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FeltPeppersMaterials:*felt‐greenandredforchilesorredandyellowforsweetpeppersanddarkgreenforthecrownandstem*fiberfillstuffing*darkgreenembroideryfloss*sewingthread*longembroideryneedle‐notespeciallylong,justnotthelittleshortones*patternsfoundhere1.CuttwoeachofpatternpiecesAandBusingthecolorsoffeltyouwantyourpepperstobe.
2.LayoneofpatternAontopofoneofpatternBwiththerightsides(ifyourfelthasany!)together.Theywon'tmatchup‐don'tworryaboutthebottomsgoinginoppositedirections,itworksout.
3.Pinthetopedgestogetherandthebottomedgestogether.
4.PintheedgetogetherthatwasmarkedwithanXonthepattern.It'sthesmooth,non‐wavyedge.Sewtogetherwitha1/4inchseam.
5.Whenyouopenthepieceup,itshouldlooklikethis....
6.RepeatwiththeremainingtwopiecesofAandB.Beforeyousewthemtogether,makesurethatwhenyouputtherightsidesofthetwopiecestogether,theymatchup.Thebottomcurvypartshouldfaceinthesamedirectionwiththerightsidestogether,notinoppositedirectionslikeinStep2.Whenyou'vesewnthesecondparttogether,pinittothefirst,rightsidestogether.Sewthetwosideseamsseparately.
7.Turnrightsideoutandstuffwithfiberfill.Threadalongerembroideryneedlewithadoublestrandofsewingthreadthatmatchesthefelt.Runlargestitchesaroundthetop....
8....andpulltighttogatherthetopclosed.Tieadoubleknot,butdonotcutthethreadoffyet.
9.Nowwe'regoingtogivethepeppersomedimplesandtwistitupabit.Inserttheneedledownthroughthetopofthepepperandcomeupinoneoftheseamsasshownbelow.
10.Gobackdownabout1/8inchbelowandcomebackupintheseamontheoppositesideofthepepper.Giveatugtodistortthepepperalittle.
11.Thisiswhereitbecomesabitlikework!Keepgoingbackdownnearwhereyourneedlecameupandcomeupfurtherdownontheoppositeseamthanyoudidbefore.Eachtimeyoucomeup,giveatug‐andthenholdthethreadsoyoukeepthedistortionyoumadeasyougotothenextspot.Dothisallthewaydownthetwoseams.Whenyoureachthebottom,gobackupinthesamemannerusingtheothertwoseams.Tieoffyourthreadwithadoubleknotwhenfinished.
12.Cutstemandcrownpiecesfromthedarkgreenfelt.Pinthecrownpiecetothetopofthepepper.
13.Usingtwostrandsofembroideryfloss,sewthecrowntothepepperusingablanketstitch.
14.Rollthestempieceuptightlyandpintohold.Sewtheedgetothestemusingablanketstitch.
15.Sewthestemtothecrown‐againusingablanketstitch.
16.Anoteaboutfinishingofftheendofthethread‐whenI'mworkingonstuffedpieceslikethis,Itieaknotintheflossorthreadandthensticktheneedledownwheretheknotisandoutinanareathatisthesamecolorasthethread.Ipullthethreadthroughandcutitclosetothefelt.Thiswayyourknotswon'tshow!
feltcarrot
Supplies:orangeandgreenfelt,fiberfill,orangeandbrownDMCthread(Iused721‐orangeand838‐brown),somesewingrequired.Carrotpattern,whichcanbefoundbelowordownloadedhere.
Begincuttingoutyourcarrot.Cutthebodyfromorangefelt(1section)andtheleavesoutofgreenfelt(5leavesintotal).
Foldthecarrotinhalf{pinningisoptional}.
Sewfromthetopcornerofthecarrottothebottompointofthecarrot.
Thisiswhatitshouldlooklike.
Turnyourcarrotrightsideout.Youcanuseapintopullthetipout.
Begintostuffyourcarrotwithfiberfill.Startwithasmallamount,whenfillingthetip.Don'tworryaboutgenerouslyfillingthebottomofthecarrot.Fillwhatyoucan,addingmoreasyouworkyourwaytothetopofthecarrot.
