DIY Felt Vegetables
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Become a MemberThe last few weekends I have been planting my vegetable garden. I can imagine if my daughter Emily were still a little girl she would delight in helping me. Better yet, she would have loved her own little garden. Yesterday we shared a sneak peek of our children’s felt veggie garden. And today we are sharing the tutorial for the felt vegetables, including the templates you will need to make these little veggies.
This is a slightly bigger project that takes a bit of time and effort but is a great one to make while you’re enjoying your own garden or watching your favorite evening show. This is also a great project for the kiddos if you want to teach your child to sew. It’s a super fun project for them to work on and will be a great toy for them to play with once it’s completed.
These little felt vegetables are sewn together with a simple blanket stitch, which also adds the handcrafted look that I love when making felt projects. If you are not familiar with a blanket stitch, you can find a tutorial in our embroidery guide.
When you’re ready to make your felt veggies, check out our tools and materials list below. I love the variety of felt colors to add a bit of visual texture. Please note: some colors used in this original tutorial have been discontinued. Our suggested replacements are listed below in the Materials list.
You can print the templates onto ordinary printer paper and cut them out so they are ready for your felt, then follow the step by step guide below. For more project ideas that complement this one, be sure to check out the tomato vine, the fabric basket, and the garden signs.
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Tools
Materials
- Lia Griffith Wool Blend Felt – White, Tangerine, Merlot, Doe Brown, Oyster, Pomegranate, Cherry, Marble, Spruce, Eucalyptus, Moss, Evergreen
- Embroidery Floss – Snow White B5200, Medium Tangerine 741, Garnet 816, Very Dark Garnet 902, Very Dark Antique Mauve 3802, Bright Christmas Red 666, Medium Mocha Beige 3863, Light Mocha Brown 3782, Light Steel Grey 318, Fern Green 522
- Stuffie Puff (Poly-Fil)
- Mini Ink Pads – Wild Lilac, Passionate Pink
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I used the SVG file and felt I purchased from here and even when I set it to put more pressure to cut it didn’t cut all the way through. Any tips?
We (and a lot of others) are finding that when Cricut does a software upgrade, the cut settings are wonky for a bit. Frustrating. We do recommend using the rotary blade to cut felt which sometimes the settings say fine point blade. You can change this. I do recommend that you use a test piece first. Then try their felt setting and if that does not work, use a fabric setting to find that sweet spot. Here is a mini course that Krista created that might have some tips for you in the cutting section. https://liagriffith.com/craft-academy/8-steps-to-create-any-felt-stuffie/
Hi this is Cami, I really want to make these, but wish that you didn’t have to sign up to be a member, to print the food templates!
Hi Cami, thanks for your comment. We have to charge for our work– how else would I pay myself and my staff to keep on designing these awesome projects for our members?! 🙂
Darn it, I bought the membership just for this! But this seems to be only pdf and not set up for SVG? =(
Hi Heather! Many of our felt projects were posted before the Maker came out, so we have to add SVG files to these older projects as requested by our members. All you have to do is ask 🙂 The SVG file for these vegetables is now available to download.
This is adorable! I’m far too lazy to blanket stitch each vegetable so I’m afraid the fabric glue will be making an appearance (again) here at my house. I love it and I think my girls will as well.
I understand! Fabric glue works great 🙂
We love these! Do you have a pattern for the dirt?
Thank you! No pattern for the dirt, but you can see a better photo of it here: https://liagriffith.com/printable-garden-sign-and-diy-garden-markers/
Love this so much! Just finished the beet and my stem was a little wonky. Any advice for covering the wire better/ more precise? Love this idea. “)
Hi Celeste. We love wonky! Nature isn’t perfect so we embrace imperfection in handmade work. However, if you’re really not happy with it, I would suggest cutting a thicker strip for the stem so that it covers the wire adequately. We would love to see pics of your finished project! Pop them on Facebook or Instagram and tag me @liagriffith so I can see how you got on. Good luck! Lia
I made this for my little girl for Christmas and I just LOVE it! But I just had a thought… A watering can would be perfect to go with it. Has anyone made a felt watering can and if so can I get the pattern?!?!?
Not yet but that is a great idea!
Has anyone made a felt watering can to go with this garden? I have made this garden for my little girl for Christmas and would love to have a watering can to go with it. If you have can you send me a link to the pattern?
This is such a cute idea Jennifer!! I will work on this for a craft for spring/summertime 😉
Where did you get your embroidery thread and what type of fiber fill did you use?
We got our embroidery thread from lots of different places, but you should be able to find some at any fabric store. I think we picked this one up from Joanns! And we used polyester fiber fill, which you should also be able to find at Joanns. Happy Crafting!!
I’m dying to make this for my daughter’s 2nd birthday and I was hoping you could tell me what the colour of the felts you used were. I can see felt pile in the “gather your materials step” of the tutorial but I’m having trouble making out which colours they are!
I can access the Woolfelt by Benzie site but the colour range is a bit overwhelming and I’m not sure where to start! Any help would be greatly appreciated.
We used over 30 different colors, I would recommend mixing and matching as you wish. Hope you love it, we had so much fun with this project.
receive your emails, somtimes would like to do, but, can never find patterns, or a link to patterns.
how do I find them ?????
There is a button at the bottom of the posts, if you click it it will download the pattern for you. Enjoy!
Love this project — the colors are great and the idea is so simple, but elegant! I love the variety of projects that you share!
Debi
A small thing, but the link to the designs is labeled FELT VAGATABLE PATTERN instead of VEG….
Oups. Too funny, thanks for letting me know!:-)
amazing, love it!!
Thank you:-)
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