BetterHomesAndGardensAustraliaDecember2015_

BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS, DECEMBER 2015 bhg.com.au 235

FEATHERED

FRIENDS

Gather your supplies

Red, grey, light blue, yellow

felts and matching sewing

threads; white embroidery

thread; black sequins; white

sequins; red, blue and black

seed beads; hobby fill;

bamboo skewer or knitting

needle for stuffing

Here’s how

STEP 1 Using a photocopier,

enlarge Feathered Friends

template. Cut out and use to

cut felt pieces from colours

as pictured.

STEP 2 Using white embroidery

thread, blanket stitch head sides

to each side of body at neck.

Embellish body and 2 wing cut-

outs with wing accents, sequins

and seed beads, as pictured.

Blanket stitch embellished wing

cut-outs together with plain

wing cut-outs. Blanket stitch beak

pieces together with matching

thread. Blanket stitch body sides

together with matching thread,

catching beak in place, leaving an

opening for stuffing. Fill with

hobby fill. Stitch the opening

closed. Stitch wings in place.

REINDEER MAGIC
Gather your supplies
Red, taupe, light blue felts;
Vliesofix; tacky craft glue;
red thread; hobby fill;
bamboo skewer or knitting
needle for stuffing; white
embroidery thread

Note If using a sewing
machine to stitch the body, leave

10mm around all sides of traced

template line when cutting out.

Stitch 3mm in from tracing line

then cut away the excess 10mm.

Here’s how

STEP 1 Using a photocopier,

enlarge the Reindeer Magic

template. Cut out and use as

a template to cut felt pieces

from colours, as pictured, for

body and saddle.

STEP 2 Glue or fuse 2 layers

of blue felt together with

Vliesofix and cut out antlers.

Blanket stitch or machine stitch

body sides together, catching

antlers in place and leaving an

opening for stuffing. Fill with

hobby fill. Stitch opening closed.

Attach saddle with glue and use

embroidery thread to make a

French knot for an eye.

Reindeer Magic template

Enlarge to 200%

French Knot

Stem Stitch

Blanket Stitch

Running
Stitch

Slip Stitch

Stitch guide Feathered Friends template

Enlarge

to 200%

ANTLERS

SADDLE

Cut 1

BODY

Cut 2

BEAK

Cut 2

HEAD

Cut 2

WING

WING Cut 4

ACCENTS

Cut 5 Cut 4

BODY

Cut 2

Cut 5

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