11 Yummy Felt Food Patterns That Look Good Enough To Eat
Continuing the Felt Craft Series, this post will revolve around felt food patterns and why they are a fantastic choice for playtime with the kiddos. It is incredible how realistic some of this food looks, and I’m super excited to show you what I have found on the interwebs.
I will also go over the basic supplies you will need for creating food from felt and the different steps you will need to take to make your own. Let’s hop into it and check out these delicious ideas without further ado!
What Kind of Felt Do You Use for Play Food?
As we’ve discussed in the other felt craft idea posts, three main felt types exist.
- Natural fiber: cotton, wool, fur
- Synthetic fiber: acrylic, rayon
- Combination: blends natural and synthetic fibers
The best type for DIY felt food depends on your budget and how long you want the toys to last. Synthetic is much cheaper, but won’t last as long. Natural fiber felt may cost a bit more, but it will last for years.
A combination blend would be a happy medium since the price range is in the middle and usually lasts longer than synthetic felt.
You should also consider if your child, or the child you will gift the felt food to, has any allergies. Obviously, you don’t want to cause an allergic reaction with the wrong kind of fiber.
Now that we know a little more about the types of felt let’s go over the other supplies you will need for most felt food projects.
- Scissors
- Marking pen
- Embroidery floss
- Needle
- Felt glue
- Stuffing
- Optional: beads or other embellishments
How to Make Felt Food
The best part of making felt food toys is picking out what foods you want to make. You can literally make any type of food out of felt, from sushi to pizza to cookies; the possibilities are endless.
Before we check out the adorable examples I found for you, let’s go over some simple steps you will need to make to create felt food.
- Choose a pattern.
If you can draw, then I would recommend doing that. You will be making something completely one-of-a-kind, which will make the toys extra special.
If you can’t draw, don’t worry, hundreds of printable felt food patterns are available online that are either free or paid.
- Cut out the pattern pieces.
You can do this one of two ways. You can either use a marking pen and trace the pattern onto the felt or pin it to the felt and cut it out that way. I recommend pinning the pattern to the felt because it can be slippery.
- Embellish the pieces.
This is an optional step if you want to add beads, pretty stitching, or any other type of embellishment to the food. It will probably be easier to add the embellishments before you sew the pieces together.
- Sew the pieces together.
To sew the pieces together, use a blanket stitch or whipstitch. Make sure you leave an opening of about 2” to be able to stuff it if you want to include stuffing.
- Stuff the food.
You can use plush stuffing or fabric scraps to stuff the food toys. Don’t put too much stuffing in them, so they lose shape.
- Finish sewing and enjoy!
Finish stitching the opening shut and secure the stitch so it won’t come undone. Now enjoy your beautiful creations!
11 Yummy Felt Food Patterns To Try
I tried to find mostly free felt food patterns for this compilation of patterns. I hope they inspire you and give you a better idea of what type of projects are possible with a bit of imagination and a little felt.
How is this not a real s’more?! This delicious free felt s’more pattern and tutorial is a perfect example to kick off this list of felt foods. In this step-by-step tutorial, the designer shows you how to create each part of the s’more with photos and gifs, which will help my fellow visual learners.
Here is a free tutorial + downloadable pattern for creating adorable tea bags and a “tin” to keep them in. This would be fabulous for tea parties with your little ones. The tutorial contains detailed photos illustrating each step for you to follow.
If your child is an aspiring chef, how fun would this entire meal be for them to play with their friends? This free tutorial by Lindsayanne of Hawk Hill is an excellent example of creating recognizable food for kids. Who knows, maybe playing with felt broccoli will help them eat the real thing!
These sweet treats can be made in less than an hour and would make a fun Summer craft. The free tutorial gives instructions for making a solid felt and striped popsicle. The popsicle stick is an actual popsicle craft stick the designer covered in tan felt to give it a plush feel.
These pies seriously look good enough to eat! If you want a felt project that doesn’t involve a needle and thread, this free felt fruit pie tutorial is your choice. You only need scissors, felt glue, and a hot glue gun to make these pies. That’s it!
Here is another free tutorial + pattern, this time, you’ll see step-by-step instructions on how to sew this adorable basket full of blueberries. All the blueberries are sewn onto a piece of foundation felt so there won’t be a bunch of tiny pieces to keep track of for your kids. The basket may look particularly difficult, but the tutorial writer did an excellent job explaining what to do with words and photos.
If you want to “wow” everyone (not just the kids, but the adults too) with your felt food crafting abilities, then you’ve got to create this gorgeous spread. I had to show the turkey centerpiece, but this free pattern includes templates to make pumpkin pie, mashed potatoes, green beans, that magnificent turkey, bread, and ham. Let’s be honest; we all would have LOVED this as a kid.
This beautiful pattern is from Lia Griffith. Instead of purchasing a single craft project on her site, you have to pay either a monthly membership ($10/month) or a yearly membership ($99/year). I highly recommend the annual membership if you want to dive deep into felt crafting since you can access her entire library of projects and tutorials.
Natalie from At Home With Natalie has made her entire collection of sweet treats felt patterns free for anyone who wants to sign up for her email list. That sounds like a great deal to me! The patterns include an adorable pop tart pattern, several different cookies, and donuts.
You can do this fun, quick, and easy craft with your children in less than 30 minutes. This free tutorial shows you how to create pancakes, eggs, and bacon. Yummy breakfast! Instead of using a needle and thread, you will put the pieces together using a hot glue gun, so ensure you supervise the little ones for that part.
Here is a highly versatile free tutorial that teaches you how to make all kinds of sandwich toppings. I love this craft because every child likes something different on their sandwich, and with these felt toppings, they can create something unique to them. What kid wouldn’t love that?
I hope you enjoyed this list of felt food patterns. These examples would be fun to make with kids and play with them afterward. I know I would have loved these as a child. How about you? Which of these examples is your favorite? Let me know in the comments below!
Happy Stitching!
Great collection! Thanks for sharing.
Glad you liked it, Andie! Thanks for stopping by!