How To Make Pea Pods

What you need:

• Green flannel or felt for the pod
  
• Green felt for the calyx
  
• Green velcro for the stem - see the strawberry post for how to make this.
  
• Some beads (completely optional)
  

in addition to sewing thread and polyfill.

Here's the printable pattern for the pea pods,

as well as the carrot found in this earlier post.

Step 1

• Cut out two pod pieces.
  
• Place the velcro stem between the top part of the pod pieces so that most of the stem is hidden in the pod as shown.
  
• Stitch around the outline, leaving a gap of about an inch, backstitching on either sides of the gap.

Step 2

• Turn right side out. The velcro stem will be pointing outwards.
  

Step 3

• Stuff the pod with polyfill. If you want to insert beads for the added tactile experience of peas-in-the-pod, do so now. I did this for one pod, then got lazy and decided not to for the others.
  
• Stitch the opening shut.
  

Step 4

• Cut the calyx out of green felt and lay it over the top of the pod.

Step 5

• Stitch the calyx around the top of the pod.

Step 6

• Make a whole bunch of pea pods.

Step 7

• Stick them on the pea plant.