You can use our FREE felt strawberry pattern to make this adorable felt fruit craft, perfect for sewing beginners. This summer craft is so much fun and great for DIY home decor, storytime, or pretend play. They also look soooo cute as an ornament, keychain, or backpack charm!
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Get our free printable felt strawberry pattern:
The link and picture below will take you to our free, printable felt strawberry pattern! The PDF file will open in a new window. Then simply print the template on 8.5 x 11 (letter size) printer paper.
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How else can I make seeds for this felt strawberry?
If you don’t like the look of the straight lines of embroidery floss you could also make French knots on your felt strawberry. Or you can attach little seed beads, similar to how we added bugle beads to our felt donuts! This would add a sparkly touch and some texture to your felt food. Or use puffy paint to add little dots across the strawberry. This paint is meant for fabric, and it has a small tip, making it really easy to use.
What type of felt is best for making a felt strawberry?
We used soft craft felt to make our felt strawberries, mostly because it’s what we have in our craft stash. This type of felt is inexpensive and easy to find at the craft store. It’s a good choice for simple kids crafts, but it’s quite thin and pills easily. Craft felt is a good choice if your felt strawberry is going to be set in a bowl and not handled. But if you want to use it as felt play food or as a keychain, you’ll want to use wool felt. Wool felt is perfect for projects that will have repeated handling. It’s very soft and durable, which means it’s also more expensive than craft felt. But it’s worth the expense, and will give your DIY felt strawberries a quality look with a nice texture.
Do I have to use hot glue to attach the felt strawberry leaves?
No, you can also attach the leaves to the top of the strawberry with a few simple stitches. We like the neat look of using hot glue, though (no extra stitch marks on top). Or you can also use tacky glue. Make sure you hold or pin the leaves in place until the glue is dry.
These felt strawberries are soft, squishy, and so much fun to make! Set the strawberries in a decorative bowl on the counter, but don’t be surprised if guests try to eat this realistic looking felt food!
Here’s even more felt craft ideas:
DIY Felt Donuts
Felt Jellyfish Pattern
Felt Cactus Pattern
Our book Low-Mess Crafts for Kids is loaded with 72 fun and simple craft ideas for kids! The projects are fun, easy and most importantly low-mess, so the clean up is simple!
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