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Make the most of your print fabric scraps to bring a ditsy duo of canine softies to life!
Bring a ditsy duo of canine softies to life in fabric scraps!
YOU WILL NEED
Makes one (1) dog:
■ Floral fabric: ½yd
■ Solid fabric: 7in x 9in
■ Mix of five (5) spot, solid or stripe fabric scraps: each at least 4in square
■ Black fleece fabric: 3½in x 2½in
■ Polyester toy stuffing
■ Blue and black wool felt scraps
■ One (1) copy of the Ear, Stripe, Eyelid, Eye, Nose, Head Gusset, Back Side Body and Front Side Body Sausage Dog templates
FINISHED SIZE ■ 21in x 8in
ears are aligned, then sew and finish the seam as in step 8.
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Lay out five body rectangles, alternating the solid and print fabrics as shown. Pin and sew the pieces RST, along the long edges (Fig C). Press the seams open. Repeat with the remaining body rectangles.
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Pin the pieced body to the short end of the matching front and back side body pieces. Pin and carefully sew the pieces RST (Fig D). Press.
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Lay the two body sides RST and begin pinning at point B on the head. Make sure to align the patched stripes on either side of the body. Work around the body and legs and back up to meet the seam of the head gusset at point A. Tuck the ears out of the way of the stitching. Baste first if you prefer, then sew, leaving an opening on the hind leg.
the dog is really nice and firm. Once stuffed, ladder stitch or overstitch the opening closed.
MAKING THE FACE
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Wrap and pin the fleece nose triangle over the end of the dog’s muzzle, blunt tip out. Overstitch in black all along the tip of the stuffed nose (Fig E). Once you have sewn all the way around, continue sewing up the centre to draw the open sides together, up to the tip of the triangle. Then fold the flap of fabric over onto itself, lining the end up with the edge of the nose base. Sew this securely with overstitches, then finally sew up each side of the nose to finish it off (Fig F).
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Refer to the photos as a guide to position and pin the eye pieces on both sides of the head. Make sure they are level with one another by viewing from all sides. Lightly mark the position using a pencil or chalk marker. Sew on the black felt eyes first, using tiny overstitches in black thread (Fig G). Then lay the blue eyelid piece halfway over the top of the eye. Pin in place and overstitch in coordinating thread along the upper edge only (Fig H). Leave the straight bottom edge of the eyelid unsewn.
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Stripe template ACTUAL SIZE
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Head Gusset template ACTUAL SIZE
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Front Side Body template ACTUAL SIZE