Grabthe5leavesyoucut.Theycanbearrangedanywayyouwant.Itypicallyarrangethetallerleavesinthemiddleandtheshorterwiderleavesontheoutside.{OptionalStep:youcansewalongthebottomoftheleaves,inordertokeepthemtogether}.
Makeanindentationintothefiberfill,atthetopofyourcarrot,andstuffthebottomoftheleavesintothefiberfill.
Begintosewthetopofyourcarrotshut.Sewingtheleavesintotheclosingofthecarrotaswell.Usearunningstitch(likeyoudidforthestrawberrytutorial)pullingthethreadtauntasyougotogatherthefeltintofolds.
Whenyouhavestitchedaroundtheentiretopofthecarrot,pullthethreadtightsothatthetopofthecarrotclosesup.Youmayneedtoaddafewmoreadditionalstitchestomakesurethetopissecurelyclosed.
Ifyouhaven'talreadynoticed,frompast"Iheartfakefood"tutorials,Iloveaperkyleaf.Theseleaveslookedalittlewiltedsoaboutan1/8ofaninchupfromwheretheleavesgointothecarrot,tightlystitchtheleavestogether.
Nowtoaddalittledetailtothebodyofyourcarrot.Usingyourbrownthread,onestrand,thicklyknotthebottomofyourthread.Pullyourneedlethroughthebottomtipofthecarrot,haveyourneedleemergeaboutaninchupfromthebottomofthecarrot.
Thiswillleaveyourknotexposedattheverytipofyourcarrot.
Thiswillalsoallowyoutostarttoembroiderstraightlinesacrossthebodyofyourcarrot.
Thereisnorhymeorreasonconcerningplacementoflines.
Whenyouaresatisfiedwiththeaddedembellishment,youcanpatyourselfonthebackforajobwelldone.
Nottheusualcaratyoumightstopandadmirebuthopefullythesefeltcarrotswillstilldazzleyou.
FeltCornTutorialIheartfakefood,isback!
Cornonthecobanyone?
Supplies:Yellow,GreenandCreamfeltFiberfillYellowthreadGreenthreadSomesewingrequiredTomakethekernelsofcorn:Outofyellowfeltcut7‐10,11/2incheswideby61/2incheslong,strips.
Createacreasedownthecenteroftheyellowfelt{lengthwise},foldeachsideintowardsthecreaseandthenfoldinhalf.
Canyouseeit?It'sstartingtolooklikeacornkernel.
Withyourneedleandyellowthread,starttocreateeachindividualkerneldowntherow.Loopthethreadaroundtherolledupyellowfelt,pullittightlysoitcreatesagroove{theseareyourkernelstakingshape}.
Atthebottomofeachloop,sew2stitchessimplygoingbackandforthtosecureandmaintainthegrooveyoujustcreated.
Continuecreatingthekernelsdownthelengthofthestrip.
Eachstrand,whenfinished,shouldlooksomethinglikethis.
Repeatthesesteps,makingtherestofyourkernels,forrestofthestripsyouhavecutout.Tomakeyourcornhusk:
Cutoutatotalof6greenleaves.Arrange2piecesofgreenfelttogetheratatime.
Toaddthelinesandgivesomedimensiontoyourhusk,you'llwanttouseyoursewingmachine.Startinginthecenterofthehusk,sewthefirstline.Thislinewillhelpyouspacetheremaininglines.Continue,workingfromthecenterlineout.Youdonotneedlockinyourstitches.
Whenyoucompleteahusk,ifyoufindsomegapsbetweenthelines,justgobackandaddafillerlineortwo.
Repeatthesestepstofinishthe2remaininghusks.
Optional:sewthebottomedgeofyourhuskovertogiveitamorefinishedlook.
Tocreatethecorncob:Togiveyourcornitsshapeandprovideabasetoattachyourkernels,you'llwanttosewacob.
Arrangethe2piecesofcreamcobtogether{minewillappearlargerthanthepattern,afterImademycob,IrealizeditwastoowidesoIcorrectedthepatternmakingitmorenarrow}.
