DIY Felt Donuts

Downloadable PDF Pattern:

DIY Felt Donuts - Template

Instructions

1. I am using a Cricut Maker to cut out my felt pieces, but you could also print the template and attach it to your felt pieces, tracing with your disappearing ink tool and cutting using your fabric scissors. If you are using the latter method to cut your felt, be sure to attach your templates to your felt using pins to avoid slippage while you are tracing and cutting.
   
   Once all of your pieces are cut using the method of your choosing, it's time to start sewing your donut together.

Note: you can find simple tutorials on YouTube for all of the stitches mentioned in this tutorial.

2. Start by placing your dark pink frosting piece on top of one of your beige donut bottom pieces. Be sure to line it up evenly, as pictured. Sewing along the outer edge of the frosting piece, attach it to the beige piece, using a simple whip stitch and your pink thread. Repeat this process for the inner edge of the frosting piece. Tie off securely when you're finished with 2-3 knots and snip away any excess thread.

3. Next is the fun part – adding “sprinkles”! You will need a thin sewing needle for this part of the process. It must have a head small enough to fit through the tube-shaped seed beads or it will get stuck! Alternatively, you can add sprinkles using different colours of embroidery floss and straight stitches. I personally love the look of the tube seed beads. Using your pink thread, insert your sewing needle from the inside of the donut, bringing it up through to the front. Grab a seed bead in the color of your choosing (I chose to go with a rainbow sprinkle look, but you can choose any colors you like) and insert the needle and thread through the bead. Leaving just enough space for the bead to sit flat against the frosting, push your needle and thread back through to the other side.

4. Repeat step 4 with your remaining beads in that color, leaving space between each of the beads and ensuring it looks like they were “sprinkled” on. Don't worry too much about a pattern because it will look unnatural. Repeat with the next color of choice, and so on and so forth, until you are happy with how they look.

5. Now it's time to sew the donut together. Grab your other blank beige donut piece and line it up with the decorated piece. Stitch the inner circle together first, using beige thread and a blanket stitch. Tie off securely once you have closed the inner circle and snip off any loose threads.

6. Stitch around the outer edge of the donut with beige thread and a blanket stitch, but don't close the donut completely. I have chosen to turn my donuts into ornaments. If you wish to do the same, you will need to create a loop and knot with embroidery floss and insert it between the two beige pieces as you continue your blanket stitch around the edge. You can also insert a magnet (with some hot glue) at this part of the process or simply leave your donuts as is to use as play food for a little one. The possibilities are endless.

7. Prior to closing up your donut, grab your fibre fill stuffing and a chopstick. Insert your fibre fill stuffing and stuff the donut to your desired plushness. I like mine to be quite full. Once you are satisfied with the fullness of your donut, finish your blanket stitching around the edge and tie off at the end, using at least 2-3 knots. Trim off any excess thread.