I bought a burlap remnant at JoAnn’s a few weeks ago. I’ve never worked with burlap before, but I thought I would hang onto it for the Fall. Nope, I had to make something out of it now. And I’m glad I did- this fun addition to my little one’s play kitchen came to be!
Burlap Potato Sack with Felt Potatoes
Burlap Sack
Skill Level: Beginner
Supplies:
- Burlap
- Sewing Machine
- Thread
- Scissors
- Acrylic paint
- Paintbrush
Determine the size of your burlap sack. My completed sack is 11″ by 9″. Cut two pieces of burlap the size that you chose.
Set one piece aside. Take the remaining piece and lay it on heavy cardboard. Paint whatever words you want on the front of the sack. I used “NO 1”, to resemble an old burlap sack, but I also put “NC Potatoes” on mine, just to be silly with the little one. “Idaho Potatoes” would probably be a more accurate bag, if that’s what you’ve going for. The beauty of handmade is that you can completely make it your own. I made stencils from my Cricut and vinyl to paint the letters.
Let the letters dry.
Turn under the top edge of both burlap pieces. Using a zig zag stitch, sew in place with a 1/4″ seam allowance.
Place the two burlap pieces together and pin. Using a zig zag stitch, sew in place with a 1/4″ seam allowance. Be sure not to get in the way of your painted words (an oopsie on my part…).
Turn the bag right side out and top stitch around the sides.
Felt Potatoes
Skill Level: Beginner
Supplies:
- Brown Felt
- Sewing Machine
- Thread
- Scissors
- Fiberfill
- Hand sewing needle
Cut two pieces of brown felt for each potato.
I tried to add potato eyes with embroidery thread and french knots, but they looked odd, so I skipped them and just left the potatoes plain.
Place the pieces right sides together and sew with a 1/4 seam allowance, leaving a 2″ opening on one side for turning.
Turn the potato right side out. Stuff with fiberfill. Slipstich closed.
This is so cool! I so love your blog! Keep up the good work and thanks for sharing these wonderfull ideas!
Awesome! I am such a fan of felt food. I’ll be hosting a felt food link up one of these days–as soon as I get to finishing my own post about felt food. So many projects . . . so little time. I love this! Thanks for joining the party at One Creative Weekend! I hope you have a great weekend.
What a fun toy! Came out great 🙂
So cute!
Hi Melanie!
I just left a comment on you crayon wreath! We really love felt food and this is a cute cute cute idea. If you have time, we really would love to have you stop in and link up some of your ideas in our weekly crafty showcase!
http://bowdabrablog.com/2012/08/25/saturday-showcase-craft-projects-16/
Susie @Bowdabra
Thanks for linking up! We are sharing this today at 3pm on our Facebook/Twitter and Crafters4Kids Facebook pages.
We love this! Thanks!
Susie @Bowdabra
This is so cool!!!! I LOVE the sack, you did a great job, and the potatoes look so cute!! How fun!
What a Marvelous idea for a play kitchen !!! So cute!
<3 Christina at I Gotta Create!
Wildly Original Linky party is open!
I’m so glad that I’m following you! What a cute idea. And I love how the letters turned out. Thanks for posting on Lil Luna link party!
Katie
http://www.funhomethings.com
Great work Melanie! I’ve never worked with Burlap before either – such a good idea for it!
Thanks for linking to a Round Tuit!
Hope you have a fabulous weekend!
Jill @ Creating my way to Success
http://www.jembellish.blogspot.com/
These look so soft that I just want to squeeze one! Thanks for linking up at my Felt Food Roundup on OneCreativeMommy.com. I hope you’ll be back for ideas as the party fills up. I’d also love for you to come back when you have a new felt idea to share. I’ll be pinning all of the ideas to my pinterest page and featuring posts every few weeks.
It’s long overdue, but I’m finally posting features from my Felt Food & Projects Roundup on OneCreativeMommy.com. Year great idea will be featured tomorrow. Don’t forget to stop by and grab a featured button!
I hope you are feeling well and those triplets are growing strong!