Australian Homespun - June 2018

matching, and sew across the bottom

raw edge^11 ⁄ 8 in from the raw edges.

15

Place an ear on the right side

of each body shape where

indicated by the placement markings,

open side facing forwards and raw

edges matching. Stitch them in place

using a^1 ⁄ 8 in seam.

16

Clip into the seam allowance

around the curved edges of the

head gusset. With right sides together,

pin one side of the head gusset to the

body from D to F, matching the raw

edges and F circles. Sew between

D and F, sandwiching the ears in

the seam. Repeat this step to sew

the other side of the head gusset

to the other side of the body.

17

Clip into the seam allowance

of the face on the C-D edge.

With right sides together, sew the face

shape to the face gusset from circle C

to the edge of the fabric at D. Repeat

this step to sew the other face shape

to the other side of the face gusset.

18

With right sides together and

starting from the nose, sew the

face shapes together halfway along

the C-E edge.

19

With right sides together,

pin the face to the body from

E-D-D-E, matching the raw edges

and seam lines. Sew in place. Trim

the face seam allowances back to

about^1 ⁄ 8 in and cut off the point of

the seam allowance at the nose.

Turn the head right side out and

push the nose all the way out.

20

With three strands of black

embroidery cotton, satin stitch

the nose on the face gusset from the

marked line to the tip. When you

reach the tip, work a straight vertical

stitch down the middle of the seam

line and work two straight stitches in

a very shallow V shape for the mouth.

21

Change to black machine-

sewing thread and backstitch

the eyes securely in place where

marked. Use three strands of white

embroidery cotton to work two or

three tiny straight stitches on the

eyes to form the highlights.

22

Turn the head inside out

again and sew the front neck

seam from where you left off in Step

18 to circle A.

23

Sew the back seam from F

to the tail slit, then sew over

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PROJECT

ANTHEA’S NOSE

TIP Colour in the nose area

with black fabric-marking pen

before you stitch it. This helps to

hide any gaps that may appear

between the stitches.