Sewdowneachofthesidesbutdonotcloseeitherend{youwillwanttolockinyourstitches}.
Turnthecobrightsideout.
Witharectanglepieceofcreamfelt{1inchby21/2inches},folditinhalfandrollitup.
Insertitintooneoftheopenendsofthecob{foramorefinishedlook,foldtheedgeofthecobinbeforeaddingtherolledinsert}.
Withaneedleandthread,sewtherollintoplace,closingupthatendofthecob.
Filltheopenendofthebodywithfiberfill.Unlike'Iheartfakefood'tutorialsofthepast,youdonotneedtogenerouslystuffthebody.Youwantittohavesomegive.Thekernelswillprovidemostoftheshape.
Tocloseuptheremainingopenend,you'llcreateastem.Usingarectanglestripofgreenfelt{21/2inchesby3inches},folditinhalfandrollitup{likeyoudidforthecreamtop}.
Insertitintotheopenendofthecobandsewitshut.
Puttingallyourpiecestogether:Sewonehusktothebackofthecorncob,securingitonlyatthebaseofthecob.You'llsecureitmoreonceyouhaveallyourkernelsinplace.
Affixthelongeststripofkernelstothecenterofthecorncob.Thetopofthecobwillbeyourstartingpointforeachstrandofkernelsyouadd.Attachthekernelsbysewingthebottomofthekerneltothecob.
Continueaddingsecuringstitchesasyouworkyourwaydowntothebottomofthecorncobforeachstripofkernels.
Holdtheremain2cornhusksaroundthecobtodetermineplacementofeachnewstrandofkernels.
Yourhuskswillcoversomeofthecobsotosaveyourselfwork,don'twastekernelplacementwheretheywon'tbeseen.
Continueattachingyourkernels.Witheachnewrow,you'llneedtoattachitnotonlytotherowofkernelsnexttoitbutalsotothecobbody.*Remembertoalwaysaddyounextrowofkernelsstartingfromthetopsoyoucanmanipulateashapelikethiswhencompleted.
Hereyoucanseehowroughmykernelplacementlooks.Thecobremainsbareinseveralplaces.
Ibentafewofmykernelstripsinhalffortheshorterrowsandforsome,Icutmystrandsinhalforquarters.Thebackofmycobisnearlyallbarewiththeexceptionofthetop.
WhenyouhaveallyourstrandssewedintoplaceANDarehappywiththeshapethetopofyourcornhastaken,grabyourremaining2husksandbegintosewtheminplacesotheycoveranybarespotsofthecob.
Placeafewsecuringstitchesatthebottomfrontofthecobandbottombackofthecob.
Then,addsecuringstitchestoattachthehusktoanybarespotsinthecob.Continuetoaddsecuringstitchesanywhereyouwanttogiveyourhuskmorestructureorwhereyouwanttomaintaintheirplacement.
Andthereyouhaveit...
MushroomTutorial
Gatheryourmaterials.You’llneedwhiteanddarkbrownfelt,apairofscissors,aneedle,stuffing,andsomematchingthread.Iuseembroideryflossbecauseit’swhatIhavehandy,butanythreadwillworkaslongasitmatchesyourfelt.
Cutoutyourfeltpieces.Iliketomakeapaperpatternfirst,andthentracearoundthepatternontothefelt.Fromthewhitefeltcutouttwocircle“tops”35mmindiameter(13/8″),andtwo“stems”approximately25mm(1″)inheight.Fromthebrownfeltcutonecircle55mmindiameter(21/8″).
Assemblethemushroom.Stitchthetwowhitecirclestogether,sewing3/4ofthewayaroundtheperimeter.Fillyourmushroomtopwithstuffing,andthenstitchthecirclesclosed.Repeatthisprocessforthestem,leavingalittletailofexcessthread.Irecommendusingablanketstitch,becauseitleavesaniceedge,butusewhateverstitchyou’recomfortablewith.
Next,attachthestemtothetopusingthatextrabitofthread.Makelittlestitchesaroundtheopenedgeofthestem,securingittothetopuntilitisniceandstable.
