Make a Mini Felt Sun

To make the sun, you will need...

- the template sheet at the bottom of this post
- orange felt, approx. 3 ¼ x 5 ¼ in (8 x 13 cm)
- yellow felt, approx. 2 x 3 ¼ in (5 x 8 cm)
- matching sewing threads, and black thread
- yellow embroidery floss (thread)
- 2 black seed beads (size 8/0)
- stuffing & a pencil or other small stuffing tool
- needles, pins & embroidery scissors (great for cutting out small felt shapes

1.Use the templates provided to cut out two sun rays from orange felt and two suns from yellow felt.

2. Cut a length of yellow embroidery floss and separate half the strands (so for six stranded floss use three strands). Use running stitch to sew a line most of the way down each ray: sew out from the centre and then fill in the gap(s) as you sew back again, then stitch your way to the bottom of the next ray and repeat.
 

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3. Place the stitched rays on top of the unstitched rays and sew the two layers together with whip stitch in matching orange sewing thread. Finish your stitching in the centre where it will be hidden in step 5.
 

4. Sew two black seed beads onto one of the yellow suns, sewing each bead flat like an O with three or four stitches of black sewing thread. Then use a double thickness of black thread to backstitch a smile.
 

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5. Make a “sandwich” with the orange rays placed between the two yellow suns. Sew the yellow circles together with whip stitch in yellow sewing thread, turning the sun back and forth as you sew to help keep your stitching neat on both sides.
 

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Leave a small gap and then stuff the sun in the front, i.e. between the rays and the circle with the smiley face. Then sew up the gap with more yellow whip stitches and finish your stitching neatly at the back.

Click here to view the template sheet in another window/tab, and print it at 100%.