Felt Lapel Pins Crafts, Free Sewing Pattern

Make cute novelty pins to use as party favours, bazaar items, or just to delight someone. Make the pins out of felt and sew a small safety pin at the back to fasten. Be creative and try different petals and colours.

Sunflower:

Cut two petal pieces in yellow or gold felt.  Lay one gold petal piece on top of the other, overlapping the petals.

Poppy:

Cut five petals of red felt, blanket stitch in black around the outer edge of the petals, overlapping them slightly so the poppy will cup a little when completed, and join together.

Bonnet:

Cut the bonnet in brown felt and notch the edge as shown or pink with pinking shears. Pull the wedge shaped piece in the bonnet together and sew edges with invisible stitches. Place the bonnet piece in the centre of the sunflower or poppy petals, and tack all pieces together through the centre with several stitches.

Faces:

Cut two faces from felt (tan, natural, beige, brown, black), embroider facial features in outline stitch on one, using 1 or 2 strands of embroidery floss. Make eyebrows, upper portion of eye using brown, hair and eyes in your choice of colour, nose and lips red or pink.

Whip the two face pieces together (front and back), leave a small opening, stuff lightly with cotton and whip the opening shut.

Centre the face on the bonnet and fasten securely at the back.

Optional Bells:

Cut a 4-inch length of green felt 3/8 inches wide, fold in centre and tack to the petal piece in the centre under the bonnet. Fasten a small bell on each end.