Makethemushroomcap.Stitchalongtheoutsideedgeofthebrowncircleusingarunningstitch.
Nowthefunpart—gentlypullyourthreadtight,andyourmushroomcapshouldslowlytakeform…
Sliptheassembledmushroominsidethegatheredbrownfelt,placingthemushroomcapontopoftheassembledmushroomlikeahat.Continuetotightenthebrownthreaduntilthemushroomcaphugsevenlyaroundallsidesofthemushroomtop.
Tieatightknotandhidethetailofyourthreadinside.Nicework!Nowmakeafewmore,andwatchyourowngardenstarttogrow.
LemonTutorial
Supplies:YellowandGreenFeltFiberfillGreenthreadandneedlePattern(youcanenlargethepicturebelowordownloadithere)
Usingthepatternprovided,cutthebodyofthelemonoutofyellowfeltandthestem/leavesofthelemonoutofgreenfelt.
Startbyarranging2piecesofthelemonbodytogether.Usingasewingmachine,sewdownonesideofthepiecesyouhavearrangedtogether.Makesuretoleave¼ofaninchopenfromthetop.
Itwilllooklikethis...
Continuearrangingthepiecesoflemonbodytogether,sewingeachnewsidetogether.Concludebysewingthelastsidestogether,closingthelemon{leavinga1/4ofaninchopenatthetopofthelemon}.
Whenallsideshavebeensewntogether...
carefullypullthebottomofthelemonthrough1/4inchopening,turningyourlemonrightsideout.
Generouslystuffyourlemonwithfiberfill.
Grabyourstem/leaves,thesewnandstuffedbodyofthelemonandgreenthreadandneedle.
Usingthegreenthread,sewthetopofyourlemonclosed.Thiswillbecoveredwiththestem/leaves,sothegreenstitcheswillnotshowanddoesnotneedtolookperfect.
Tactdownthestemofleaves.
Continuesewingaroundtheentirestem,pullingthethreadtogiveaknobshape,likeyouhaveonthebottomofyourlemon.
Pulltheneedleupthroughthecenterofthestem.
MakeathickFrenchknot.Thisprovidesnorealpurposeotherthanvisual.
Usingthesameneedleandthread,pulltheneedlebackintotheFrenchknotandre‐emergetheneedledownthecenterofoneoftheleaves.Embroiderupthecenteroftheleaf,attachingitwitheachstitchtothebodyofthelemon.
Witheachnewembroiderystitch,pullyourthreadtight.Thiswillpullthesidesofyourleavesup,givingitmoreshape.Repeatthesestepsfortheremainingleaf.
FeltPear
Supplies:GreenandbrownfeltFiberfillCraftingglueNeedleandthreadUsingthepatternbelow,cutallthepiecesoutoffelt.
Tocreatethebodyofthepear:
Arrange2piecesofthebodyofthepeartogether.
Startsewingfrom1/4ofaninchdownfromthetopofonesideallthewaytothebottomofthesameside.{Thetopiswherewewillleaveouropeningforfilling}
Arrangeinthe3rdsideofthepear,againattachingitbysewingfromthetoptothebottom.
Concludebysewingthefourthandfinalpieceintoplace.
Thetopofyourpearshouldremainopen,thebottomshouldbesewnshut.
Whenallsidesaresewntogether,yourpearwilllooklikethis.
Atthebottomofthepear,youmaynoticeabitofagap.
Sewastraightlineacrossthebottom,closingupthegap.
Trimoffexcess.
Turnyourpearrightsideout.
Generouslyfillwithfiberfill.
Applyadabofgluetothebottomofyourpear.
Attachthebrowncircleoffelttotheglue.
Tocreateyourstem:
Tightlyrollupthebrownsquareoffeltfromthepattern.Usinganeedleandbrownthread,sewtheseamonthestemshut.
Insertthestemintotheopeningofyourpear.
Withaneedleandthreadsewthetopofyourpearshut.Intheprocess,securethestemintoplace.
