Felt & Fabric Toys — October 10, 2022

Felt Craft Campfire

Felt & Fabric Toys — October 10, 2022

Felt Craft Campfire

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Our camping theme bedroom has been bringing such joy not just to little Lukas and Oscar, but to our readers who seem to have been inspired by all the little handmade touches that went into making this room so special. Today we are sharing one of our favorite projects from the room — our felt campfire. Every camper needs a campfire to toast marshmallows on and no camping adventure is complete without it. So of course we had to make a felt bonfire for our little camper.

Join Us ‘Round the Campfire

This is a bigger DIY project that takes a little time but our pattern and tutorial make it really quite simple and as it’s all stitched by hand you don’t even need a sewing machine to achieve this wonderful piece. I always say to start with great supplies. So shop around for good quality wool felts to make your felt campfire. It’ll make all the difference to the finished project and it’s always nice to work with good quality materials. Along with the felt, you’ll only need a pair of sharp fabric scissors, a needle, embroidery threads and the templates below, making this a great craft for the kiddos to help out with.

Of course, they will also need some felt s’ mores to toast around the campfire! For more fun ideas, make sure to check out all of our camping crafts.

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Tools

Cricut Maker or Silhouette Cameo 4 (recommended)
Craft Scissors
Clover Embroidery Needles

Materials

Wool Blend Felt – Doe Brown, Camel, Poppy, Tangerine, Sunshine
Embroidery Floss — Medium Mocha Beige (3863), Tan (436), Tangerine (740), Medium Tangerine (741), Topaz (725)
Poly-Fil

How to Make a Felt Campfire

Gather your craft tools and materials. Then download the DIY pattern at the end of this post.
Cut your felt pieces according to the pattern, using your scissors or a Cricut Maker.
With contrasting embroidery thread, stitch wood grain onto log pieces.
Use a blanket stitch to sew the log into a tube shape.

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59 Comments

Ashley Schauer March 4, 2022 at 11:20am

I found this patterned felt that would also work great for the logs! https://feltandcraft.com/woodgrain-felt-print/

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1. Lia Griffith March 6, 2022 at 9:53pm
  
  @Ashley Schauer
  
  Cute! Great idea.
  
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Amy Schwandes May 3, 2021 at 7:03am

I just discovered this project while getting ready to host my niece this summer. We typically meet in upstate NY and have a real campfire and s’mores, but this year, she’s coming to my suburban home in FL, so it’s a faux campfire for us!

When cutting this project on my Cricut, I found the log ends at 2.25″ diameter were too small to blanket stitch to my logs. The math works out, but things didn’t quite work in real life. I found that increasing the diameter to 2.5″ was just enough to blanket stitch onto the logs without too much extra on either side.

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1. Lia Griffith May 3, 2021 at 8:41am
  
  @Amy Schwandes
  
  Thank you for the feedback Amy, we will double-check the pattern!
  
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JoAnn December 16, 2020 at 2:25pm

I have a suggestion…. not sure if its totally no doable but when you have large patterns like this you should expect that most people aren’t able to print something out thats 11×17. Ive bought clothes patterns online and simply had to tape them together then cut them out. Was super excited about this pattern, I was going to make a Calcifer fire (from howls moving castle)

Great patterns though

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NICOLE LEVY February 17, 2020 at 9:09am

Hi…where do I find how much fabric is needed for each color? Thank you 🙂

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1. Lia February 17, 2020 at 3:19pm
  
  @NICOLE LEVY
  
  Hi Nicole,
  
  If you print out the template provided you can estimate the amount of fabric needed, we purchase our felt in 12×18 sheets and would recommend 3 sheets each of Marigold, Tangerine, and Latte, and 2 sheets each of Yellow and Toast.
  
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  1. NICOLE LEVY February 17, 2020 at 3:31pm
    
    @Lia
    
    Thank you so much!
    
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MaryEllen Rutherford December 26, 2018 at 2:08pm

I just got a Circuit Maker for Christmas… What is the easiest way to bring your designs into design space?

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1. Lia December 26, 2018 at 4:29pm
  
  @MaryEllen Rutherford
  
  Yay! Check out this post 🙂 https://liagriffith.com/how-to-use-svg-files-for-cricut/
  
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  1. MaryEllen Rutherford December 27, 2018 at 5:01pm
    
    @Lia
    
    Do I need Inkscape to down load and open the SVG. I’m using a Mac.
    
