You Need:
-artificial felt squares ( I bought mine at Walmart and Joanne's)
-embroidery thread (matching your felt, depending on the food you're making)
-embroidery needle
*you can use regular thread if you don't want it to be visible.
-Poly-fil stuffing
-velcro ( for pieces of a fruit to be put together -- slices of an apple or orange)
Here's the peelable banana I made for Vivian:


Here's my egg I made "off the cuff." I looked on etsy and did a goodle search until I found the right egg for me and tried my best to create it. It was so much fun! I wanted to make two sausage links and some pancakes (with a cube of butter and syrup) to go with it, but I ran out of time.

I can't wait to outfit Laney's kitchen with all felt food!! ( I will probably wait until she's two and a half or three years old)
9 comments:
Yay Hollie! Way to get in the last minute "How to's" that I've been waiting for! :)
I love this felt food!!! I'm worried Keaton would think the "nana" is real! ;-) I may have to give this a whirl too!
Wow! I am so excited to try this out. My son LOVES food, and I love crafting! (And apparently, the 2 half-begun cross-stitch Christmas stockings, untold numbers of embellished burp diapers, baby blankets, john-johns, baby girl dresses, and fitted cloth diapers are just not enough!! ;o) Did you hand sew the food, or use a machine? I'd really looking for a project that I can pack up in a bag and carry with me, so if I find myself with a few quiet minutes, I'll have something to do.
Lauren,
I hand-stitched it. Thanks for reminding me to mention that. I totally forgot! Anyone can do this and it's so fun. It's a bit time-consuming, so one night if Hubbs is busy or is studying, put in a movie and sew away!
Thanks. After I started looking at all the food on Etsy and other places, I realized that some are all hand-stitched, and some may combine hand and machine sewing (like the ravioli). I have PLENTY of opportunities, since hubby is on call several nights a week.
Hollie! I found the most amazing website tonight while browsing around for felt food patterns/ideas. It's all in Japanese, but you can still look at the creations and get ideas. I figure that once I have made a few things and get a good feel for it, I may be able to kind of "wing it" by looking at other completed foods.
http://5.pro.tok2.com/~mic/sub/gallery.html
Lauren! Thanks for the lead. I'll definitely check it out!! And yes of course, you can SO wing it!
cute egg!
:)
candy
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