How to make an 18" doll sized checkerboard

Need a quick craft fix? Making a checkerboard for your dolls will give everybody hours of fun!

 

You'll need two colors of fabric, a square of heavy cardboard, buttons for game pieces, and of course, Mod Podge.

 

A rotary cutter will make short work of cutting all those tiny squares!

Before you break out the ModPodge, it's a good idea to protect your work surface with a piece of waxed paper.

 

Once you have the board covered in fabric, it's time to make the checkered side!

 

To help place the 5/8" fabric squares, you can use a pencil and ruler to lightly draw in a 5/8" grid. Or, if you feel confident, you can just free-hand it. :D

 

Once your board is good and dry, grab a friend and start playing!

 

--Melinda


7 Comments

Mary Z.
Mary Z.

March 17, 2017

Thank you this is such a cute idea to make for my granddaughter-I will have to teach her how to play checkers as she has Autism. But it will be fun!

Tracy
Tracy

March 17, 2017

I think I will use this as a craft with the girls who meet with me to sew doll clothes each month. I’ll include a small zipper bag to keep the buttons in which will also have them sewing while the ModPodge is drying. Oh what fun!

RussellPaxy
RussellPaxy

March 17, 2015

Come on narrator guy..You are NOT a robot so, don’t pretend to be one. blow up doll

madison
madison

July 08, 2013

Wow!!
Really cute! I will definitely try making it!!

Lilly
Lilly

July 08, 2013

This is so cute. My 4 granddaughters, ages 11, 6, 5 and 4 will be here his summer and this is a great craft for them to do and take back home with them. A TIME SHARED with grandma craft. What an awesome idea!

Colleen Sexton
Colleen Sexton

July 08, 2013

This is so cute! My twin nieces are coming to spend the night with me and I think we will have to make this as our activity. Thanks for the great free pattern and idea!

Suzanne Dahl
Suzanne Dahl

July 07, 2013

This is so clever and cute! Can’t wait to make it!

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