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The Beets, just the beets
I made some felt beets for some friends. Here they are.

Posted by Lady Llanalla from Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • Published See Lady Llanalla's 13 projects »
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  • How to sew a vegetable plushie. Beets! - Step 1
    Step 1

    Cut out your pieces. A half circle in a nice dark beet color and a leafy green double leaf piece for the greens.

  • How to sew a vegetable plushie. Beets! - Step 2
    Step 2

    Fold the half circle in half and sew up the open edge, don't forget that nifty little notch in to make a most beety beet shape.

  • How to sew a vegetable plushie. Beets! - Step 3
    Step 3

    Flip the felt inside out and STUFF!

  • How to sew a vegetable plushie. Beets! - Step 4
    Step 4

    Stitch around the top of the stuffed beet with big straight stitches and pull tight.

  • How to sew a vegetable plushie. Beets! - Step 5
    Step 5

    With the beet colored thread stitch veins down the center of each side of your greens. I suggest and up and back method.

  • How to sew a vegetable plushie. Beets! - Step 6
    Step 6

    Before you knot it pull the greens tight, but not oo tight to creata "leafy" effect.

  • How to sew a vegetable plushie. Beets! - Step 7
    Step 7

    Roll up your greens. I rolled tightly one way, then took the "second leaf" and rolled it back on itself. I think the effect is better.

  • How to sew a vegetable plushie. Beets! - Step 8
    Step 8

    Stitch the greens shut.

  • How to sew a vegetable plushie. Beets! - Step 9
    Step 9

    Stitch the greens to the open "whole" in the top of the "beet". Now you have a cute little beet with greens.

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Jet H.
Jet H. · Haarlem, North Holland, NL · 108 projects
wooooow they look so real and i'm glad with your great tute and i love the sharing!;-D well done!!!!
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Eszti
Eszti · Dunakeszi, Pest County, HU · 42 projects
luuuunaaaa Happy
love them <33
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brookie b.
brookie b.
i should make one i love it
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brookie b.
brookie b.
i should make one i love it
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camilaustral
camilaustral · Concepcion, Bio-Bio, CL · 9 projects
i didn't know beets could be so cute! Happy
my boyfriend hates them because they make your pee red xD
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Rachel K.
Rachel K.
These are so much fun! I'm working on a Roundup of felt food (huge felt food fan!) and I'll be linking to this.
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KMOM14
KMOM14 · Fort Wayne, Indiana, US · 378 projects
They are adorable! They are going on my projects to make list. Thanks for sharing them!
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molly  g.
molly g.
cute
they're not so good in real life to me but these seem pretty good
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Amy B.
Amy B. · Toronto, Ontario, CA · 72 projects
In the words of Horace Vandergelder..."I hate beets!"...but I definitely <3 your project!

<Hello Dolly!>
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Candice C.
Candice C. · Wylie, Texas, US · 49 projects
fact: bears eat beets

I'm gonna hafta make some of these for my husband!! he'll love 'em Happy
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