Easy Reusable Fabric Easter Eggs – Free Pattern
I don’t know about you, but I’m tired of broken plastic Easter eggs. Every year, it’s inevitable – someone breaks a few and the plastic bits end up in the carpet or deep in the grass if the weather is tolerable enough for an outdoor egg hunt. We always end up replacing half our plastic eggs every Easter. It’s such a waste of money and horrible for the environment, too. So, this year, we’ve decided to make the move to fabric Easter eggs. They are the perfect solution!
No more stepping on plastic eggs – and breaking them – and no more toddlers slicing their fingers on sharp edges and no more plastic waste! Not to mention the money you will save by reusing the fabric Easter eggs every year. And once your kids are too old for Easter egg hunts? Pass them on to a friend or family member.
Also, these fabric Easter eggs are easy to make and a great way to use up fabric scraps from your stash. So, let’s jump to it. Here’s how to make a refillable fabric Easter egg.
Supplies
- Fabric for front of the egg (at least 6.5 x 5.5 inches in size / I used two different fabrics for the front)
- Fabric for back of the egg (at least 7.5 x 5.5 inches in size)
- Scissors
- Heat erasable fabric marking pen
- Pinking shears (optional)
- Easter egg template
How to Make Reusable Easter Eggs
Step 1: Cut your fabric.
For the front of an egg, you will need two pieces of fabric cut to 6.5 x 5.5 inches. From the fabric you’ve selected for the back of the egg, cut 2 pieces measuring 7.5 x 5.5 inches. You can use the same fabric for both the front and back or use coordinating fabric. I used a patterned fabric on the fronts of my eggs and a solid neutral color for the back of each egg.
Step 2: Prepare the fabric for sewing.
Right now, set aside the pieces for the front of the egg – they measure 6.5 x 5.5. For this step, you only need the two back pieces (7.5 x 5.5 inches). Fold each of them in half so they measure 5.5 x 3.75 inches. Sew the folded piece about ¼” along the folded side and do the same for the second piece of folded fabric.
Go back to your front two pieces (6.5 x 5.5 inches). Now lay them on top of each other – wrong sides together.
Place one sewn folded piece on top of the 6.5 x 5.5 pieces aligning the 5.5-inch sides together along the bottom with the fold laying across the middle of the egg’s front fabric pieces.
Align the 5.5-inch side of the second sewn folded piece along the top of the front fabric stack. The fold from this back piece will overlap with the fold from the first back piece.
Don’t forget to pin or clip your fabric stack together so the fabrics don’t shift during sewing.
If you have not already, download the Easter egg template here and cut it out. Lay the egg template on top of your stack leaving an inch of fabric on each side of the template. Using your heat erasable fabric marker and the template, draw an egg on the stack of fabric.
Step 3: Sew the egg.
Take your stack of fabric – you should have the two front pieces (wrong sides together) and the two back (folded pieces) lined up and pinned in place – to the sewing machine.
Sew along the egg drawn on your stack. I highly recommend back stitching where the two back pieces overlap to reinforce the fabric as it’s repeatedly stuffed and emptied.
Step 4: Finish the egg.
Once you’ve finished sewing your egg, use your pinking shears to cut around the egg getting close to the seam but don’t cut the seam!
If you don’t have shears, use scissors to cut out the egg. Then clip around the egg getting as close to the seams as you can without cutting them.
Iron the eggs to get rid of the marker.
Turn the egg out using the opening from the overlapping fabric on the back.
Give your egg a good ironing to help it lay flat.
Step 5: Have fun!
Time to stuff your eggs with lots of candy, coins, and any other Easter goody. Use them in egg hunts and Easter bunny baskets for years to come!
