Cut a small hole in the middle to make a doughnut shape.
These mushroom drawings are a great resource if you want to design your mushroom patterns. Both would make a lovely gift idea for friends. If you like these mushrooms, you’ll love my free pattern for fabric fig ornaments.
I made a gorgeous mushroom display by printing vintage fungi images onto old bedsheets. Not surprisingly, these aren’t my first mushroom/fungi craft. I find this easy with a compass cutter or a fabric circle cutter, especially if you make more than one mushroom. Step 1: Cut the fabric swatch for the top of the mushroom into a 3.5″ (9cm) circle. Free DIY fabric mushroom sewing pattern (download here).( Needed to turn the fabric right side out). Tweezers and chopsticks or similar-sized tools.Fiberfill – I use old pillows for this.Scrap cardboard – about the thickness of a cereal box.Fabric circle cutter – you can use a compass cutter or a Fiskers circle cutter.Linen lighter fabric for the underside and stalk.Sofa swatches are a perfect size, but you can use any fabric, such as old denim. Fabric scraps for the top of the mushroom – large enough to make a 3.5″ (9cm) circle.I used the velvet swatches for the tops of the mushrooms and then an old linen tea towel for the underside and stalk. I rose to that challenge and came up with these DIY fabric mushrooms. She also passed me on her extra fabric swatches, challenging me to find something to make with them. I wanted a velvet sofa, so had collected a lot of coloured velvet squares.Ĭoincidently my sister-in-law had also been looking for a new sofa. Whilst trying to decide on the fabric for my sofa, I picked up a few swatches. Getting a new sofa/couch inspired me to make these mushrooms. (There is a printable how-to card for this craft at the end of the post.) What You Need For DIY Fabric Mushrooms As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. We’re a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to and affiliated sites. It takes about 20 mins to complete each fabric mushroom. I made these mushrooms by hand sewing them, but they can just as easily be made with a hot glue gun. Like me, you can make a fabulous seasonal garland if you have lots of them.Add twine to the top and decorate them to make a lovely Christmas ornament.Glue a couple of them onto a wood slice to make a cute ornament for the mantle.I raided my craft stash for ribbons and trimmings, seed beads and glitter to jazz up the mushrooms. Then, when I finally managed to stop making fabric mushrooms/fungi, I decorated them. I also used some patterned cotton scraps I had too. Naturally, I made some out of upcycled denim, my favourite fabric to craft with. Initially, I made them with just some sofa/couch fabric swatches, but soon I was hunting out other fabric scraps. I finally had to stop at 25! When I only meant to make 2 or 3. I know I say that about all my crafts! But with these fabric mushrooms, I couldn’t stop making them. Making DIY fabric mushrooms is fun and addictive.