How to make a cupcake pincushion out of felt

Non fattening fun!

Do you want to spice up your sewing room in your home with a tasty treat that won't have you gaining any calories? This adorable cupcake does two things that might help you, to use up some of your wool fabric scraps and add a little whimsy to your craft area! Lastly, it will give a home to all of your wandering pins that you might have laying around in your craft area. When you make this cute cupcake and take it to your next quilting bee you will be given the gold star for creativity and craftiness! These are so easy, if you know how to thread a needle, you can do this project by following these simple steps.

Things You'll Need

• Recycled wool sweater
• Basic sewing supplies
• Small felt balls
• Fabric glue
• Scissors

Instructions

1. Cut two pieces of felted wool in coordinating colors measuring 5"x10". Fold rectangle in half and pin along the open edge of the piece of fabric.

2. 

   Lay one rectangle ontop of the other, lining up the folds and offsetting the top rectangle by 1/2" to the left. Starting at the right end, roll the two pieces together stretching the fabric gentlly as you roll.

3. 

   Continue rolling the fabric until the diameter of the roll equals about 2 1/2".Trim away the excess. Secure the roll with pins.

4. 

   Sew the ends of the fabric to secure the roll and remove the pins. Trim the excess on the bottom of the roll so that it lays flat.

5. 

   Measure and cut ribbing for cupcake wrapper. Measure the ribbing piece by wrapping it around the basted roll.

6. Baste cupcake sleeve to roll. With the right sides together, stitch of the ends of the sleeve together. Slide the ribbed sleeve onto the cupcake roll, making sure that the raw edges are 1/2 down the top of the cupcake and baste down all around the cupcake.

7. Flip cupcake sleeve down. Turn the ribbed sleeve right side out, rolling it downto cover the roll.

8. Sew scrap to bottom of cupcake.

9. Glue trim to the circumference of cupcake to decorate.

10. 

    Decorate cupcake to your tastes. I like to put a faux cherry on the cupcake but you might want to choose another decoration. Open the center of the cupcake slightly and apply glue to the space that is exposed and place the felt ball there and press to secure.

Tips & Warnings

• To make a smaller cupcake just cut the strips narrower than the original measurement.

• Try adding felt flowers for more of a female touch.

• These make great gifts

• Once you start making these you will never want to stop making them!

Resources

• salvation army