with the needle down in the fabric,
pivot the fabric under the foot and
continue sewing. Stitch over the seams
a second time to reinforce them.27
Clip the seam allowances at
the curves and inside corners
without cutting the stitching. Turn
the shapes right side out.28
Stuff the softies with fi bre fi ll to
the desired fi rmness through
the openings in the bases. Caroline’s
softies are well fi lled, but not fi rm,
making them cuddly and friendly for
little hands to hold. Turn the raw
opening edges in and hand stitch
them closed neatly.29
Tie the ribbon in a bow around
the bear’s neck to fi nish. (Handstitch through the bow into the softie
to secure it if it’s for a young child.)
Pop the softies in the pockets of the
dress and they’re ready for playing
on the go.BearCat
CAROLINE’S
SOFTIE TIP Make
those softies stay forever by
adding some ribbon to them.
Attach the softie to one end and
sew the other end into a pocket
so it can’t go missing during play.