Dollhouse Miniature Scarecrow Flag

 

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Like always we are starting with a strip of plain white, 100% cotton fabric. I use bleached muslin for my flags, you should be able to find this fabric in any fabric store/department especially if they carry any fabrics geared to quilters. For our flag we need a strip that measures 1” by 3”.

The other item we will need to begin is some paper backed fusible web. This is basically a fabric glue that is heat activated and comes on a sheet of paper making it very easy to use. I prefer the Heat 'N Bond brand. There are other brands in stores and you can use whatever brand you can find. I do recommend you pick one that is designed to hold without sewing. Mine is labeled “Ultra-Hold” this way you won't need to worry about your flag coming apart later. You will need a 1” square of the paper-backed fusible web.

Follow the directions on your fusible web product to form your flag.

Now that we have a blank flag we can begin making it fit this month’s theme. I wanted a nice bright blue background like a couple of the scarecrow flags I saw online. However, I did not want to have to cover the blue color with my light face color paint. So I found my circle template and made a ¾” circle on the flag where I wanted the face to be. You will want to do this on both sides of the flag and do your best to line them up. 

 

 

By drawing this circle I can leave the area inside it plain and paint the bright blue right up to the edge all the way around. I don’t mind if the blue affects the colors of the other elements of the flag design.

 

 

 

 

 

Once the blue paint dries on both sides of the flag, use a creamy color to paint the face area. And allow to dry.

 

 

 

 

For the impression of the scarecrow’s shirt just paint a rounded shape with the color of your choice. I used a dark winey red. Be careful that you are painting this at the correct end of the flag (the sealed edge not the pocket edge)

 

 

 

For the hat I just paint a triangle shape on the top of his head.

 

 

 

 

Now we can start to add the details to the face. I used my white paint pen to make eyes, I will add to this in the next step. Some orange to make a small triangle nose, and finally some bright red to create a collar on his shirt. All to dry. I also added a small red flower to his hat.

Now with some black paint place a dot in the white dot for his eyes. I used my paint pen for this step. Then with a toothpick (or a very fine brush) add some black lines for the eyelashes and mouth. Then with some yellow paint  a dot to the middle of the flower.

 

With a darker yellow add some hay around the areas where the face meets the hat and shirt. I did find that my toothpick was much better for this step than a brush.

 

And with that our flag is ready to hang for fall.

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