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DIY Felt Strawberry

Felt or food? This super cute felt strawberry craft looks good enough to eat, and it's SO EASY to make!
Active Time15 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Yield: 1 felt strawberry
Author: Debbie Chapman
Cost: $1

Equipment

Materials

Instructions

Step 1: Find what you need

  • Gather your supplies and materials.
    Felt Strawberry Supplies

Step 2: Cut out the felt pieces

  • Print our free felt strawberry pattern (find the link in the materials list above!) and cut out the shapes.
    Felt Strawberry
  • Hold the pattern pieces on top of the felt to cut them out.
    Use green felt for the 2 star shaped leaves, and red for the strawberry (half circle) itself.
    You can also pin the pattern to the felt to make it easier to cut, or trace around the template with chalk or a gel pen.
    Felt Strawberry

Step 3: Sew together the felt strawberry

  • Fold the red half circle in half, matching up the straight edges.
    Felt Strawberry
  • Sew the straight edges together with a backstitch. Keep the needle and thread attached.
    Felt Strawberry
  • Open the curved edges of the felt and sew a loose running stitch through one layer of felt. Continue all the way around and, again, keep the needle and thread attached.
    Felt Strawberry
  • Turn your strawberry right side out so that the seam is hidden inside.
    Felt Strawberry

Step 4: Stuff the strawberry and sew it closed

  • Add poly-fill stuffing to the strawberry until it's as soft or as firm as you'd like.
    Felt Strawberry
  • Pull the attached thread, gathering the top of the strawberry closed around the stuffing.
    Felt Strawberry
  • Sew across the opening multiple times until the top of the strawberry is securely closed.
    Felt Strawberry
  • Finish this thread by pushing it down at the top and out through the middle of the strawberry. Cut the thread close to the felt and then pinch the felt to hide the thread inside.
    Felt Strawberry

Step 5: Attach the greenery

  • Use green thread to sew a running stitch in a circle around the center of one of the star shapes. Leave a 2 inch tail on either side.
    Felt Strawberry
  • Carefully pull the threads to gather the center of the star. Tie the threads together into a double knot, and then cut off the excess.
    Felt Strawberry
  • This will give you cute leaves for the top of the strawberry. Repeat with the second green star.
    You can also just make 1 layer of leaves for your felt strawberry - it's up to you!
    Felt Strawberry
  • Add a generous amount of hot glue to the bottom center of the larger leaves.
    Felt Strawberry
  • Press the leaves onto the top center of the strawberry, covering the stitches.
    Repeat with the second set of leaves, attaching it on top of the first. Align this one so the points stick out between the points of the bottom layer.
    Felt Strawberry

Step 6: Embroider seeds onto the strawberry

  • Use a double strand of embroidery floss in light pink or peach to make seeds for the strawberry.
    Push your needle in near the top of the strawberry and bring it out where you'd like the first seed to be. Pull the thread until it just disappears inside the strawberry.
    Push your needle back down about 1/8 inch away and bring it back up where you'd like the next seed to start.
    Repeat about 20 times, or until you're happy with the number of seeds.
    Felt Strawberry
  • Finish by cutting your thread close to the felt. Pinch the felt so that the thread disappears inside.
    Felt Strawberry
  • Your felt strawberry is complete!
    Felt Strawberry
  • Now have fun making a whole pint full for display or pretend play.

Video

Notes

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