Finished!! Yay!!

I just have to make the insert (I'll post the pattern incase anyone is interested). Next I'm gonna have a go with the idea in a 'pine-cone' type fashion. BETTER QUALITY felt (why did I use crappy felt???), with the sections getting smaller and smaller. S'pose I'd make them in a line, then sew them... er... ah... easing it into an un-noticable gather to bring it in.... just thinking out loud.
I know why I used the crappy felt, because I could buy a piece on the way to work. Then I was committed.