Fairfield World’s 80th Birthday Celebration

If you are a crafter, chances are you’ve used Poly-fil a time or two. (or much, much more)

Would you believe they’ve been around for 80 years?

My grandma used poly-fil for years, and so have I.

So when given the opportunity, I  jumped at the chance to help them celebrate.

And talk about celebrating, they even sent us a box of goodies to inspire us.

How cool is that? (my favorite was the cheese popcorn)

Disclosure:  This is a sponsored post.  I have been provided product in exchange for my creative ideas.  The views and opinions are my own.

With Christmas coming soon, I decided to make a couple of Red Posies Felt Ornaments.

I enjoy stitching from time to time, but because I’m not an expert by any means,

I’m going to call them “Simple Homespun Charm”.

Materials Used:              (*affiliate links)

• Fairfield Poly Fil Premium Fiber Fill*
• Kunin Felt:  Red, Cream, and Olive
• D1009 Posey Die Set #3
• Circle Die
• Crossover II Die-Cutting Machine*
• Beacon Fabri-Tac Permanent Adhesive*
• Embroidery Scissors*
• Small Buttons
• Needle and Thread
• Twine
• Ribbon
• Optional:  Joy Iron-on Embroidered Letters

*Disclosure:  This blog uses affiliate links.  If you choose to make a purchase using one of the links, I receive a small commission (at no additional cost to you) that helps offset the costs of maintaining this blog.  Thanks for your support!

Directions:

• Die-cut the flowers, leaves, and circles out of felt.
• Arrange the die-cut pieces on the felt.

• Add a small dab of fabri-tac adhesive* under the top felt piece to hold it in place while you do your stitching.
• I like to start with the top layer first and work my way down so that I’m not going through as many layers of felt at one time.

• Hand sew simple stitches in white and red thread around the pieces.

• Use small, close stitches to close the ornament 3/4 of the way closed.
• Add a small amount of poly-fil into the center of the ornament and finish sewing it closed.

• Use a large hole needle to add twine to the top of the ornament for hanging.
• Adhere a small bow onto the top of the ornament with fabri-tac adhesive*.
• To add a small word, like the word joy, iron the letters onto the felt circle before stitching.

For more 80th Birthday Celebration check out Fairfield World on Instagram.