Optional:togiveyourpearmoreshape,youcanaddsomedimpleswhereyourpearbeginstonarrowateachside.
Andthereyouhaveit.
FeltOnionTutorialHere'satip.Wanttoknowhowtokeeponionsfrommakingyoucry?Makethemoutoffelt!Learnhowtomakeyourownfeltonionsforyourchild'splaykitchenwiththiseasytofollowtutorial.
Beforeyouwegetstartedyou'llneedthefollowing:Tan,Creamandbrownfelt,438DMCthread(oracolorthatmatchesthetanfeltyouselect),tackyglue,fiberfill,sewingmachineUsingthepatternbelow
begintocutyouronionout.
Placetwosectionsoftheonionbodytogetherandbegintosewthefirstside.Startsewingfromabouta1/4ofaninchdownfromthetopoftheonionbody.Sewtotheverytip(orbottom)oftheonion.Repeatthisstepforeachsectionoftheonionuntilallthesideshavebeensewntogether.
Whenallsidesaresewntogether,thetopofyouronionwilllooklikethis..
Andthebottomofyouronionwilllooklikethis...
Turnyouronionrightsideout.Pushthebottomoftheonionupthroughtheunsewntop.
Withyourfingers,giveshapebacktoyourflattenonion.
Generouslystuffwithfiberfill.
Rollthebaseofyourrootup.
Inserttherootintothetopoftheonion.
Sewtheoniontopclosedjustaboutwhereyoursewinglinebegins,stillleavingthepointedtipoftheonionfree,usingtanthread(Iused2strandsof438DMCthread).Inthismanor,youwillsewtherootintothebodyoftheonionsoitremainsfirmlyinplace.
Usingyoursameneedleandthread,begintoaddsomeembellishmentstothebodyofyouronion.You'lldoalongstitchfromthetopoftheonion.
Tothebottomoftheonion.
Fromthebottomofyouronion.
Backtothetopoftheonion.
Completing2straightlinespersection,8linesintotal.
Withtackyglue,placeadabofglueatthebottomofyouronion.
Placethedarkbrownfeltcircleontopoftheglue.Pressitdownfirmlyandleavetodry.
FeltBananaTutorial
Supplies:YellowandBrownfeltBrownthreadandneedleFiberfillFabricgluePatternSewingmachineandsomeembroideryOptional:StickerfromarealbananaUsingthepatternfoundbeloworwhichcanbedownloadedhere.
Begintocutoutyourbanana.
Arrangethe2identicalcurvedpiecestogether.
1/4ofaninchdownfromthetoponthesidethatcurvesout,startsewingandcontinuetotheverybottomofthatsameside.
Whenyouhavefinishedsewingthissection,itshouldlooklikethis.
Lineupthethird{unique)pieceofbanana,betweentheopensectionofthetwosidesyoujustsewedtogether.
Startbysewingonesideofthethirdpiecetoonesideofthecurvedpieces.Again,starting1/4ofaninchdownfromthetop.
Finishbysewingthelastremainingsidetogether{closingyourbanana}.Whenyouallsideshavebeensewntogether,checktoseeifthethebottomofthebananawassecurelyclosed.Mineisnot.
Ifyouhavethesameproblem,simplygobackandsewacrossthebottomofallthreesections.
Carefullyturnyourbananarightsideout.
Generouslystuffwithfiberfill.
Seetheserawopenedgesonthetop.
Tuckthemintothebanana.
Nowforthestem.Grabthebrownrectangleshapedpieceoffeltandfolditinhalf.
Tightlyrollthefeltup.
Securethebottomoftherolledupstemwithastitchtomaintaintheshape.
Grabyourbanana.
Inserttherolledupstemintothetopofthebanana.Usingyourbrownthread,securethestemintothetopofthebanana.
Iliketoaddanembroideredstitchdowntheseamofthebananatogiveitalittlebitofdimension.Usingthesamebrownthread,begintoembroider,followingtheseamline.
Continuedownallthreesides,coveringallthreeseamlines.
Tofinishthebottomofyourbanana,
attachthebrowncircleoffeltwithadaboffabricglue.
