How to make felt balls to play You may have balls in your home, for example football, basketball, baseball etc. And you have already played these balls. Did you play felt balls before? How does this kind of this ball feel like? I am glad to teach you how to make felt balls, which provide you a chance to play felt balls.
Balls can be made of different materials to shape its function. Naturally felt is the main component part for the felt balls. Now let’s get down to our business on how to make felt balls.
What the necessities for felt balls?
Felt
Sewing threads
Needle
Scissors
Pins
Quilting
Jingle bells
Iron machine
Paper
Color pen
How to make felt balls? Step 1: cut the felt
Step 2: sew the felt
Draw a shape on the paper as the first
As the first picture shows, make lines of two
picture shows; cut off the shape. Cut off six
pieces of felt with different colors along the
pieces of felt of two colors. Draw six flowers
edges. Sew sections together along stitching
on the felt of two colors and cut out the
lines. Note that do not sew beyond the
pieces. Sew a different colored flower on
marking lines or you will not have three pairs
the felt, and a circular felt on the flower of
of sections. Continue sewing these pairs
different color.
together always sewing a color to the other color.
Step 3: stuff the ball
Step 4: the ending work
When you come to the last seam, leave an
Use six strands of variegated threads;
opening for turning about 2cm wide. Turn over
add a decorative fern stitch over each
the ball and stuff the quilting inside. You can
seam. You can alternate the direction of
add jungle bells while you are stuffing the ball.
the arrows on the seams. For the end
Note the ball
should be stuffed without
flowers, sew the flower center to the
stressing the seam. Use two strands of threads
flower. Then center the flower on either
and small stiches; blind stitch to the hole
end of the ball and blanket stitch in place.
closed. To fix the ends, use matching thread and make little stitches to pull it all together.
It looks the felt balls are extremely comfortable. Trust me that it is absolutely comfortable to play. In my eyes, it is suitable for kids playing which is safe to them. If you consider it nice, you can follow how to make felt balls.
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