Fabric Fortune Cookie Tutorial
Thursday, May 08, 2008When Sew Mama Sew started their tutorial contest I thought "Great! I will write a tut' and enter." So I took some pictures of the process I use to make my fabric fortune cookies. Then...I let them sit there. And now the contest is over. Which is really okay. The real motivation for me to enter things like this is to share with people who don't ordinarily read this blog, not to win. So in the continued spirit of not winning anything I present you with the "Lady Harvatine Style Fabric Fortune Cookie Half-Assed Tutorial".
You will need:
- a 5 inch square of cotton fabric for the outside of your cookie
- a 5 inch square of felt for the inside
- a circle to trace, one with a diameter of about 4.5 inches (I use an old paint can)
- pinking shears
- a slip of paper, about .5" by 2.5" for your fortune

Cut both circles out.

Lay the cotton on top of the felt, right side up, and line up the edges. Sew a half inch seam around the entire circle. I use my walking foot for this but you don't have to.

Use your pinking shears to trim the raw edge all the way around the circle, leaving about a quarter inch of fabric.

Fold the circle in half with the cotton side together, felt on the outside. Sew about an inch seam down the middle, not sewing to the edge of either side of the half circle. Be sure to back stitch a few times.

Flip the cookie open and adjust the folds until it looks right.

Before you give it to someone be sure to write a fortune on a slip of paper and stick it inside. I like to use pretty origami paper that is blank on the back.

You can also string a piece of ribbon through the center of the cookie and tie it to a gift, like so.
Ok, the end, happy cookie making!
Labels: half-assed tutorials, sewing



17 Comments:
What an absolutely wonderful idea! Thanks so much for this tutorial I'll have to give it a try for mother's day :-)
2:48 PM
this is adorable! Thanks for posting the tutorial. I'll definitely be making a few of these soon :)
3:04 PM
I love it! Great tutorial!
3:16 PM
I love this... thank you! Thank you!
Remembering my vow of last December, I really should start whipping these out now... just in time for Christmas!
3:24 PM
Great tutorial - thanks! These are really cute~!
3:44 PM
Delightful project, perfect instructions. Thanks, and to heck with those contests anyway.
4:31 PM
These are so adorable. I love the idea of making them as little gift tie-ons.
4:57 PM
Thanks for another wonderful project!
3:01 AM
Thanks for this. It is great. Will be trying it out soon.
6:38 AM
I was wondering how you did that! I had to look at the picture for a few minutes to figure out how the flipping works but now I see... Thanks!!
12:04 AM
Totally adorable, and what a great idea!
11:20 AM
That is such a great idea! I have to try this today. Thank you very much for that tutorial!
10:08 PM
That is just adorable!! Thank you for the instructions. :)
Liane
http://www.spacestitch.wordpress.com
6:49 PM
Thanks for the great tutorial. I'm thinking these may make an appearance as place cards at our next Chinese New Year's party!
12:15 AM
now that is just TOO cute!
1:45 PM
Wow I love this! They're so cute! Thanks for the tutorial!
12:41 AM
Thank you SO much for this! I want to do something special for my customers and this is just the thing!
1:28 PM
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