FeltGrapeTutorial
Suppliesneeded:Purplefelt(varyingshades)FiberfillNeedleandthreadGreenpipecleanerCutapproximately33circles,witha2inchdiameter.
Tocreateyourgrape,doarunningstitchalongtheedgeofthecircle.
Continuearoundtheentirecircle.
Stuffwithfiberfill.
Pullyourthreadtightly,closingthecircle.
Withyourneedleandthread,continuetoclosedanyopeningthatmaystillremain.
Onegrapedone...
32moretogo.
Whenthegrapesareready,youcanstartyourbunch.TheremaybeeasierwaystodothisbutIstitchedthemtogether.Istartedwithoneatthebottomandbegintolayerup.
Stitchthemtogetherastightlyasyoucan.
Stitcheachnewgrapetotheonebeneathitandthentheonenexttoit.
Offsettheplacementofeachnewlayer,Ihad6totalwith2extragrapeattheverytop.Byoffsettingthelayers,itshouldstarttotakeonaconeshape.
Thecenterwillbehallow.
Continuelayering,securelyattachingyourgrapesasyougo.
Don'tworryaboutanyholesbetweengrapes.
Thiscanbecorrectedbystuffingfeltintothebodyofthegrape.
Thenyoucanfillwithalittlefiberfilltohelpmaintaintheshape.
Beforeyoufinishthetoprow,twist2greenpipecleanerstogether.Thiswillactasthestem,sogiveitsomecharacter,twistorcurlittogiveitsomedimension.
Insertitintothetopofthegrape.Makesuretostuffthebottomofthestemdeepenoughtosecureitwhenyoufinishthetopofthegrape.
Coverthetopofthefiberfillwithsomescrapfelt.
Pullyourtoplayerclosed,pullingthislayerinwardtowardsthestem.Ihadtoadd2finalgrapesrightnexttothestemtofullcloseoffthetopofthebunch.
FeltAppleGatherthefollowingSupplies:Red,greenandbrownfeltFiberfillScissorsNeedleandthread{green,redandbrown}SewingmachineGlueUsingthepatternbelow{copyandpasteitintowordtoenlarge,theapplebodyisapproximately31/2incheslong}.
Cuttheapplepiecesoutoffelt.
Startingwithtwoofthefourpieces,beginsewingonesidetogetherstartinga1/4ofaninchdownfromthetop.Continueuntilall4ofyourpieceshavebeensewntogether.Whenall4sidesaresewntogether,youmaywanttosewacrossthebottom,tomakesureyourseamsaresewnshut.
Turntheapplerightsideout.
Generouslystufftheapplewithfiberfill.Noneedtoworry,Iamnotrunninga'Iheartfakefood'sweatshop.TheassistanceIgotwasshortlived.
Irarelychangethecolorofthreadonmysewingmachinesooccasionallyyou'llnoticesomeexposedseams.Usingyourneedleandthread,youcandoafewstitchestocloseupanyexposedseams.Thiswillonlytakeaminuteortwoatmost.Whileclosingupanyexposedseams,begintocloseintheopeningaswell{donotcloseitcompletely,youneedasmallopeningtoinsertthestemandleaf}.
Tocreateyourstem,tightlyrollupthebrownrectanglepieceoffeltyoucut.Withyourneedleandbrownthread,sewthestemshut.*Optional:withyourneedleandgreenthread,embroiderveinsontoyourgreenleaf.
Insertthestemandgreenleafintheopeningleftinyourapple.Usingyourneedleandredthread,sewtheopeningofyourapplecompletelyshut,sewingthestemandleafinasyougo.
Iamallaboutfinishingtouches,I'dlikeforthebottomofmyappletolookasgoodasthetop.Ifyoufeelthesame,cutasmallcircleoutofbrownfelt{thesamecoloryouusedforthestem},applyadabofgluewheretheseamsmeetandcoverwiththebrowncircleoffelt.
FeltEggplantTutorial
Suppliesneeded:DarkpurpleandGreenFeltFiberfillGreenthreadandneedleFabricgluePatternbelow{whichcanalsobedownloadedhere}
Usingtheeggplantpattern,cutoutallfeltpieces.
