Stuffed Felt Ornaments

 

These turned out so cute, and they were fairly easy for a beginning to intermediate sewing project.

• Draw the shape onto a piece of felt, making it about 1/4″ bigger than you’d like the finished product to be.

• Double the felt and cut out the front and back pieces at the same time.

• Decide which sides will face outward.  Go ahead and sew any buttons, beads or other small pieces onto each piece.

• Place the fronts together so that you can only see the “wrong” sides.

• Sew a straight stitch all the way around the felt, leaving about a 1/4″ seam.  BE SURE TO LEAVE 1″-1 1/2″ OPEN SO YOU CAN TURN THE ORNAMENT INSIDE OUT.

• After turning the ornament inside out, fill it with popcorn sized pieces of batting until it’s as fluffy as you desire.

• Sew up the opening with a simple straight stitch.

The kids chose to add a little piece of embroidery thread afterward as a hook, but I sewed a ribbon hook into mine (bell) as I stiched around the edges.  My hook is much stronger and more attractive.