{"id":5942,"date":"2019-04-18T20:50:01","date_gmt":"2019-04-18T10:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/?p=5942"},"modified":"2025-03-09T10:48:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-08T23:48:20","slug":"sew-a-fillable-felt-easter-egg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/2019\/04\/sew-a-fillable-felt-easter-egg.html","title":{"rendered":"How to Sew a Fillable Felt Easter Egg \u2013 Simple Craft Kids will Love"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Sew some quick felt Easter eggs<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/2019\/04\/sew-a-fillable-felt-easter-egg.html\/fillable-easter-egg-pattern\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5946\"><br \/>\n<\/a>With Easter just around the corner I wanted to post a really quick Easter project.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This fillable felt Easter egg idea almost hopped into my mind. It seemed the perfect place for a little chocolate Easter bunny to hide in while the kids were on their Easter egg hunt. You only need to sew a <a href=\"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/2018\/11\/teaching-kids-to-sew-essential-stitches.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">simple running stitch<\/a> and you&#8217;re done.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/2019\/04\/sew-a-fillable-felt-easter-egg.html\/fillable-felt-easter-egg-2\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5943\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5943\" src=\"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/fillable-felt-Easter-egg-2.png\" alt=\"A fillable felt Easter egg with a chocolate bunny\" width=\"680\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/fillable-felt-Easter-egg-2.png 680w, https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/fillable-felt-Easter-egg-2-300x199.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>These little felt Easter eggs would also look great on your Easter table or hanging from an <a href=\"https:\/\/rhythmsofplay.com\/how-to-make-an-easter-tree\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Easter tree<\/a>. And don&#8217;t forget to check out my <a href=\"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/2017\/03\/bunny-pouch-necklace.html\">Bunny Pouch Necklace tutorial<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Alicia&#8217;s students at her lunchtime sewing club decided to sew themselves felt Easter eggs and put little Easter riddles inside. This would make fun activity for a group of kids at an Easter party or lunch.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to sew a simple felt easter egg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ryxp8XOBO28?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Some quick pointers:<\/h3>\n<p>I used <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2GrmLZ8\" rel=\"nofollow\">100% wool felt<\/a> for these Easter eggs. I love working with wool felt. It&#8217;s soft and thick and just feels so nice. With my classes I use wool blend, although you can also buy really lovely <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3KuBSDj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">soft acrylic felt<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m sewing with a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3KuBSDj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">chenille needle<\/a> and ordinary sewing thread doubled over but you can choose to use embroidery thread, perle cotton or any thread you like. This post on <a href=\"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/2023\/03\/what-threads-are-best-for-teaching-kids-to-sew.html\">what threads are best for teaching kids to use<\/a> talks about the advantages and disadvantages of different threads.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the <a href=\"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/2019\/04\/sew-a-fillable-felt-easter-egg.html\/fillableeasteregg_template\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6937\">the template for my fillable Easter egg<\/a>\u00a0but you can enlarge the template if your chocolate or candy won&#8217;t fit in to this size Easter egg.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;d like some more simple Easter sewing projects try my <a href=\"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/2017\/03\/bunny-pouch-necklace.html\">Bunny pouch necklace,<\/a> this<a href=\"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/2016\/03\/sew-hen-easter-kids.html\"> little brood of chicks<\/a> and their mum or an <a href=\"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/2015\/03\/sew-an-easter-bunny-with-the-kids.html\">easy bunny softie<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>(Some links above are affiliate links and I may get a small commission when readers purchase through them)<\/p>\n<p>Happy Easter sewing, Trixi<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">PIN FOR LATER<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/2019\/04\/sew-a-fillable-felt-easter-egg.html\/diy-felt-easter-egg-2\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6939\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6939\" src=\"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/DIY-felt-Easter-egg-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"574\" height=\"861\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/DIY-felt-Easter-egg-1.jpg 735w, https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/DIY-felt-Easter-egg-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/DIY-felt-Easter-egg-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/DIY-felt-Easter-egg-1-16x24.jpg 16w, https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/DIY-felt-Easter-egg-1-24x36.jpg 24w, https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/DIY-felt-Easter-egg-1-32x48.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 574px) 100vw, 574px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/2019\/04\/sew-a-fillable-felt-easter-egg.html\/fillable-easter-egg-pattern\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5946\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5946\" src=\"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Fillable-Easter-egg-pattern.jpg\" alt=\"a DIY felt easter egg filled with a chocolate bunny\" width=\"735\" height=\"1103\" data-pin-description=\"A free felt Easter egg pattern #colouredbuttons #felteasteregg #freeeastereggpattern\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Fillable-Easter-egg-pattern.jpg 735w, https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Fillable-Easter-egg-pattern-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Fillable-Easter-egg-pattern-682x1024.jpg 682w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/><\/a>&lt;div\/div&gt;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This post may contain affiliate links<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sew some quick felt Easter eggs With Easter just around the corner I wanted to post a really quick Easter project. This fillable felt Easter egg idea almost hopped into my mind. It seemed the perfect place for a little chocolate Easter bunny to hide in while the kids were on their Easter egg hunt. &#8230; <a title=\"How to Sew a Fillable Felt Easter Egg \u2013 Simple Craft Kids will Love\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/2019\/04\/sew-a-fillable-felt-easter-egg.html\" aria-label=\"Read more about How to Sew a Fillable Felt Easter Egg \u2013 Simple Craft Kids will Love\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":5943,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[297,112],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5942","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-easter-sewing-projects","category-tutorials","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5942","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5942"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5942\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5943"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5942"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5942"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5942"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}