align the needle directly over the center point on the fabric, and embroider the design.

Repeat the template positioning, hooping, and embroidering for each of the front panels.

Once the designs have been embroidered, carefully trim away the excess stabilizer. 

Hand holding orange scissors cutting a white fabric stabilizer on top of white fabric with blue embroidery, layered over a red fabric on a wooden surface.

Lay the two assembled panels right side up and add the third panel on top of the second panel with the right sides together. Pin along the right side of the panels. Sew a 1/2 inch seam along the pinned side.

Continue until all panels are sewn together.

Two rectangular fabric pieces pinned together on a dark wood surface; one white with partially visible dark embroidery, the other pale yellow.

Lay the two assembled panels right side up and add the third panel on top of the second panel with the right sides together. Pin along the right side of the panels. Sew a 1/2 inch seam along the pinned side.

Continue until all panels are sewn together.

Folded fabric organizer laid out on a wood table, featuring white, yellow, and green panels, with blue and red embroidered letters and shapes on white fabric.

After embroidering, trim the excess cutaway stabilizer away from the back. Leave about 1/2" around the design.

Close-up of a steam iron pressing green fabric with a yellow fabric layer beneath, on a white surface with faint grid lines.

Turn the panels wrong side up and press the seams open.

Close-up of a sewing machine needle stitching on fabric with green, white, pink, and red stripes. The presser foot is down, guiding the fabric.

Align the pocket fabric along the bottom edge of the front panels with the seamed edge on top. Pin in place.

Long fabric panel with alternating sections of striped pink, green, and white fabric and solid white, green, and yellow sections embroidered with scissors, a dog, flowers, and letters. The panel is laid out on a wooden table.

Loops

Determine the number of loops needed to hang the organizer on the wall. Our project used six loops (one for each corner and one for each of the seams connecting the front panels.)

Cut six 2 1/2 x 5 inch pieces of the solid canvas. Fold the fabric lengthwise, bringing the sides into the center and then fold lengthwise once again. Sew a seam along each edge of the loop.


Close-up of a sewing machine needle stitching dark blue fabric with a metal foot and clear plastic extension plate on a white machine surface.

Add a plastic ring to each loop and pin in place.

Five blue embroidered loops with white plastic rings attached are laid on a wooden surface; a hand is holding one loop.

Sew the loop in place by sewing a seam as close to the ring as possible.

Close-up of a sewing machine needle stitching a blue fabric loop attached to a white plastic ring on a white sewing machine base.

Pin the loops to the top edge of the front panels with the unfinished ends of the loop facing out. Allow about 1/4 inch of the end of the loop to extend past the edge of the fabric. Add one loop to each corner, angling the loop so that the ring is not touching the edge of the fabric. Add a loop at each seam along the top.

White fabric panel embroidered with a red airplane, blue "Pp" letters, and small clouds, attached with blue straps and white rings to a surface.

Backside Fabric

Measure the front panel and cut a piece of the fabric using those dimensions.

Lay the front panels right side up and align the back fabric on top. Pin in place and sew a 1/2 inch seam along the outer edges, leaving one end open for turning.

Partially folded fabric organizer with blue fabric on top, white section with embroidered letter "Pp" in blue and red outline, and striped pink, green, and white bottom section. Pins hold pieces together on a wooden surface.

Turn the organizer right side out, and press the seams. Also, fold the open edges in 1/2 inch and press in place.

Close-up of a white fabric piece with blue and red embroidered letters partially visible, alongside a striped ironing mat and a silver iron on a white surface.

Top stitch a 1/8 inch seam along the entire outer edge.

Close-up of a sewing machine stitching black outline embroidery on yellow fabric, creating an image of a brown dog lying down with blue accents.

Pocket Sections

Sew seams from the bottom edge of the pocket panel up to the top of the organizer for each pocket section.

Note: To make small pockets for pens and pencils, sew another seam about 3/4 inch wide next to the pocket seam, stopping at the top of the pocket fabric.

Close-up of a sewing machine needle stitching colorful striped fabric with green, pink, white, and red lines on a yellow surface.

Hang on the wall and add supplies to the the pockets, placing paints, pens, and pencils in the letter "P" pocket, crayons in the letter "C" pockets, etc., or whatever form of organization suits your purpose.

Fabric organizer with three sections featuring embroidered designs: letter P with a red airplane and letter c with a dog and bone, holding pencils, marker, and Crayola crayons.

Move to the head of the class. You have passed 'Classroom Organization 101' with flying colors!

Embroidered classroom organizer with five colorful panels depicting letters P, O, F, A, R, animal and object designs, and striped fabric pockets holding school supplies.