30 Felt Crafts: Scrap Felt Project Ideas and Patterns
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Welcome to the wonderful world of felt crafts! If you're seeking creative ways to use up leftover felt scraps, you've come to the right place. Felt projects are not only fun but also a great way to add handmade touches to your life. Prepare to explore 30 felt scrap project ideas and patterns that will inspire you to transform your felt leftovers into adorable creations.
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Benefits of Using Felt Scraps
Using felt scraps in your craft projects is a clever way to reduce waste and be resourceful. It's also cost-effective since you're making use of materials you already have. Small pieces of felt can be transformed into tiny embellishments, appliques, or other decorative elements, adding a unique, scrappy charm to your creations.
Felt Crafting Tips
Before starting with the felt scrap projects, go through these felt crafting tips. They help to make your felt cutting easier, teach you what glue to use for felt, and how to sew felt. With these tips in mind, you'll be ready to tackle your DIY felt projects with ease using felt scraps.
TIP for sewing with felt: Explore the felt sewing tips to help you while sewing felt. You get to know what types of felt exist, what’s the best needle and thread for felt, how to trace on felt, and how to cut felt shapes.
TIP basic embroidery stitches: You can read the guide on nine basic embroidery stitches for felt if you want to know how to stitch a French knot, running stitch, backstitch, or whip stitch.
TIP felt glue: Have you wondered what the best felt glue is? I've included the findings of a test comparing 8 different glues for felt.
TIP felt scissors: Are you curious about what scissors to use for felt? Learn the secrets of the best scissors for cutting perfect felt shapes in Felt Cutting Made Easy.
TIP for cutting felt: If you would like to learn tips on cutting out felt pieces, you can read my post about 6 techniques for cutting felt shapes.
Creative Project Ideas Using Felt Scraps
Turn your leftover felt into charming keepsakes with simple, satisfying projects that make the most of every scrap. You can create ornaments, garlands, and pocket-sized critters. Small pieces of felt become snowflakes, hearts, birds, and foxes through straightforward patterns and easy hand-stitching techniques, making these projects ideal for crafters of all ages and skill levels.
Mini Felt Animals
Mini felt animal ornaments from Red Ted Art. They are quick to make, and the best use odds and ends of felt and make the cutest little gift or keepsake.
Easy project for cute felt animal DIY pencil toppers, excellent to reuse your felt leftovers.
This is such a cute idea - a felt cat that fits in your pocket! Excellent way to use your felt scraps.
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Cute Felt Ornaments
With just a few craft supplies, you can whip up these DIY felt gnome ornaments in no time. Download the free printable gnome pattern.
Create easy ugly Christmas sweater ornaments with this easy pattern. Great to consume your felt leftovers. A quick and easy no-sew project to make with the kiddos in just about 30 minutes with limited supplies.
You can also try this lovely felt project from Mommy Made That: a felt reindeer ornament.
This mini mittens project looks fun to make with felt scraps. Said that it uses deep etch dies from Benzie Design, which adds some additional cost.
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Making Cozy Home Decor
These cute woodland felt animal applique patches are easy to make and can make for a lovely home decor. You can also learn how to use freezer paper for cutting felt with this pattern.
Next on cozy home decor ideas are these patchwork felt coasters. This is an excellent craft for your felt scraps.
Craft a vibrant rainbow wall hanging using your stash of felt pieces. Cut felt scraps into strips of varying widths, each representing a color of the rainbow. Layer the felt fabric strips to create an arched rainbow shape. I found this rainbow embroidery hoop for you.
This hanging sun-and-rainbow decoration is so lovely. I love the vibrant colours. Just looking at it makes me happy.
Felt Garland Ideas
Felt garland is a delightful way to infuse any space with charm. Gather various felt fabric scraps, choosing colors that complement your decor, and use up felt scraps! Cut out felt shapes like circles, stars, or hearts, and string them together using yarn or embroidery floss. This easy DIY project creates a cozy, inviting atmosphere in any room.
You may use the easy no-sew mini felt bunting to decorate a shelf, furniture, or branches. It is a no-sew and quick project to make.
You can also use your scraps to make this adorable felt heart garland.
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Felt Flowers and Plants from Felt Leftovers
Make felt flowers with your felt scraps. Follow the tutorial to learn different techniques on how to make felt flowers.
You can also make miniature felt succulents if you have green felt scraps from some Christmas projects.
As we are talking about felt scraps, I chose this mini flower arrangement from the Yellow Birdhouse for this collection.
You shouldn’t miss these felt flowers from Molly and Mama. They have so many possibilities for use.
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Gift Ideas from Leftover Felt
Handmade Felt Brooches and Keychains
Transform your felt scraps into unique felt brooches that add a touch of handmade charm to any outfit. Cut out felt shapes like flowers, birds, or abstract designs, and sew them together with care. Add embellishments like beads or embroidery to enhance the brooch's appeal. Attach a brooch pin to the back to create a beautiful accessory that will use up felt scraps.
Create felt mushrooms using this lovely project from Molly and Mama. There are two different sizes and a wide variety of things to make with them, including a mushroom keychain.
Simple felt heart Kawaii brooch with an easy-to-follow tutorial. This pattern is from Red Ted Art.
The next cute felt scraps idea is Fruity felt brooches (watermelon, pineapple, strawberry, and orange slice), a printable sewing pattern you can easily download.
This idea is so cute - the felt toy keychain. You can carry your collectibles around.
I have one more brooch pattern for you: DIY felt seashell brooches.
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Gifts with Felt Projects
Create gifts using your felt projects for loved ones. Make custom felt ornaments, felt applique patches, or felted initial keychains. These thoughtful presents showcase your creativity and care, making them extra special. Consider the recipient's interests and preferences when designing your felt crafts to ensure they'll love the idea. The perfect way to use the scraps of felt!
Sew the cute felt koala bookmark. It is a small project, and you’ll practice your blanket stitch.
Finger puppets are a great way to use your small pieces of felt. I have many patterns on this website. Visit Freebies to explore them all. Here I will share the garden animal finger puppets.
What about using the felt scraps for a felt fox bookmark? It is a great DIY project.
Also, the mini donuts from felt are a lovely idea to use your felt pieces.
Another great way to use felt leftovers is for hair clips. I share the pattern for felt flower hair clips from the Craft Train.
You could also make felt boards from your scraps. I chose a simple felt shape felt board here, but you can choose any other from my felt board patterns.
Using Felt Scraps for Gift Wrapping
Elevate your gift presentation with felt scraps to create unique gift-wrapping embellishments. Cut felt fabric into shapes like leaves, flowers, or ribbons, and attach them to your gift boxes or bags. These felt appliqué accents add a personal touch and make your presents stand out. You can even use felt to create custom gift tags to complete the look.
An easy project to sew is this Valentine gift tag. You can get inspired and make any other theme for your gift tag.
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Conclusions: Transforming Felt Scraps into Cute Felt Projects
From simple ornaments to household decor, felt scrap projects offer a fun, sustainable way to turn leftovers into beautiful creations. Whether you're crafting with kids, experimenting with new techniques, or using small pieces to make unique gifts, these projects encourage creativity, reduce waste, and provide satisfying, quick results. Start small, keep your tools handy, and let your imagination guide you—your next favorite project could come from the tiniest scrap of felt.
Be sure to visit this website for more embroidery and sewing tips and tricks to help you out as you stitch my patterns. For free felt patterns, visit my Freebies page.
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XO, Anna
