Hi friends,
I made a fun little project the other day that I want to share with you.
It requires a very minimal amount of materials and I think it turned out super cute!
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Here is what you will need:
- Some red and green felt or wool, ( nothing with recycled plastic in them!)
- a stick ( I used a cinnamon stick!),
- hot glue gun and glue,
- iron,
- your Accuquilt circle die ( click here)
- and your Accuquilt petals die ( click here) ****( you can ofcourse make the shapes you need using something other than the dies, but the dies will be most accurate and quick)
Rough cut your red felt into strips that are a little wider than the die shape you are going to use, and then cut about 8-10 circles with your Circle die. Felt is a lot thicker than cotton so I recommend only cutting 2 layers of felt at a time. ( note: the bigger the circle you are cutting, the more circles you will need, and the longer a stick( stem) you want).
Use the Petals die to cut 2 green leaf shapes and one small red circle ( this will go at the bottom of your apple and is to provide stability. You don't want to see it when you are done.)
Now use your iron to encourage all your cirles to fold in half, but be careful not to melt the fabric!
Once you have all your circles halved, grab your hot glue gun and your "stem" and start gluing the fold right against your stem, like this:
I started by equally gluing pieces around my stem and then filling in the gaps. At this point you might decide you need more circles. You don't really want to see any parts of the stem in between your apple pieces. Using a tool to push these last pieces in between already glued one is helpful here, because it gets a little tight!
Once your apple ( and stem!) look nice and full, glue the small circle to the bottom for stabilization. Mine is still a little wobbly so I think next time I might add a thin circle of cardboard first, and then hide that with the red felt. 
If you like the way your apple looks, then go ahead and glue the 2 leaf shapes to the stem and to each other ( at the tip). 
I wanted to do something a little extra special, so decided to give my apple an accordion look by stitching ( or use hot glue) my outside pieces together, alternating tops and bottoms, like this:
And there you have it! One cute little apple, that even smell delicious, if you chose to use a cinnamon stick ;).
If you have a bigger ( or smaller) circle die, or a different petal/leaf die, NO PROBLEM! Just adjust what you need to in order to make it work. And if you don't have any dies, just use a cup to trace your circles and free-hand your leaves. This project is totally adaptable!
Have fun, and do let me know if you have any questions.
Happy creating!
Monique
