DIY Felt Donuts

We love DONUTS! But this mom likes the felt ones; they have less calories! I have made these felt donuts for my friend’s daughter and wanted to share my DIY step by step instruction so you can create your very own set at home for your rascals.

Supplies Needed:

4-5 Felt Sheets (any colors you want for the donuts and icing)
Embroidery Floss
Embroidery Needles
Hot Glue Gun
Scissors
Pen or Pencil
Polyester filling

Instructions:

1.Have your rascals search for two round, donut shapes in the house— one that you can use for the approximate width of your donut and one that will be the inner circle. Often bowls and cups are a great choice.

2. Choose a piece of felt for the top of the donut and using your pen or pencil, trace a circle around the largest round item you’ve collected, creating the overall size of the donut. Then, trace the smaller item in the center of the large circle. (Insert photos of the traced pieces here, along with their “label” or what you’ll refer to them as throughout the rest of this blog) Repeat this step once more for the bottom donut piece.

3. Choose a new piece of felt for the icing, and follow the same steps in #2. Once the tracing is done, ask your rascals to help you cut out the icing in a squiggly shape (not a perfect circle). There is no perfection in this step, and whatever shape they cut in will work beautifully.

4. Cut the rest of the circles you’ve made on the other pieces of felt, following your tracing lines much more carefully, as these will become the donuts.

5. Thread your embroidery needle with two strands of floss. Sew the outside curved edge of the icing to the donut shape using a fine running stitch. For beginners, replace the blanket stitching with a running stitch to make this project a little easier.

6. Place the donut top and bottom together and use pins or quilting clips to hold them in place. Blanket stitch around the inside circle ring of the donut, stitching the top and bottom together.

7. Blanket stitch the outside edge of the donut, stopping when you’re halfway around (but keeping the floss intact). Roll small balls of polyester filling and stuff them into the donut using a pen or pencil or similar tool.

8. Continue to sew and stuff the donut until it is firmly filled and completely stitched.