Learn how to make stuffed fabric carrots with our step-by-step tutorial! This is a quick and easy project, perfect for beginners. And, for those of us with a lot of leftover fabric from projects, it is a great (and fun!) stash-busting project! No pattern is needed with our easy tutorial.
Once you make one, you’ll want to try another and another. These are great for Easter decorations. The bunny will be looking for carrots on his visit to your home! And, are perfect any time year for a rustic farmhouse decor.
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All you need to make fabric carrots are some scraps of orange and green fabrics. Toss in some purple or white, too, if you’d like. Carrots come in a variety of colors, sizes, and shapes.
No pattern is needed. No fusing with paper templates. Make carrots any size you’d like with our simple instructions. Easy to make mini carrots and big carrots!
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My carrots vary from 4″ to 9″ (before carrot tops).
This is a great project for some of those fat quarters you just had to buy!
What are the basic steps to making fabric carrots?
- Start with fabric for the carrot body
- Make a fold along one edge
- Cut a triangle on the fold
- Sew the raw edges of the long sides with right sides together along the long side forming a cone shape
- Turn right sides out
- Stuff carrot with polyfill to the point of the carrot
- Prepare fabric, ribbon, yarn, raffia, faux greenery or other material for the carrot top
- Use a running stitch around the top of the carrot to draw in the top.
- Secure the carrot top greens in the top stitching
- Enjoy your new diy fabric carrots
How to Make a Fabric Carrot
Learn how to make fabric carrots with our step-by-step instructions with photos. We show you how to make them any size, and several options to create the carrot top!
Here is our fabric carrot tutorial:
Materials
- Fabric scraps to make the carrot. Carrots come in a variety of colors - orange, purple, and white!
- Carrot top options: Green fabric scraps, Green Easter basket grass, Green yarn, Green ribbon - or anything else you think might work to make a carrot top!
- Polyester filling - you'll only need a little bit to stuff the carrots, also referred to as fiber fill
- Thread to match your carrot
Tools
- Scissors or rotary cutter
- If using a rotary cutter, cutting mat, and ruler
- Sewing machine
- Hand sewing needle
- Thread clips or embroidery scissors for hand sewing
- OPTIONAL: Bodkin, knitting needle or chopstick
Instructions
- Start by folding your fabric in half lengthwise. I used an orange fabric.
- Cut a triangle along the fold.
- With the right sides together, stitch along the raw edge with a 1/4-inch seam allowance.
- Here is the carrot sewn.
- Turn the carrot right side out. I like to use a bodkin. Here is some polyfill and strips of green fabric that I painted.
Stuff the carrot with the polyfill. I use my bodkin to make sure some gets into the bottom of the carrot.
- Now it is time to add your carrot top. Start to fold in the top edge of the carrot about 1/4-inch. Thread your needle and use a running stitch around the top of the carrot. .
- Take the strips one at a time and stitch them to the top with the running stitch.
- When you've stitched all of the carrot top strips to the top, pull on your thread to close the carrot top.
- Tie off your thread and you have a finished fabric carrot!
Notes
Great scrap-busting project! Make carrots of different sizes with different tops!
Add a little curve when cutting to make different carrot shapes!
OPTION: You can use a hot glue gun to close the top of the carrot. I just prefer to stitch them closed.
Tips for stuffing your carrots:
- Take just a small piece of polyfill to start. Push it gently into the end of the carrot with a bodkin. If you don't have a bodkin, a chopstick or knitting needle works. Just be gentle! You don't want to pop the stitches in the end of the carrot.
- You can add weight with poly pellets. I don't recommends beand or rice, as they can attract bugs.
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Fun variations for making your carrots:
- Use scraps from quilts or orphan quilt blocks for a patchwork carrot.
- Felt can be used for both the carrot and the carrot tops.
- Old embroidered linens can make delightful carrots. Make sure to center some embroidery where you cut the carrot.
- Old linen would make a lovely farmhouse-inspired carrot.
- Japanese indigo fabric would make lovely blue carrots
- Pull out some lace and have some fun.
- Tea stain your fabric before making your carrots for a rustic and aged look. RELATED: How to dye your fabric with tea
- The ideas are endless!
What are some ideas for the carrot tops?
Not sure if you want to sew in fabric strips one at a time like we did above? Try cutting a piece of green fabric about 3-inches wide and as tall as you want your greens:
I cut strips vertically on the piece of fabric, leaving about 1/4-inch uncut. Then I ran a running stitch on the uncut part of the fabric. Pull the thread to gather the carrot top. Tuck this into the top of the carrot and secure with a needle and thread.
Another option for carrot tops is to take strips of fabric and sew through all of them before attaching to the carrot.
You can use this same technique using Easter basket grass. Cut several strips of the grass the length you’d like your carrot tops. Line up one end of each of the strips. Run your needle and thread through the ends and tuck them in your carrot top.
Here are five cute fabric carrots I made with different tops, different sizes and different carrot fabrics. See the mini carrot?
What are some ideas for decorating with fabric carrots?
- Get a ribbon or piece of robe and sew the carrots to it to make a carrot garland for fun home decor.
- Put them in a bowl next to a bunny for the Easter season.
- Arrange several in a tiered tray with some decorator eggs for fun and festive home decor.
- Tuck them in around other Easter decor.
- Add them to your mantle or table decor.
- Most importantly, just have fun!
Frequently asked questions:
How do you make fabric carrots without a pattern?
Easy! Follow the detailed directions above. No pattern needed!
What fabric works best for fabric carrots?
I prefer quilting cotton or other lightweight fabrics like linen. Heavy-weight fabrics like upholstery fabrics may be too thick to easily turn.
How do you make a carrot look rustic?
You can use beige linen for a rustic look, or worn-out jeans. Depends on what your version of rustic looks like!
Can you make fabric carrots without a sewing machine?
Yes! You can use a glue gun instead of sewing the seam. Or, you can quickly and easily hand stitch the carrot seam.
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