First,arrange2sectionsoftheeggplantbodytogether.Sewonesideclosed.Onlysewhalfofthebottomoftheeggplantclosed.Witheachsection,you'llcontinuetosewhalfofthebottom,untiltheentirebottomisfullyclosedshut.Leave1/4ofaninch,atthetop,unsewn.Youwilleventuallyturnyoureggplantrightsideoutthroughthetopoftheeggplant.
Thefirstsewnsideshouldlooklikethis.
Next,linethe3rdsectionofeggplantbodyupalongtheopensideofthe2sewedpieces.
Sewfromthetopdownononlyoneside,again,rememberingtoleave1/4ofaninchunsewnatthetop.
Arrangethefinalpieceoftheeggplantbody,liningituptomeetthe2remainingunsewnsides.
Sewdownonesideandthendownthefinalside.
Whenall4sidesaresewntogether,thereshouldonlybeanopeningatthetopoftheeggplant.
Turntheeggplantrightsideout.
Generouslystuffwithfiberfill.
Usingyourneedleandgreenthread{ifyouprefer,youcouldusepurplethread}sewthetopshut.Noneedtoworryaboutsewingitshutperfectly,thiswillbecoveredwiththeeggplanttopper.
Pinchthecenterofthetopper.Thiswillgiveyouanideaofwhereandhowyou'llstarttodevelopthestemofthetopper.Pulltheneedleandthread,usedtocloseuptheeggplanttop,throughtowhereyoupinchedthetop.
Continuepinchingandtightlysewingthecenterofthetoppertoformaknobshape.Asyouarecreatingthestem,youwillalsowanttoaddafewstitchestosecureittothetopoftheeggplantbody.
Continuesewingandcreatingthestemuntilyougetsomethingsimilartothis...
Foldinthecorneroftheleavesonthetopper.
Pinchthecornersclosedwithyourfingers.
Sewthepinchedcornersclosed,grabbingsomeoftheeggplantbodyasyousew.*Repeatfortheother2corners.
Createapuckerinthetopoftheleaf.Usingyourneedleandthread,comeupfromtheeggplantbody,throughtheleafandthenbackacrossandthroughthebodytotheothersideoftheleaf,pullingthethreadtauntcreatingapuckeringeffect.*Repeatfor2remainingleaves.
Createasimilarbutsmallerpuckeratthebottomoftheleaf.Thisnotonlycreatesapuckerbutalsoattachestheleaftothebodyoftheeggplant.*Repeatfor2remainingleaves.
Grabsomeglue,thegreenbuttonbottomandyoureggplant.
Centerthegreenbuttononthebottomoftheeggplant,securingitwithadabofglue.
Pineapple
You'llneedtogatherthefollowingsupplies:feltingreen,goldandbrown,needleandbrownthread,aruler,watererasablepen,scissorsandfiberfill.
Usinganentiresheetofgoldfabric,drawagridpatternwithyourrulerandwatererasablepen.Thegriddoesnotneedtoextendallthewaytothebottomofthefelt.Leaveapproximatelyaninch,atthebottomofthefelt,gridfree.
EitherusingyoursewingmachineORhandembroideringusebrownthreadtocoverthegridyoujustdrew.*Ioptedtohandembroiderusingastemstitch.
Foldthepineapplebodyinhalf,rightsidefacingeachother,andsewdownthelongsideendingattheinchmarkthatisgridfree.Alongthegridfreebottominchsectionofyourpineapple,cut4longthintrianglesectionsout.You'llneedtomakethesecutsinordertofoldthebottomsectionsovertoclosethepineapple.
Foldthebottomsectionsofthepineappleover.Eitherglueorhandsewtheopeningclosed.Youmayneedtoadjustyourcutstogetthefoldtolayflat.*Ifyougetyourcutsright,youcouldalsoattempttosewthecutsbacktogethertoclosethebottomofthepineapple.Togivethebottomofyourpineappleamorefinishedlook(andtohideanygapsorpuckers),cutoutasmallcircleoutofbrownfelt.Applysomegluetothebottomcenterofthepineappleandaffixthebrowncircleintoplace.
