I love ladybugs. I have even created a quilt in honor of all those wonderful little red bugs. You can see it here it’s called Ladybug Day.

I wanted a simple project that would be quick and fun for kids and adults. And I also wanted a place to put all my sewing needles, which seem to be forever getting lost in my pincushion. And I thought, why not a ladybug!

This is a simple project kids can do, they can have a case for their own needles to go in the sewing basket we are going to make in a few weeks.

So here you go a fun felt Ladybug Needle Case.

What you will need:

1- 5 inch red or rust color felt circle
1- 5 inch felt circle for the inside (I used a hunter green)
1- 4 1/2 inch white felt circle for the needles to be placed in.
2- 1 1/2 black felt circles for ladybugs head
small piece of black felt to cut the curved triangle on the back of the bug

small piece of very thin elastic (for closing the needle case)

about 7-9 small black buttons, I like to use different sizes of buttons.

Black craft thread and black sewing thread

Chenille sewing needle
Regular sewing needle

Place the white circle on top of the green circle. Thread your chenille needle with craft thread and make a small running stitch down the center of the white circle to attach it to the green circle. Bury the knot under the white fabric.

Next blanket stitch down the black section of the ladybugs back. The stitching is difficult to see in this picture because I used black thread. I only sewed up one side and down the other. I will do the part that sits around the edge of the circle when I sew the two circle pieces together.

Next place the two black circles together and blanket stitch all the way around the head. Bury your knot in between the two head pieces.

When you get all the way around the circle, make a knot and then bring your needle between the two circles and come up in the center of the circle and cut the thread. This buries the thread.

Position the head (the black circle in this photo) on the top of the of the body so you can position the buttons where you want them to go.

Then stitch each button on. I placed one button close to the edge on the side of the ladybug. I will place a small piece of elastic on the opposite side and stitch it on. I can then use the elastic to go around the button to close the needle case, as you will see in a minute
Place the green circle on top of the orange ladybug wrong sides together. Pin in place

Blanket stitch all the way around the circle

I work from the ladybug side of the circle when doing this blanket stitching and be sure to go all the way thru to the green layer. The object here is to sew them together. See my button almost at the edge, I will use this to close the case.

If you run out of thread part way around the circle, simply bury your thread between the two circles and start another thread. I have pulled my thread down in between in this photo

When you get half way around the circle, stop and attach the small elastic by stitching it on, then continue around to the end.

Our lady bug is almost done, now take the head and place it on the body and stitch it on. I left a small amount hanging over the edge.

Add your sewing needles

Fold in half, put elastic around the button and you have a ladybug needle case.

I hope you had fun, and try it in different colors, how about pink, purple or yellow. Explore your creativity and have fun.