
A while ago, I bought some large, resin, 3D letters from Hobby Lobby for my girls' bedroom door. I painstakingly painted and antiqued them and mounted them on the door. I loved the look. See below.

I failed to factor in daily exuberant door shutting and opening. After glueing the L together twice, then the ampersand falling and shattering in a hundred pieces, I gave up.
So I decided to do some letters that were feather light. I absolutely adore the fabric covered letters at
Anthropologie, but I don't want to cough up that kind of cash, plus not sure they have an ampersand anyway. I puzzled over how to construct a 3D letter out of cardboard to cover with fabric, then gave it up as too time-consuming.
I ended up printing the letters actual size from my laser printer, mounting them on chip board for stiffness, and cutting them out.
Then I sprayed each letter with adhesive on the front and glued on the fabric. I cut the fabric around the letter to within about 3/8 inch of the edge, then turned the fabric to the underside and glued it. Have I said before how much I adore Fabritac? Dries almost instantly.

Just like in sewing, you have to clip the curves and junctures to get the best result. In the photo above, there are some edges that are glued and some that aren't. Note how I cut the corners to overlap. The deeper the curve, the more clips you should make.

The result was colorful, feather-light letters that stay on just fine with plain ol' tape. I wish I had chosen less vibrant colors. I feel like more subdued colors and bolder patterns would have looked better, but these'll do for now.
It occurred to me belatedly that I could have bought some lightweight 3D brown cardboard letters from Hobby Lobby (local craft store) to cover with fabric, but I'm such a typographic snob, I probably wouldn't have seen any that were just right or the perfect size. Once I get a vision in my mind, it is really hard to shake it.