Felt Food ~ Fun Project for Kids

We joined the felt food frenzy!

The kids and I made this “breakfast ” as a gift for a little pre-school  cousin~

We all cut out and sewed the food.  The girls used basic blanket stitch to close the edges and stem stitch for the embellishments.

Felt is a fantastic sewing medium!

• • Young beginners can quickly sew pieces together.
  • It stays in place and doesn’t shift when sewing.
  • It is forgiving – mistakes are often ‘hidden’ or undone without giving any evidence.
  • Colours are bright and clear.
  • It is really cheap.
  • A little goes a long way!
  • Little scraps can be used for many things.
  • It endures despite quite frequent playing.

There are some excellent websites for is more ideas, patterns and inspiration:

• The Petite Cafe.blogspot.com shares felt-dessert; felt-dinner; felt-lunch; felt-breakfast
  
• Helping Little Hands.blogspot.com has a felt cook along.  She shares a great tip for remaking play food-boxes to last and this nifty idea to make mini-canned food looks real felt food
  
• Scribd.com for a Felt-Muffin-Pattern download

• Chasing Marcus.blogspot.com shows felt food

We’re off to make some more gifts!

Blessings,