Make this adorable felt cherry pie -- it's perfect for any play kitchen.
Tools and Materials
Pie template
Red felt
Tan felt
Scissors
Pinking shears
Sewing machine
1/2-inch-thick polyester batting
1-inch-thick polyester batting
Brown and green felt scraps
Red felted ball
Needle and coordinating thread
Felt Cherry Pie How-To
1. Enlarge and print template; cut out shapes.
2. Trace and cut two pie-top circles from red felt. Cut 1-inch-wide by 8-inch-long strips from tan felt with pinking shears.
3. Weave strips over one red circle as you would for a pie. Place second red circle over first circle and strips.
4. Machine sew around circle with a 1/4-inch seam allowance. Cut a slit in the center of the bottom red circle and turn entire pie top right-side out.
5. Trace and cut the pie-filler circle from 1/2-inch polyester batting. Stuff the pie top with the batting circle and hand-sew the slit closed.
6. Trace and cut two "side of pie" pieces from tan felt. For each, fold over about 1/2 inch on the longer side and iron; sew down edge. Trace and cut the pie bottom from the tan felt.
7. Machine sew both side pieces to bottom circle. Sew the ends of the sides together.
8. Trace and cut the pie-filler circle from 1/2-inch polyester batting and 1-inch polyester batting. Insert both into felt pie crust.
9. Place pie top on top of batting; pin and hand sew in place.
10. Sew a thin piece of brown felt onto a red felted ball to make a cherry; cut a leaf shape and add to brown felt stem with a few stitches. Sew cherry onto top of pie.
Resources
100 percent wool felt from Magic Cabin. All other materials available at crafts and sewing-supply stores. a very unique and adorable craft. To purchase Hilary's felt food visit lillybeanmarket.com or mahardrygoods.com.
So totally cute! Just to let everybody know feltandcraft.com has the felt to make this. They have a million colors and awesome customer service, I get all of my felt from them, and they have really fast shipping.
Use your imagination and adapt the idea for other uses (ie, pin cushion for the avid sewer, crafty trinket box). And, be alittle creative and adapt the design to your liking. The possibilities are endless.
I think this is very cute and is a great addition to my daughters "food"
This is the ugliest thing I've seen on this site! Perhaps if the strips were realistically close....and what is the purpose?
I used to make potpouri pies years ago, and I like mine better, they were so pretty and very easyto do. I gave them as gifts and everyone loved them
I love this!! I'd love to see some more easy felt food :o)
I love credible pie! I am the editor for Craft Gossip felting and just i did a posting on craft gossip at the following link:http://felting.craftgossip.com/2009/03/11/felt-cherry-pie/
I was thinking that it would make a cute pin cushion too! Can't wait to make it.
A coworker made this craft however with apple potpourri. It makes our work space smell very nice!
Won't this adorable Cherry Pie be perfect for a pin cushion in the sewing/knitting area? Pins - stuck into the red squares - and other accessories stored underneath the tan strips, such as an embroidery scissor, a crochet hook, etc.
This artist does really neat works of perfection! The food convincingly make your mouth water. Very creative...
A very cute idea..I am thinking about adapting this idea to make covers for the kitchen stools..
what wonderful creations...I stopped by Hilary's web site ...wow...the food is awesome...and that sandwich...too cute.....
it's really SWEET... wish there'd been more time to do the cookies and iced donuts Hilary had with her, too (c;