About 5 years ago moved to the country. We bought 10 acres and started raising chickens.
Our children love being outside, hanging out with the dogs and collecting the chicken eggs.
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It has been a big learning experience for all of us, especially the chicken raising part. My kids love to grab the basket, put on their boots and head down to the chickens for egg collecting.
This can be a bit tricky since we have 30 chickens and some occasionally mean roosters.
My youngest loves the chickens but doesn't always understand why grabbing the eggs and dropping them on the ground is a bad idea.
Instead, I decided a simple fabric egg pattern would help him get the fun of collecting the eggs without us loosing out on some prime breakfast burritos.
This year I added a larger size egg just for the fun of it and the kids love that they can through it around for Easter games.
You could even make a bunch of eggs and put them in a handmade fabric basket.
That being said, with this Easter egg sewing pattern you'll be able to create your own, reusable Easter eggs for years to come. Without the extra yolk or smell.
How to Make Fabric Easter Eggs
Materials Needed
- Easter Egg Sewing Pattern - download free at the end of the post
- 2 Fat Quarters - cotton fabric
- Poly Fiber Fil
- Matching Thread
- Hand Needle
Print the pattern at the end of the post. Decide what size egg you'd like to sew. The pattern comes in two sizes.
Cut out four pieces of the egg pattern. You can choose to cut out all the same fabric pieces or do several different fabrics for one egg.
Line of your egg pieces in the order you'd like to sew them.
With Right Sides Together (RST), place the 1st two pieces together and the last two pieces. Stitch down the right curved edge of the pattern pieces.
Open the two sections and place them with RST. Stitch around the eggs, from top to bottom.
TIP: Watch the video in the post to see how I do this.
Clip along the edges of the curves. Press.
Turn the egg right side out. Push out all the seams. Fill the egg with Poly Fiber Fil.
Step 8
Hand sew the egg closed using a slipstitch.
Tada!! You've got your own cloth Easter egg. It's nice and soft and perfect for kids to play with.
Make an entire collection to fill up your egg carton or Easter basket. They make really cute spring decorations too.
Want the free fabric egg pattern? Just click the button below to download.
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