Sew Your Own Felt Hen and Chicks
This felt chicken sewing pattern is such a fun project for making adorable Waldorf style toys or even keep them as a decoration. Add a string and you’re got a fantastic felt ornament! The perfect handmade project for chicken lovers or gift to your favorite chicken loving person. You can even make them into several kinds of chicken breeds! Just switch up your felt colors or even add embroidered feather stripes and ruffles!
This pattern is meant to be hand sewn with felt or a similar fabric. These adorable chickens can be created with wire legs, or made to be sitting inside small nests with their tiny chicks.
Recommended Materials and Supplies List
- felt sheets
- needle and thread
- embroidery floss (for details!)
- 3 or 4 mm doll eyes
- pipe cleaners
- toy stuffing
- small sharp scissors
These chickens can be sewn with wire legs for pose-able fun. Or sew them without legs for cute bird nest sitting.
These felt toys would make for a fantastic handmade gift for imaginative barnyard play. Or why not pop them into a Easter basket?
Printable PDF Barnyard Chicken Sewing Pattern
This printable pattern will come to you in the form of a digital PDF file. The file is 6 pages long and includes the pattern pieces and instructions to create a felt hen and chicks in two different sizes – Mini sized at under 4″ and medium sized under “6 inches tall.
Do you own your own personal cutting machine? I’m making it even easier to make handmade felt chickens super fast with cutting files for machines such as Cricut and/or Silhouette and more! With your PDF file download will include the cutting file bundle complete with SVG and DXF files to upload to your machine!
Crafting Fun for All Ages:
Whether you’re crafting with kids or enjoying some solo creative time, this project is a delightful way to spend an afternoon. No sewing machine required! Basic hand-sewing skills are all you need.
Sewing skill level:
This is a beginner/intermediate hand sewing pattern. The pattern is perfect for beginner adult sewers or experienced children. I always recommend a parent nearby for any children learning with these projects. Small children should be supervised with sewing tools such as sharp needles, and small pieces such as doll eyes, buttons, and very small pieces of felt.
This is also a beginners’ level introduction to simple embroidery on small toys.
Sewing time:
As a beginner, 2-3 hours to hand sew a skunk. This is approximate, as the time it take to complete a project can vary depending on skill.
Detailed Tutorials
New to hand sewing? No worries! Our dedicated craft tutorial portal is designed to help you not only learn a new skill but also dive into all the intricacies of making your own felt stuffed animals and plush toys. With detailed step-by-step photos and tutorials, you’ll find everything you need to master hand sewing with felt. Our resources cater to every type of learner, ensuring that everyone can enjoy and succeed in this fantastically fun craft!
Why Hand Sewing?
Hand sewing is a timeless craft that is accessible to everyone. It’s a skill that can be picked up at any stage in life, offering a rewarding and creative outlet that is amazingly useful as well. Learning to craft felt toys not only brings joy but also give you practical skills for everyday tasks, such as hemming pants or sewing on buttons. With just a needle and thread (such an affordable start!) you can begin sewing on felt and fabric scraps right away. Not to mention, hand sewing is a wonderfully portable hobby that you can bring with you and enjoy anywhere!
Digital Delivery:
The felt chicken sewing pattern comes to you as a digitally downloaded PDF file, along with a SVG cutting files to use with electronic cutting machines such as Cricut or Sillhouette.
I’m so happy you’ve decided to sew with me! Nothing brings me greater joy than sharing in creativity. Be sure to connect on social media, share your projects, ask questions, or perhaps even join me in a live sew along!
Stay Tuned for more barnyard fun to come!
