School themed table topper

You might remember this derby themed table topper I made for Mandy's birthday earlier this year. The tutorial that Melissa at The Polka Dot Chair put together is awesome... so simple, and it goes together quickly (I love instant gratification projects!).

Zac's cousin's girlfriend (that's a mouthful - let's just call her my friend) By'Shey is a first year teacher, and I wanted to make her something special for her classroom. I immediately thought of Melissa's tutorial for the perfect sized table topper that could easily be hung on the wall too. A few modifications, and this baby was born.

So... I present to you, the world's cutest back to school table topper!

It was tricky coming up with different school themed shapes... I went with letters, a book, a chalkboard (embroidered to say "I love my teacher"), an apple and a pencil. The apple and pencil are my favorites.

I literally just searched google images for "clip art" + "teacher" and found some that would make good appliqué shapes. Beautiful.

She loved it, and it's going to look great in her classroom! That being said, it would be a fun table topper to take out each year at home when your kids go back to school. It's super fast to put together. I'm usually a quilt store fabric snob, but all of this fabric came from JoAnn's. Since this isn't something she'll probably be washing often, that should be fine.

Hope you like it - happy back to school!

I'm linking this project to:

* The Girl Creative * Tea Rose Home * Creations by Kara * Seven Thirty Three * Someday Crafts * Today's Creative Blog * Night Owl Crafting * The Fall Festival at This Blessed Nest * Sew Much Ado * House of Hepworths * Skip to my Lou * Fun to Craft * Frou Frou Decor * 504 Main * Simply Designing * Remodelaholic * Creation Corner * The DIY Showoff * Under the Table and Dreaming * Kuzak's Closet * Tatertots and Jello * Sew Chic and Unique * Skip to my Lou * Making the World Cuter * Sew Can Do * C.R.A.F.T. * Perfectly Imperfect *