Making Velvet / Wool Mushrooms

 

Hi Friends!

I was so inspired by Claire at Pillar Box Blue.

Claire's' Fabric Mushrooms are wonderful

but I ran out of time at Christmas.

She gives a great tutorial,

check out her beautiful creations !

I made my mushrooms a bit different.

I thought I would make mine for Valentine decoration-

Fungi for your Fun-Guys ...sorry really dumb joke ;)

I had some scraps of red wool and pink velvet.

For the stems, I used cotton batting.

My mushroom cap was a 3 1/2'' circle.

The underside of the cap is 1/2''

smaller than the outside.

Pinned together below just for show.

The pins will get in the way when stitching.

Roll a 1/2'' over to the underside of cap material.

Use a blind stitch to complete the circle.

I used some small clear glass seed beads for spots

on the caps.

I used embroidery thread on the underside.

Started in the center and continued around the edge.

Spacing is about a 1/4'' apart.

Ending in the center.

The knots will be covered by the stem.

For the stem, I cut a rectangle about 2'' wide by 3'' long.

Roll the width of rectangle and secure with fabric or hot glue.

Glue to center or cap.

My favorite glue is this Beacon 3-in-1 glue

I added a pinch of moss at the base.

I liked them just laying around-

I put some in an ivy topiary I have-

Then I glued a couple on top of a moss covered stump.

To You

💟

From Me

If you liked these mushrooms, here's a link to my

Velvet Acorns and Pumpkins

Thank you for visiting today!

xo Lisa S