Hi!
Lauren here, and today I'm going to show you how to make this little felt mushroom.
This could give a sweet, handmade touch to any room and I'll be using mine as a pincushion!
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Read the video description below for a list of the materials you'll need and information
on where to find them!
There's also a link to the free pattern PDF I designed which you can download and print out.
Since Best Fiends was kind enough to sponsor this video, I designed it to look like the
purple mushrooms in the game!
I'm starting out by making a few little straight pins with toppers that look like
the other objects in the game using cardstock and glue while I share a few things they asked
me to tell you about.
If you haven't played it before, Best Fiends is a free puzzle game that you can play with
your friends if you connect it to Facebook.
I'm on level 42 at the moment but I keep getting stuck.
Maybe you'll be better at it than I am!
This month they're running a Valentine's Day event and if you want to download the app
using the link below the video, it will give you $5 worth of in app currency for free.
Now that we need a place to keep these pins, let's get started on our mushroom pincushion!
Once you've cut out the pattern pieces on the template I linked to in the video description,
pin the largest shape onto a piece of felt that's the color you want the top of the
mushroom to be and trim around it.
Follow those steps for the rest of the pieces in white felt in the quantities marked on
the pattern - so for example, you'll need two of this trapezoid shape for the stem.
Also, trace around the smaller circle on a spare piece of thin cardboard, which you'll
need later to keep the mushroom stabile.
Starting off with your mushroom top, we're going to fold it along those cuts into the
middle and sew them together in order to make it round and three-dimensional.
So flatten the piece like this along the first cut and stick a pin through both layers so
it'll stay put.
We'll be sewing up the open edges right here using whipstitch.
Take a piece of thread that matches your felt, thread it onto a sewing needle, and tie a
knot at the end.
Then, start your needle up through the corner between the two layers of felt so your knot
will be hidden on the inside.
Loop your needle around the side, push it into the bottom layer right across from your
knot, and as you're pushing it through, angle it diagonally to the side of your first
stitch so it'll come out where you want the next stitch to start.
Pull it tight and repeat that stitch all along that open edge.
If you haven't used whip stitch before, I'll link to my more detailed sewing lesson
for it in the video description below!
But it basically just makes these little lines all along the edge and it works really well
for a project like this.
Once you reach the end of that line, remove the pin and push your needle down through
the felt so you can tie it off on the underside.
To do this, I like to use my needle to grab one of the nearby stitches and pull the needle
through the loop the thread makes, that way the knot stays right up against the fabric
and keeps the whole thing secure.
One more time just in case, then trim off the excess and you're ready to start on
the next section!
The steps are the same for each of these sections of this first piece!
Flatten it, pin it in place, start in the corner between the two layers, and stitch
up the side until you reach the end of the raw edges, then tie it off and start again.
Once you've done this on all four sections, your mushroom top should look like this!
Next, I'm going to decorate it with some white felt spots.
I'm cutting out a bunch of little ovals with my fabric scissors, then sewing them
onto the mushroom top.
For this part, I'm tying a knot at the end of my thread and starting from the underside,
poking my needle up onto the edge of the first spot.
Then, using whipstitch, go all the way around the spot, making sure that you're sewing
through both the spot and the mushroom top so it'll attach securely.
When you get around to where you started, flip it over and tie a knot using one of the
nearby stitches as an anchor like I showed you before.
You can use as many or as few spots as you want!
It's totally up to you and it'll give your mushroom its own little personality.
Next, grab the larger white circle - this will be the bottom side of the mushroom top!
Place the first piece on top of the circle, line up the edges all the way around, and
pin it in place.
Now it kind of looks like a funny little flying saucer or a ravioli and we're going to sew
around the edges, again starting between the two layers to hide the knot and using whipstitch.
Try to keep your stitches close together, since we'll be stuffing this little mushroom
and we don't want the stuffing to leak out of the edges.
When you get an inch or two away from where you started, drop the needle, remove the pins,
grab some polyester fiberfill, and stuff it into the gap that you still have left to sew.
The tighter you stuff this piece, the better it will grip any pins you stick into it so
try to push in as much of the fluffy stuff as you can.
Once you're happy with it, press the remaining gap closed and pin it shut, pushing the stuffing
out of the way temporarily.
Then, pick up your needle again and continue to sew around to where you started.
This time, to secure it, I just grabbed onto the stitch where we started and tied two little
knots onto that.
Then, to hide the end of the thread, push the needle into the plush right where the
knot was and back out an inch or two away.
That way, when you tug on the thread and snip it, it disappears inside the shape.
Yay!
Alright, so now that we have our mushroom top finished and squishy and cute, all that's
left to make is the stem so it'll stand up!
Grab the rest of the pieces and starting with the two rounded trapezoids, pin them together
in a stack and sew up the straight edges on the right and left sides, leaving what will
be the circular top and bottom open.
So like before, start in one corner between the layers to hide your knot, whipstitch up
the side, then knot it off at the top.
Repeat the same for the other side and you should have a tube with a small end and a
larger end.
The next step is to sew the small felt circle onto the bottom of the stem!
The cardboard piece we cut out will go inside that so the base stays flat, so I trimmed
it down to be a little smaller than the felt circle.
I added a rolled piece of scotch tape to stick the cardboard to the felt so it wouldn't
slide around.
Hold the base onto the tube and with a new piece of thread, sew along the edge where
they meet to attach them together.
Tie it off the same way we did with the mushroom top, and we're ready to fill up the stem!
Using some pennies or other small weights and some fiberfill, stuff the stem tightly.
I threw in the coins to make the stem heavier than the top so it wouldn't fall over.
Now, all that's left to do is attach the top of the stem to the bottom of the mushroom
top!
Hold them together using a pin or two.
You kinda have to squish the stem in order to make this work, but that's okay, I know
you can do it!
To sew these pieces together, which is probably the trickiest part, alternate between a stitch
on the top and a stitch on the stem as you go around.
If it doesn't feel super secure, go around a second time.
It's okay if your stitches are messy here, since you won't really be able to see them
when it's finished.
Pull the pins out as you go so they don't get in the way, hide a double knot in there
when you're happy with it, push the needle through to hide your excess and trim the extra
thread to finish up your adorable little mushroom pincushion!
And now, the moment of truth - YES, mine stands up.
Good news!
I was hoping that would happen.
If yours doesn't, you could take those last stitches apart and add in a few more pennies
for extra stability.
Stand this little guy up on your desk and you can either leave it like this or use it
to hold sewing pins like I am!
You can make it any color you want, make a bunch of them, and have fun with it.
I really love little nature and woodland inspired decorations, so I'm personally pretty excited
to use this in my craft studio.
If you make this mushroom pincushion yourself, post a photo on social media and tag me @laurenfairwx
so I can see how it came out!
I love making crafts that remind me of my favorite games and books, so let me know in
the comments below what kind of project you'd like to see me make next!
Thanks so much for watching, happy stitching, and I'll see you soon!
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