Birthday Cake

It's Marcella's bday and she's in need of some props- so two birds with 1 stone: I 'baked' her a cake. 

 I used left over fleece from when me and Simo were supposed to make those blankets a few years back  and some felt and a tiny piece of velco and wahlah....For some reason I am obsessed with making food right now.

I should try and pattern these things out, but in the meantime I will write a brief explanation.  

Items needed  for felt birthday cake: 

Plate/bowl/something to draw am large circle. 

plastic soda or milk bottle cap or something circular to draw a small circle.

A measuring tape

1 large piece of pink felt (cake)

1 piece of white felt (frosting)

1 small piece of colored felt (enough to make number of candles desired). )

1 piece yellow felt (flame)

velcro for the bottom of the candle
polyester stuffing (i also used the bits left over from cutting the pieces).
Glue

Cake:
Trace the circle on the pink felt and then cut out..  Measure the circumference of the plate.  Measure a rectangle that is the circumference of the plate +  1 inch seam allowance x the height you want your cake (mine is 3"). Take one circle and the rectangle, with right sides together sew. (leave don't forget to start 1/2 in away from beginning and leave a 1/2 seam allowance at the end too).

Icing:  Trace the bottle cap on the white felt.  Each little 'icing' uses 2 circles. You will need enough to cover the circumference of the cake. to sew: Stack 2 circles one on top of the other, fold in half (like a taco) and sew folded edge, tie off and repeat with all circles. Attach circles to the outside of the cake (covering seam).

Cake: Attach the bottom half of the cake.  This is a little harder because you can only pin little pieces at a time (again don't forget about the 1/2 seam allowance on both ends for the side of the cake). Turn cake right side out. Fill cake with stuffing. Close side of cake with some sort of invisible stitch (stitch in the ditch).


Candles:  Use yellow to cut flame shape. Cut a 3in x 2in rectangle, fold in half and sew along long edge.  Insert flame (upside down) into cylinder. Sew around edge (making sure to catch the flame) pull thread tight (gathering edges) and tie off.  Turn candle right side out. Stuff candle with polyester stuffing.  Sew circumference of bottom edge (as close to edge as possible), pull thread tight (gathering edges) and close off. Glue small piece of rough half of velcro to bottom edge of the candle.  Keep going until you finish all of the candles (hopefully the cake is for someone very young or this becomes a long and tedious process :o)

Tah dah.....it's a cakewalk! Buon apetito e buon compleanno!
I'll try and post pictures of drawings to go with this, I just haven't had the chance).

Check out these cakes, they are hella cooler than mine: bella due, sam mclean designs (has awesome felt things), etsy has a bunch of different cakes for sale or you can just google felt birthday cakes and see some crazy cool things for yourself.