We have a winner! (selected by random.org)

Congrats to ASHLEY! You have won yourself a cute ass little hamburger handcrafted for you by my sister, Krust! Please email me your address and I will get this fancy burger shipped out to you IMMEDIATELY. Because holy crap, it’s adorable and I already have my own so I won’t hold yours hostage any longer!

Thanks also to Krust who was sweet enough to craft this burger for you guys & will be crafting a different piece of felt food EVERY SINGLE MONTH for us! She has a tutorial below, in case you didn’t win and want to spend a few minutes making your own felt food for the little ones. She says it’s ridiculously cheap and easy to do. I’ll take her word for it though! Check out her tutorial “after the jump”…

Thanks for checking this out! This is my first time creating a tutorial. I hope this makes sense to all who use it. -Krust!

SUPPLIES (Things you’ll need):

• Felt.
1 sheet tan, 1 sheet beige, 1 sheet brown, 1 sheet red, 1 sheet cheese orange, 1 sheet dark green, 1 sheet light green (All colors here available at Joann Fabrics and Craft stores)
• Fabric Sheers/scissors
• Sewing machine. Threaded with white thread
• Ball point pen
• 2 round objects to trace. 1 about 4″-5” wide, and another about an inch wider. (I used a drinking glass and a bowl)
• Notepad and pencil.
• Stuffing (not pictured)
• Embroidery thread in beige, and brown.
• Pins
• 10. 1 large hand sewing needle for the embroidery thread.

LETTUCE: Start by drawing a lettuce leaf about 5” high on a blank sheet of paper. If you choose to, you could print an image of one to trace or cut out. Once you have a shape your happy with, cut it out.

Pin the cut out shape to one of the green pieces of felt, and cut along the edges, like a sewing pattern.

Once you have your leaf cut out, stitch a little branch pattern up the center. (this is not totally necessary, it just adds a little somethin’ somethin’ to it), and really it’s a lot easier than it looks.

Just start with your leaf upside down at the base, and start sewing. Take your foot of the pedal at each bump to stop the machine and use your hands to turn the leaf. Keep going all the way back around to the base.

Repeat with a lighter or darker green (also optional, one leaf is plenty, I just like the different colors) they should end up looking something like this:

CHEESE: Super easy. Cut out to even size squares.

Place squares together and sew all the way around at the edges.

TOMATO SLICE: Trace your smaller round object on a sheet of red felt. Cut out the circle you traced. You can choose to add some stitching to make it look a more like a tomato slice, or leave it blank.

BURGER PATTY: Trace your larger round object on the dark brown felt 2 times. And cut out both pieces.

Put both circles together and stitch around at the edges leave an inch opening.

Turn the sewn together pieces inside out (or right side in?) as shown. Fill with stuffing, and use some brown thread and a hand sewing needle to stitch the opening shut.

Inside part of HAMBURGER BUNS: Trace your larger round object on the beige felt 2 times. And cut out both pieces. Set aside.

Outside part of HAMBURGER BUNS: Trace your larger round object on the tan felt 2 times. And cut out both pieces. With one piece, use the beige embroidery thread to stitch on little sesame seeds.

Place together with one beige circle and stitch around at the edges leave an inch opening. Stuff lightly, and continue to stitch closed with the machine. Repeat (minus the sesame seeds) with the remaining two circles of beige and tan felt for the bottom part of the bun.

Put it all together and it should look something like this:

Viola!

Thanks again Krust! We love you & can’t wait till next month!! What will we be making then!?