Fortune cookie sewalong - no hot glue, no hand-stitching!

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Sew two layers of wool felt together, trim around the edges to neaten. I use a long stitch length and pull the thread tail to the back, knot and trim. Forgot to mention that I used one of those Offray ribbon spools (the kind that are often on sale at Joann's for 4/$1, kwim?) as a template, it makes a good size cookie.
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Fold the circle in half and tack together in the center approximately 1/4" - 1/2" from the fold.
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I believe I set my zigzag for 2mm wide and .1mm long.
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Turn the cookie right side out, you'll fold perpendicularly to the old fold/tacking stitches.
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Puff the cookie up from inside so it doesn't have any wrinkles.
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You can stop here or...
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tack where the scissors are pointing to help the cookie stay closed and keep your fortune from slipping out
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Slip in a fortune and give to someone you love this Valentine's Day or Chinese New Year!
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OMG thank you!!! I want to make some for DH for valetines day :D kat

fun!!! Thanks so much Jayme, you are awesome

You just made my fortune cookie projects easier lol I was hot glueing the little fold Thanks mama!

What size do you make your circles? I usually do mine around 2.75-3 inches.

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Originally Posted by Kimmyboo

You just made my fortune cookie projects easier lol I was hot glueing the little fold Thanks mama!

What size do you make your circles? I usually do mine around 2.75-3 inches.

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I was determined not to pull out the hot glue gun! I edited the OP, I use the Offray ribbon spool as a size guide. The ones that go on sale at Joann's for 4/$1, know what I mean?

Thank you!!!! Off to go get some felt! Way cool project!

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Originally Posted by dehart

I was determined not to pull out the hot glue gun! I edited the OP, I use the Offray ribbon spool as a size guide. The ones that go on sale at Joann's for 4/$1, know what I mean?

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Sweet! Thanks Jayme! :hug2:

Thank you so much. I wonder if I could make them for DS's Valentines at school. I bet the kids would get a kick out of them.

THANK YOU!!! I have been admiring these elsewhere and thinking they would be fun to make!
tytytyty!!!

good tutorial! I like the method you just shared a whole lot better than the way I'd been doing them. :)

Thanks ! Those are too cute:-)

very cool Jayme! I have a pattern for these and never thought to use felt...duh!

oh thanks! I love it!

cute idea, thanks for sharing!!

Thank you! Those are so cute! I might try to make some of those to send out for my stocking!

Thank you! Those are so cute and will be fun to make for giving.

Thank you! I might actually do that. Excellent tut and right up my alley!

Thanks so much! :D

I have the Keepsake Quilting pattern that calls for "Stiffy" (try having a bottle of THAT in your bedroom!) and that just seemed too messy for me, so I tried one with double sided fusible peltex. But it was pretty thick, so I wasn't crazy about it.

Think I should "whip up" 25 of them for Eli's Valentine party at school? ...Nah, I'm so going to cave and buy the $1.99 box of premade valentines. LOL

Thanks for the terrific tutorial! :) I'll have to use it to make some play ones for my youngest.

I've been sewing my pin cookies by hand. I guess this means I need to break out the sewing machine.

Nice tutorial :) I've been making those for freebies for a year. Very fun!