BetterHomesAndGardensAustraliaDecember2015_

Front

cut 1

Head

cut 1

ear position ear position

eye position eye position

nose position

spine seam

spine seam spine seam

Base

cut 1

Tail cut 1

Back

cut 1

Back

cut 1

Ear

cut 2

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Mrs Mouse template

MRS MOUSE
Gather your supplies
Cream and red felt; scrap of red
print fabric and matching thread;
hobby fill; bamboo skewer or knitting
needle for stuffing; stiff card; metal
curtain weights (optional), black
seed beads; black, white and pink
embroidery thread

Note If using a sewing machine
to stitch spine, leave 10mm around
spine seams 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

Mrs Mouse template. Cut out and use

to cut cream felt pieces. Cut a 4cm

circle from stiff card.

STEP 2 With wrong sides facing, slip

stitch each back piece to each side of

front panel. Stitch head piece to body

around neck. Fold in half and stitch

down spine from nose to base of

mouse. Fill body with hobby fill. Stitch

felt base circle to bottom of body,

sliding in metal curtain weights and stiff

card circle (on base). Catch tail in place

and finish stitching around base.

STEP 3 Bring sides of ear together

and stitch to create ear shape. Repeat

for other ear. Stitch ears to head. Stitch

seeds beads in place for eyes with

black embroidery thread. Stitch nose

with pink embroidery thread and

whiskers with white embroidery thread.

STEP 4 Using body template as guide,

adding seam allowance for side seams,

cut print fabric to fit around body. With

right sides facing, stitch back and side

seams. Finger press a hem and stitch

2mm from edge. Turn through and slide

onto mouse. Cut a 12 x 5cm rectangle

from red felt to wrap around mouse.

Catch in place at front with red thread.