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    1. Lia December 28, 2018 at 8:29am
      
      @MaryEllen Rutherford
      
      I’m not familiar with Inkscape. Here’s a helpful post about using our SVG files: https://liagriffith.com/how-to-use-svg-files-for-cricut/
      
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Bet November 28, 2018 at 7:58pm

I love this! So cute! Do you think it would work to stuff these with beans and filling to make the logs heavier?

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1. Lia November 28, 2018 at 8:35pm
  
  @Bet
  
  Yes for sure!
  
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Rebecca Lesperance January 23, 2018 at 6:00am

Could you please post an SVG file for the campfire and the s’more set? I am making a set for each of my grandchildren. Thank you!

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1. Lia January 24, 2018 at 10:40am
  
  @Rebecca Lesperance
  
  Yes, just added SVG files to each post 🙂
  
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Amelia December 16, 2017 at 6:13am

Does the entire pattern, logs and all, need to be printed on 11×17 paper? I love this project!

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1. Lia December 17, 2017 at 8:46pm
  
  @Amelia
  
  Yes, we have all these patterns set to 11×17 🙂
  
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Esther Brunner December 5, 2017 at 2:30pm

Hi Lia, is there a possibility to purchase the campfire pattern without becoming a member – just pay for a one-time download? Please let me know. Thanks, Esther

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1. Lia December 5, 2017 at 4:02pm
  
  @Esther Brunner
  
  Hi! Unfortunately we don’t sell our patterns as single downloads (yet!) You can always sign up for a membership then cancel at anytime.
  
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patricia sierra September 6, 2017 at 10:05pm

I’ve tried opening the file a few times but the template won’t fully open

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1. Lia September 7, 2017 at 8:54am
  
  @patricia sierra
  
  Hmm we aren’t having any problems opening it on our end,. You may want to try downloading it again, maybe from a different web browser, just to be sure it fully downloaded.
  
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patricia April 27, 2017 at 11:03am

hi! where can I get the patterns?

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1. Lia April 27, 2017 at 11:49am
  
  @patricia
  
  Hello! The pattern is available for members to download– the button is at the bottom of the post 🙂
  
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Amber Tinney January 18, 2017 at 11:14am

Hi I love this pattern and making this for my sons birthday along with the smores set. Can you tell me if you split the embroidery floss into 3 pieces or used the whole strand(6 threads)? Might be an odd question but I’m unsure how thick the details on the logs/flames and blanket stitch should be. Thanks!
Amber

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1. Lia January 18, 2017 at 11:17am
  
  @Amber Tinney
  
  Hi! Not an odd question– I didn’t split the floss 🙂
  
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  1. Amber Tinney January 18, 2017 at 11:38am
    
    @Lia
    
    Awesome! Thanks for the quick response! In regards to the smores set and you did French knots on the graham crackers-did you do them on both sides?
    
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    1. Lia January 18, 2017 at 12:07pm
      
      @Amber Tinney
      
      Just one side, but you could do it on both if you wanted!
      
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      1. Amber Tinney January 18, 2017 at 1:36pm
        
        @Lia
        
        Ok thanks!
Kelsey McAfee August 13, 2016 at 5:17am

Quick question, so if it is printed on normal printer paper (letter size) it is not the right measurements?

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1. Lia August 15, 2016 at 9:04am
  
  @Kelsey McAfee
  
  You will need to print 11×17 to get the right size.
  
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Lisa Price July 10, 2016 at 10:19am

Is there a way I can print out instructions thanks Lisa

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1. Lia July 12, 2016 at 5:01pm
  
  @Lisa Price
  
  Unfortunately this project was from before we started doing the printable instructions, so this does not come with that separate download. I am sorry for the bad news!
  
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Her May 12, 2016 at 2:01pm

We are preparing for our toddler Great American Campout and this will be perfect for the littles. Thank you. =)

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1. Lia May 12, 2016 at 2:52pm
  
  @Her
  
  Oh how fun! Enjoy 🙂
  
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Erin Limerick February 24, 2016 at 7:51am

Hi
What are the measurements for the logs?
Can’t wait to make!