Generouslystuffyourpineapplewithfiberfilluntilyouareaboutaninchfromthetop.
Tocreatethestemofyourpineapple,grabthegreenfelt.Cutsectionsoffeltwitheither2,3or4points(itwillresembletheshapeofgrass).Startwithyoursectionof2pointsandpinchthemtogether.Wrapyoursectionof3pointsaroundthecenter2points.Usingyourneedleandthread(Iusedgreenthread),doafewstitchesbyhandtosecuretostempiecesintoplace.Witheachnewsectionofgreenfelt,startslightlylowerthanthesectionbefore.You'llcompletebetween3and4layersorsectionsbeforeyourstemiscomplete.
Cutsmalltriangleshapesintothetopofyourpineapple,preferablynotintoanyofthegridstitchesyoucreated.Foldthetopsoversoandbegintohandstitchthetopofyourpineappleclosedusingyellowthread.Donotclosethetopcompletely.Insertthestemintothecenterofthepineappleandcontinuetostitchthetopshutwhilestitchingthestemintoplace.
FeltStrawberry
Suppliesneeded:RedandGreenFelt,Fiberfill,Needle,Red,GreenandWhiteThread,Optional:StrawberryContainerUsingthepdfpattern,whichcanbefoundhere,begintocutoutyourstrawberry.Cutthebodyoutofredfeltandthestemoutofgreenfelt.Makeanindentationinthecenterofthestrawberrybody.Tightlyrollupfiberfill,aboutthesizeofamarble,andplaceitintheindentation.
Stufftherestofthestrawberrywithfiberfill.Itsquishesdownsogenerouslyfillthestrawberry.
Threadyourneedlewithredthread(Iuse2strandsofDMCthread).Knottheendofthethread,don'tworryaboutiftheknotisexposedornot.Doarunningstitcharoundtheedgeofthestrawberrybody.
Asyoucontinuearoundtheedgeofthestrawberry,starttopullthethreadtauntwhichinturnwillgatherthefeltyoujustsewedthroughintofolds.
Whenyouhavestitchedaroundtheentirestrawberry,continuepullingthethreadtauntresultinginatightlygatheredcircleonthetopofyourstrawberry.
Sewtheopeningofthecircleclosed.Workyourneedlefromonesidetothesideoppositeclosingtheopening.Itdoesnotneedtobeperfect,thiswillbecoveredupbythestem.Knotyourthreadanddetach.
Re‐knottheendofyourredthread.Pushyourneedlein,justabovewhereyouplacedthemarblesizedfiberfillballinthebottomofthestrawberry,andpullitstraightthroughtotheotherside.Pullthethreadtightsothatbothsidespuckerin.Continuethisstep,stitchingbackandforthinthesamespots,afewtimesuntilthepuckerholdsinplace.Theresultshouldlooklikedimpleonbothsidesofthestrawberry.Knotanddetach.
Threadyourneedlewithgreenthread,again,Iuseonly2strandsofDMCthread.Begintostitchthestemtothetopofthestrawberry.Feltisawonderfullyforgivingmaterial,ifneedbe,stretchittomakesurethestitchesusedtoclosethetopofthestrawberryarenotexposed.
It'sstartingtolooklikeastrawberry,isn'tit?
Toaddstrawberryseeds,threadyourneedlewithwhitethread(again,Iused2strandsofDMCthread).Startwithathickknotattheendofyourthread.Selectaspotonyourstrawberryyouwanttostart,pullyourneedlethroughthestrawberry,leavingtheknotexposed(youmayneedtotrimanythreadthatisstickingoutoftheendofthethickknotyoumade).Whereyourneedlehascomeoutofthestrawberry,makeaFrenchknot.Iwrappedtheneedle4or5timestomakemyFrenchknots.Icontinuedtousethesamethread,makingnocuts,continuingtomakeFrenchknotsoverthebodyofthestrawberry.IendedmyFrenchknotswhereImademydimples,coveringmyredknotwithawhiteFrenchknot.