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Illustrated tutorial on how to decorate a homemade felt pinwheel

Illustrated tutorial on how to decorate a homemade felt pinwheel

Learn how to make a pinwheel ornament from felt and bring bright color and a whimsical feel to your Christmas tree. Quick and easy, the perfect holiday gift. If you like to prepare gifts for friends, teachers, etc., this is a great choice. Friends, are you also a little excited? Prepare the required materials and follow the illustrated steps below to try it!~

Material Tools:

Felt cloth, needlework, buttons, drawings, rope, scissors.

Illustrated tutorial on how to decorate a homemade felt pinwheel

1. Each windmill ornament needs to cut out 1 large square and 1 small square from the felt cloth. Center the smaller square on top of the larger square.

Illustrated tutorial on how to decorate a homemade felt pinwheel

2. Cut a piece of white paper to the same size as the large square felt cloth. After drawing the dotted line as shown in the picture, place it on the felt cloth.

Illustrated tutorial on how to decorate a homemade felt pinwheel

3. Cut along the dotted line.

Illustrated tutorial on how to decorate a homemade felt pinwheel

4. Remove the template, as shown below when completed.

Illustrated tutorial on how to decorate a homemade felt pinwheel

5. Pull one corner down to the center and secure it with needle thread.

Illustrated tutorial on how to decorate a homemade felt pinwheel

6. Pull each corner clockwise to the center (or counterclockwise, just make sure the direction is consistent) until all 4 corners are fixed in the center.

Illustrated tutorial on how to decorate a homemade felt pinwheel

7. Place the button in the middle and sew securely to the center of the pinwheel decoration.

Illustrated tutorial on how to decorate a homemade felt pinwheel

8. In this way, the two-color fabric windmill is ready.

Illustrated tutorial on how to decorate a homemade felt pinwheel

9. Install a lanyard on one corner of the windmill.

Illustrated tutorial on how to decorate a homemade felt pinwheel

10. You can hang them on the Christmas tree as decoration~