Australian Homespun - June 2018

MATERIALS
Q50cm (^11 ⁄ 2 yd) thin white
towelling fabric (body,
outer ears and tail)
Q Fat quarter solid light tan
flannelette fabric (face,
feet and inner ears)
Q Fat eighth two
coordinating geometric

print fabrics (blankets)

Q Scrap of black felt (eyes)

Q Stranded embroidery

cotton in black and white

Q 90cm (1yd) pompom

trim (blankets)

Q Black machine-sewing

thread

Q Thin cardboard, paper

and 2B pencil

Q Fibre fill

Q Water-erasable fabric-

marking pen

Q Black fabric-marking

pen or Sharpie

Q Sewing machine with

zipper foot

Q General sewing supplies

Stitches used:

Backstitch, satin stitch,

straight stitch, ladder stitch

Finished sizes:

24cm high (9^1 ⁄ 2 in) standing;

21cm high (8^1 ⁄ 4 in) sitting

Note: Read all the instructions

before starting the project.

Materials and instructions

are for both softies. A seam

allowance of^1 ⁄ 4 in is included

throughout unless otherwise

stated. It is recommended that

fabrics be pre-washed and

well ironed. Requirements are

based on fabric 107cm (42in)

wide. Use a shorter than usual

stitch length on the sewing

machine to make the seams

stronger and smoother. To

use the templates, lay them

on the wrong side of the

fabric, matching the grain

lines on the templates to

the straight grain of the

fabric, and trace around them.

Cut the shapes out on the

traced lines. Instructions are

given for using the printed

Pattern Sheet in the magazine,

but you can also download

the digital patterns from

http://www.homespun.net.au and

print them out.

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PROJECT

Standing alpaca