Australian_Homespun_2014-11

Mad Hatter

48

Repeat Steps 2-6 and Step 8.

49

Appliqué the yellow shirt

and outstretched hand

(no stuffi ng), the smaller hairpiece,

black shoes and blue trousers

slightly overlapping the shoes

(all lightly stuffed).

50

Appliqué the two red

coat shapes, stuffi ng them

lightly, then add the other hand

slightly overlapping the coat, also

lightly stuffed.

51

Repeat Step 10 and

backstitch the winking eye

with six strands of black thread.

52

Appliqué the larger

hairpiece, leaving the face

side open. Insert the face in the

opening using the ears as a guide

to its position. Lightly stuff the

hairpiece through the opening

and sew it closed.

53

Appliqué the face in place

around all the exposed

edges, stuffi ng it lightly as you go.

Repeat Step 14 to insert one safety

eye where marked.

54

Appliqué the hat brim (no

stuffi ng), and the hat crown

and tip (both lightly stuffed).

stuffed), the hands (very lightly stuffed)

and the boots (lightly stuffed).

43

Repeat Step 10. Appliqué the face

in place from ear to ear along the

bottom edge and stuff it lightly through

the top opening.

44

Appliqué the brown hair along the

top edge only and appliqué the arms

in place, stuffi ng them lightly. Repeat Step

14 to fi t the eyes.

45

Appliqué the medium red felt heart in

the centre of the white body rectangle,

then appliqué the rectangle in place on the

background, stuffi ng it quite fully.

46

Appliqué the two red collar shapes

along the top edge only and sew

the two black felt balls or pompoms to the

centre. Sew two white beads on each shoe.

47

Attach a 13cm (5in) length of

bamboo to form the spear as

described in Step 39, then repeat Steps

23-28 to fi nish.

Step 45

Steps 46-47

SEDEF’S FELT PATTERN

TIPS Use a common stationery stapler,

rather than pins, to attach paper patterns

to felt. The staples keep the patterns flatter

against the felt and don’t warp it as pins tend

to do. You can also attach very small pattern

pieces to felt more easily with staples.

SEDEF’S CUTTING TIPS

I use curved nail scissors for the fine detailed

cutting of small pieces. I switch the scissors

around to follow the curve of the pattern. Their

sharp points are also handy for piercing holes.

SEDEF’S STUFFING TIPS

When stuff ing each area of the designs, use

lots of small pieces of stuff ing rather than a big

bunch and make sure that it is spread evenly

inside the shape, without any bulges. Don’t

stuff the areas too tightly at any point.

Mad Hatter

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