Tues Tutorial~ Tic Tac Toe Flannel Board

 

I recently got a request to make a wall hanging TicTacToe game for a Halloween Bash. Limited space means there wasn't much room for tables or floor playing so we went to the wall.  Here is how I put it together. 

 

 

 

 

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Tuesday Tutorial

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I pulled out my bolt of red flannel I bought at 

a Florida second hand store for about 5$,

 and cut a 24 inch square. 

That piece was marked off in 8 inch squares.

A piece of cotton black scrap was cut 

into 1 inch wide pieces

 that was longer than 24 inches.

A piece of black felt cut 

into ten 6 inch squares

 will also be needed. 

I cut that from a 1 yard piece I got

 for a buck in Florida as well. 

 (And that's why we buy fabric when its a great deal.)

The one inch strips

 were pressed in half,

 then edges pressed

 to meet the center fold.

 

Strips were stitched along edge,

with wrong side of strip 

centered on the drawn line.

Pin if you need.

Eight inch long pieces x 1 inch 

(or whatever length will tie over your rod)

 were folded in half with folded edges meeting,

and stitched along each edge to make ties.

These were what I had leftover from the 1 inch strips for the lines.

The ends were turned under before edge stitching was completed.

The tie was folded in half to find the center.

The center was placed at the top edge of board (pick your top)

then triple stitched down in center as shown above.

 

Tack down a tie

 at the top of the 2 mid lines 

and on each end

as shown above.

To make the O and Xs,

cut the black flannel 

into 6 inch squares.

You need TEN squares.

 

Use a compass, saucer or anything

 to cut a paper pattern

 for a 5½ inch diameter circle.

 

You can fold your felt square and circle

into fourths as shown and

 cut off the outer felt to make a circle.

I ended up laying open and flat, 

pinning and cutting to 

make a more perfect circle for the O.

Make FIVE circles.

Cut a 5½ inch square paper pattern

and fold as shown above.

Mark off 1 inch on the 2 sides as shown.

Cut out the center on the angle.

 

Fold the flannel square

 the same way you did the paper.

 

Cut out the triangle of flannel

as marked above

same as you did the paper

Make FIVE Xs.
 

Whoever makes the first play

 will use all 5 of their pieces.

That's why 5 of each are made.

 

 On the Highway 127 yard sale years ago,

I bought a hand full of misprinted yard sticks. 

I think the yard stick will work fine 

to hang this lightweight flannel 

wall board game. 

Just tie the ties around the yard stick.

 

 I hope they have fun.