Thanks
Erin

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1. Lia February 24, 2016 at 8:50am
  
  @Erin Limerick
  
  There is a pattern at the bottom of the post. 😉
  
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Megan Ursic December 14, 2015 at 6:37am

Hi Lia,

Any chance you have an SVG file for this project? It’d be so much easier if I could just load the cuts in my Cricut Explore. Thanks!

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1. Lia December 14, 2015 at 12:56pm
  
  @Megan Ursic
  
  Unfortunately we don’t have an SVG for this. You just have to cut out each item once in paper! Once you have the paper template for each shape, you can then cut out felt using that 🙂
  
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Michelle Zulauf November 15, 2015 at 2:59pm

Hi,

I’m a new member. Am I missing where you give a list of supplies needed for each project? I see the images but once clicked on for a shopping list, nothing happens. Thanks for the help!

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1. Lia November 16, 2015 at 3:53pm
  
  @Michelle Zulauf
  
  Hi Michelle, I’m sorry about the confusion! There is no official materials list for this craft. All you will need is felt, polyester fiberfill, and a needle and thread. You can decide which colors you would like to use! Just some different color oranges or yellows for the fire, and browns for the logs. Same for the thread. Best of luck!! -Lia 🙂
  
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Brenda September 22, 2015 at 7:57am

This is super cute! I saw that you used Benzie Design for the felt – just wondering what colors you used for the fire? Thanks!

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1. Lia September 22, 2015 at 10:06am
  
  @Brenda
  
  Thank you. We used Tangerine, Lemonade and Ecru for the flames. For the logs we used Latte and Toast. Have fun!
  
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  1. Paige Moore November 22, 2016 at 12:15pm
    
    @Lia
    
    can you tell me how many 12X18 felt sheets you used for each item?
    
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    1. Lia November 22, 2016 at 1:07pm
      
      @Paige Moore
      
      For the flames, you will need 2 for the orange, 2 for the lighter orange, and probably just 1 for the inner part. The logs you will need 1 sheet of the darker brown per each one. Every other piece is less than one sheet, but you’ll want more depending on how many you want to make. Hope that helps!
      
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Elena McCoy September 16, 2015 at 7:53pm

whoops! somehow I skipped over where you mentioned it was wool felt, but caught it at my last glance! haha but I would still love to know the approx. yardage!

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1. Lia September 17, 2015 at 10:11am
  
  @Elena McCoy
  
  For the flames around 6 pieces of each color. Each piece was 12×16″ . If you don’t want to use all the layers you could look at the pattern and see what to eliminate.
  
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Megan September 16, 2015 at 7:44pm

Hi, Lia!

Can you provide the source for your felt? I can’t seem to find 11×17 sheets. I want to make this for my son. He will love it! Thank you!

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1. Lia September 17, 2015 at 10:15am
  
  @Megan
  
  We usually get felt from Benzie Design.
  
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Carissa August 12, 2015 at 2:21pm

I love these!!!! When I print the template it appears smaller than your finished product looks in the picture; do I need to enlarge the templates to be the right size?

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1. Lia August 13, 2015 at 2:45pm
  
  @Carissa
  
  The fire itself should be printed on a 11×17″ size paper. (maybe take it to a FedEx Kinkos and print it there) Hope it turns out, these boys sure loves it!
  
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Jane August 8, 2015 at 8:13am

This awesome thank you and those 2 little cutie pie’s are adorable in their stripey pj’s 🙂 My grandbabies are going to love this 🙂

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1. Lia August 10, 2015 at 8:29am
  
  @Jane
  
  ha ha, thank you!!
  
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Apryl August 5, 2015 at 11:56pm

I’m seriously loving this campfire project! Saw the s’mores in the other post and I’m dying to make these!!!

Apryl
@paperplanelaneboutique

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1. Lia August 6, 2015 at 8:31am
  
  @Apryl
  
  Thank you! The campfire sure was a big hit with the kids! Kind of makes me want to camp out (in the comfort of a room)
  
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Elizabeth Barnett August 4, 2015 at 10:21pm

that is so dang cute … “fire’s burning, fire’s burning …”

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1. Lia August 5, 2015 at 10:41am
  
  @Elizabeth Barnett
  
  Lol!! Thank you so much.
  
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