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Felt Play Food

By Damjana Jakos • Last updated on Aug 23, 2024 • This post may contain affiliate links.

I love felt. Especially felt play food! And I know it's been long overdue, but I finally managed to sew some of the cute felt food. Have a look at 7 of my favorite (free) felt play food tutorials for home-made felt fruit and vegetables. (And several tips on how to choose the right felt...)

sewing patterns for play food

My 7 favorite FREE felt play food TUTORIALS for home-made felt fruit and vegetables. Banana, carrots, broccoli, strawberries, pear, cheese, eggs and more 🙂

Felt Play Food Tutorials

While working on these cute pieces of felt play food, I kept thinking how much our (then) toddler would enjoy the play food. But… He saw it, played with it for a while and then abandoned it entirely. No sign of interest. At all. Fast forward a year later, the felt food set became one of his favorite activities. Add a little sister and a few years later, and a few of my sewing sessions, and there's a large bag of felt play food, still one of the favorite play sets in the playroom. All homemade toys!

Felt play food free patterns

{If you want to know where I stored it,  you can check out my huge DIY storage boxes here - this easy DIY has won me tons of space!}

a set of diy felt play food items on a wooden table: a tomato, an egg, a slice of cheese and pieces of french loaf bread made out of felt

So, here's a list of my favorites when it comes to felt play food:

THESE 7+ felt play food tutorials are great:

  • felt carrots (get your FREE template HERE)
  • felt bananas - crazy cute and fun to make!
  • Easy felt broccoli and cauliflower
  • felt strawberries
  • felt pear - easier than you'd think!
  • sliced cheese - for novice sewers too!
  • felt eggs
  • ADDED:  felt sliced bread tutorial (FREE template!)
felt play food on a wooden table: cheese, felt slices of French bread, and a wooden play knife
Free template by applegreencottage.com

As for felt tomatoes, I just sewed a small ball, inserted stuffing, closed it and attached the same "green top" as in the strawberries tutorial. It worked just fine. And as far as felt bread is concerned (see the very right part of the photo), I wanted to make slices of a home made loaf, not the toast form, so - improvisation -and I'm adding this brand new felt sliced bread tutorial for you to the list!

How To Make Felt Bread Tutorial

I find working with felt easier than with fabric, as it does not require a lot of precision (at least with what I've made) and it's really fun!

homemade playfood made out of felt: slices of cheese ona a blue and white ceramic plate, felt French bread slices, and three eggs sewn woth felt on a yellow plastic plate

What Felt to use for sewing felt playfood?

When it comes to felt, there are two main types: natural and synthetic. 100% wool felt offers the best results and is very pleasant to sew with, but a wool blend works just as well. If you think the felt play food might be tossed around a lot, you might opt for acrylic felt, like I did. Honestly, it was what the nearest craft store had in stock, and I went with it. It works just fine, though I believe wool felt would be nicer to the touch!

Now, if you are just heading to your store to BUY some felt, I warmly recommend you first compare the prices in your local shops, they may vary a lot for quite the same felt quality. To get a picture, I'm attaching an affiliate link for your convenience here: felt

what felt to use crafts

See Also:

  • How To Sew a Felt Sandwich {Felt Play Food}
  • a set of diy felt play food items on a wooden table: a tomato, an egg, a slice of cheese and pieces of french loaf bread made out of felt
    Felt Play Food
  • Felt Carrot Pattern - Carrot Template
  • a box of diy felt play food bananas to play with
    Felt Play Food - Felt Banana {And A Bit About Felt}

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Beginner-friendly, no zippers at all.

felt pears, felt bananas, felt strawberries and more felt playfood sewn at home using free felt food patterns

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Comments

  1. Cucicucicoo: Eco Crafting & Sewing says

    September 29, 2017 at 9:49 am

    I love these! What a great collection and variety of foods. I wouldn't have thought that the tutorials all come from different places because of the way you've made them in your own style. Great resources: pinning and sharing! 🙂 Lisa

    Reply
  2. June says

    November 10, 2014 at 2:43 am

    Thank you! Is all felt created equal? Where can the best buy be found?

    Reply
    • Damjana says

      November 10, 2014 at 8:09 am

      Hi, June, and thank you for the inquiry. No, not all felt is equally thick. I've used 3 versions so far, I used the thickest one (3 milimeters) for stems and sturdy parts of fruit and veggies, though I use primarily the regular (1,5 mm) thickness. Since I ran out of orange and red, I used another provider's felt which was thinner, maybe 1 mm thick - not too suitable for large pieces, but might be perfect for adding tiny details to creations... I'd go for the 1,5 mm version first, and then experiment on the go. I hope this answers your question. As for the shop, I've been buying only in our local shops so far, so I doubt it will come handy to you - it's in Slovenia ('Svet metraže' and 'Rayher')...Depending on where you're from, you might find the best buy online - but I'd first ask any local crafting friends where they buy it. Word of mouth is often the best way to find the best deal 😉 Enjoy your crafting!

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  3. Shirley Wood says

    October 22, 2014 at 9:13 pm

    This is too cute. I would love to make these for my little great-niece for Christmas!

    Reply
  4. Creative Clementine says

    October 19, 2014 at 9:33 pm

    I love this! As an auntie I am all over any DIY toy ideas to dazzle my nieces and nephew. These are so fun!!

    Reply
    • Damjana at AppleGreen Cottage says

      January 29, 2015 at 5:50 pm

      I know, I'm an auntie too. It's always so much fun, making toys for nephews and nieces, isn't it? 😀 Have fun! Damjana

      Reply
  5. Stephanie @ Swoodson Says says

    July 27, 2014 at 4:40 pm

    These look so realistic - sometimes felt looks cheap but I love your versions!

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