Making Felt Food Continues …

Garlic, Lime, Sweet Potatoes

Since my last post, I ordered some more felt in colors I didn’t have. I basically got a sheet of every color but skipping the blues and greys and purples too. I did this because I couldn’t tell from the picture if the greens I was looking at would be the shade I wanted. Needless to say, I still may need to order some more felt not only because I might not have enough green to do four heads of lettuce but for the project I intend to do next.

So far I have finished making apples, tomatoes, sweet potatoes (as seen in the photo above) and garlic. I copied the garlic from one from Ikea had in their vegetable basket. The one thing that is different from it is the size. Ikea’s garlic bulb is small where as mine would be the equivalent of elephant garlic.

Right now, I have ready to  sew are carrots, oranges (I still have three to make), yellow bell peppers, kiwis, pears. I have still have to cut out lettuce, corn on the cob and bananas. All of which, I am not sure I have enough felt to get four of each kind but I will see what I can and just order another sheet of those colors and order some blues and greys for the next project at the same time.

ISBN 978-4-529-04604-6 C9477

I’m not sure I mentioned that I am using a Japanese craft book (see photo above) for my patterns to make the play food. What I like about this book is that the size of the food is small so they fit perfectly in tiny hands. Every time I finish one, Izze grabs them gives them a little kiss and a hug then runs off with them.

One of my favorite blogs I like to visit, Japan Craft Journal. They have a post about the book as well, you can read it here. I wonder if they ever got around to making any of the food. I usually go to this site when I find a new Japanese craft book to see if they have tried it and what problems they might have come across before I make an attempt at it.

So far, what is my recommendation of this book? I might not know Japanese but I do enjoy their craft books. With this book in particular, it was difficult at first to figure out what patterns pieces went to which food item and sometimes not sure if certain pieces even go with that particular food. If you know basic sewing and can do fine by going by pictures instead of reading the directions, you’ll do fine. If you want to make some felt play food for your little ones but need directions besides just pictures, try etsy.com and do a search for felt play food. You’ll find a wide range of foods to even tea sets all made from felt. Just the other day, I saw a pattern to make a fridge, stove and sink for felt and cardboard. No matter what you’ll find for patterns on etsy, you’ll find something.