I made this
little scented strawberry to hang in my car but it would also make a cute scissor
keeper or pincushion. It's published on the Fiskarettes UK FaceBook page.
I cut a
semi-circle with a radius of 8 cm from red felt, a white flower and a green
leaf and calyx.
I sewed
yellow seed beads randomly onto the berry, then with right sides together sewed
the side seam to make a cone shape, rounding the bottom so the shape wasn’t too
pointy.
I filled the
berry with toy filling, and inserted a cotton wool ball with a few drops of
pot-pourri refresher oil, then gathered the top edge with a running stitch. I
then stitched the opening closed and attached a loop of ribbon to the top of
the berry.
I added veins
to the calyx and leaf with two strands of green embroidery silk, snipped a
small hole in the centre of the calyx to pull the hanging loop through, then
stitched the calyx and leaf onto the strawberry. I sewed some larger gold beads to the centre
of the flower and attached it onto the opposite side to the leaf.
