![]() The crosses are made from 2″ X 1/2″ strips of green felt. They were objects that fascinated my own boys when they were young. I chose light and dark river pebbles as the playing pieces. I used a stripped bead to help pull the pouch closed (see photo below) and two yellow beads for decorative effect at the ends of the cords. In Australia, this game is known as noughts and crosses, which explains the decorative noughts and crosses on the outside of the pouch. They were crazy for pinks and purples.īelow is another example of this pouch that I use when sewing with boys. The above flower and butterfly version of my tic tac toe pouch was made with girls in mind…actually, with the girls in my workshops in mind. ![]() Making a tic tac toe pouch with your boys To distinguish them I’ve painted flowers on some and left others plain. In the top photo you can see that I’ve used glass pebbles as playing pieces. You can use pebbles and shells, beans and erasers…anything really…just remember that the playing pieces do have to be visibly different so that the two players can identify their pieces from their opponents. Use the photo below as a guide.įinally, make a set of playing pieces. When you’ve finished threading, bring the ends of the cord together, thread the two ends of the satin chords through a pony bead, (you can use more but one is enough to hold the chords together), and tie a knot at the end of each chord. Be careful not to punch through your sewing line. Punch holes around the pouch about 1/2″ in from the edge. Your stitches should be about 1/4″ in from the edge. Pin and use a running stitch to sew the pink and purple circles together. This design will be on the outside of your pouch. ![]() Using scraps of coloured felt, cut out flower shapes, circular flower centres, leaf shapes and a butterfly. Pin and sew into place on the pink circle as shown below. This game board will be on the inside of your pouch. ![]() Take the purple circle and position the four strips of pink felt on it as shown below. ![]() Cut out an 9″ pink circle from the 10″ x 10″ pink felt and a 9″ purple circle from the 10″ x 10″ purple felt. ![]()
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