Simple felty foods

Earlier in the year I posted about the felt sandwich toy I made for my daughter's second Birthday.  It proved to not only be a hit with my daughter, but has become one of my most viewed blog posts, so I thought I would share with you my plans for some more felty food toys I'm making my little one for Christmas.

 

I had this idea to make lots of bits and pieces for a kind of shop/market for my little girl.  So far I have been warming up by stitching some simple felt foods mainly from existing patterns which I've saved from old craft magazines.

 

 

Techniques so far have included sewing 3D cylinders, circles which are drawn in and stuffed (similar to making a Suffolk puffs,) and also tubes and cone shapes, both with drawn in ends.

 

 

OK so these strawberries aren't entirely felt, but they were so simple to make!

 

 

The carrots were made using the same kind of technique as the strawberries.

 

 

I particularly like this simplified version of a jammy dodger, from an old Mollie makes magazine.

 

 I do love sewing with felt, it's both easy and satisfying.  None of that stressing over fraying seams and lots of quick and easy whipstitching!  I've already made some felty sausages and bacon since taking these photos and have plenty more foodie makes planned, which I hope to share with you over the next few weeks.

 

Are you planning a handmade Christmas this year?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Garden embroidery

Today I am finishing off a garden themed embroidery that I have been working on for a little while now.  She is to sit in a little rectangular frame I jazzed up (or jazzed down, as it was turquoise with a picture of FOUR TROUTS, (yes as in the fish,) and is now trusty old cream!)  Hopefully she will help to brighten the walls of my living room on this grey day...

 

I am missing all the sunshine already.  Standing on one leg, stretched out with tinfoil in my hands, trying desperately to reflect some light into these photos... Oh the glamour!

 

 

P.S. Don't tell anyone, but I've been watering my plants all summer with water from washing up bowls, not a posh watering can!  Happy Sunday all x 

 

Don't mind if I do!

Hello, Happy Sunday!

 

I just thought I would share with you my lovely haberdashery purchases.  Its PearlyPea's Birthday this week coming and I was given an early gift of moneys.  Having a kid, I'm not used to buying myself "things" anymore, so unsure what to get myself I headed to my favourite little fabric shop... which is not so little and sells far more than just fabric!

 

I have loads of fabric already, in all sorts colours.  This is great if you want to make a rainbow, but not so good for colour schemes around the house!  I just never seem to be able to find the right fabric from my stash.  Plus you can never have too much fabric, right?

 

 

Firstly I picked up two more balls of Sirdar Snuggly double knit, to finish of my large crochet blanket project, (its getting there... I will update on its progress during the week.)

 

The three pieces of fabric on the bottom row are fat quarters for sprucing up my living room sofa.  I have just finished painting the fireplace wall in a really fresh looking pale green, that I mixed up from two other paints we had sitting in the shed, from our previous house.  Thrifty!  So now the colour scheme is starting to make sense in my head, I can add lots of little colour accents.  Of course nothing really "goes,"  as I have quite eclectic taste.  (I love that there is such a positive word for being mismatched!)  Anyway, I always think matching brown, with brown, with brown, or red, with red, with red, is really not very hard or creative! 

 

I just love the little tree fabric on the right!

 

The two pieces of fabric at the top are larger bolts of fabric, from the end of rolls.  I like  checking what bolts are available, as there are often popular prints, which are discontinued.  Fat quarters are better on the purse, but can be a little limiting due to their small size.

 

 

Since joining #PostCircle a few months ago, everything letter themed has caught my eye.  I thought I might turn this rose and letter print fabric into a lovely table cloth.  (You can find out more info on #PostCircle over on miss-beatrix blog.)

 

 

More rose print fabric, this time with a yellow pattered background.  Not really sure what I will turn this into just yet.

 

 

Last but not least, who doesn't love a miniature cake?!  These are not much bigger than a five pence piece.  I will add these to something for my daughter, as it will soon be time to get making for her Birthday.

 

The best part about today is that this little lot only came to £30.00, leaving me £20 cash, and...

 

 

...upon paying for my items and getting my loyalty card stamped, I received a £10 voucher, KERCHING!  Must be used within 6 months, so I may have to take another trip there very soon!