Australian Homespun — October 2017

Preparation

1

Trace the shapes from the Pattern

Sheet onto paper, glue them to

cardboard and cut them out accurately.

2

Fold the brown fabric in half, right

sides together and short edges

matching. Lay all the templates

except for the gusset on the fabric;

note that the tummy template needs

to have its marked edge matching

the fold. (It will be a fairly ‘cosy’ fi t,

so don’t leave more than a few

millimetres (^1 ⁄ 8 in) between templates.)

Trace around them with a pencil or

fi ne-pointed permanent marker and

copy the letters and markings onto

the wrong side of the fabric. Pin the

two layers of fabric together and cut

the shapes out on the traced lines.

3

Unfold the remaining fabric and

trace and cut the gusset from

a single layer of fabric.

4

From the print fabric, cut:

• One rectangle, 5^1 ⁄ 2 x 24in
  (neckband)


• One ear and one ear reversed.

5

Cut the batting in half to yield

two squares about 6in (ears).

Assembly

Head

6

Match the two head front shapes

and sew them together from A to

B. Use lots of pins around the curve

near A to prevent puckers from

forming as you stitch.

7

Pin the gusset to the head front

shapes, matching the A and C

markings, then sew from C on one

end of the gusset down to A and

back up the other side of the gusset

to the other C mark.

Ears

8

Match a main fabric and print fabric

ear, right sides together. Pin them

on a square of batting and sew around

them, leaving the straight edge open.

Repeat this step for the other ear.

9

Trim all three layers about 3mm

(^1 ⁄ 8 in) outside the stitching around

the top of the ear; trim the batting even

with the edge of the fabric shapes

elsewhere. Turn the ears right side

out, using a tool such as a chopstick

to push the seams out smoothly and

gently. No further stuffi ng is needed.

10

Fold the sides of the ears

inwards as shown in Diagram 1

and baste them in place: fold the outer

edge of each ear over fi rst, and then

the inner edge and make the fold on

the inner edge longer than the fold

on the outer edge. Make sure that

you fold the two ears the opposite

way so you have a left and right ear.

11

Pin the ears to the head with the

print fabric side facing the head,

using the dots as guides to placement.

Head and body

12

Match the two head back

shapes and sew them together

from E to G; leave the bottom part

of this edge open between G and H.

Be careful not muddle the back edge

and side edge – it’s very easy to do.

The back edge is a bit longer

than the side edge of the back

head shapes and you must get

the pieces the right way round.

13

Pin the head front and back

together, matching C and D

points, with the ears sandwiched

between them. Sew from the neck

edge at one D mark to C to E then

back down the other side to C and

the other D.

14

Insert the safety eyes now

if you’re using them. If you’re

using felt or embroidered eyes, stitch

them at the same time as the nose,

after the head is stuffed.

15

Match the D and F marks

on the back shape with the

D and F marks on one edge of the

tummy and sew from D to F. Repeat

to sew the back reversed shape to

the other edge of the tummy.

16

Pin the tummy+back to the

head along the neck seam,

matching B, D and H marks. To do

this, Pauline recommends putting

the head inside the tummy+back,

right sides together. Pin the raw

edges together, matching points

H, D and B. Sew from H to D to

B to D to H.

Neckband

17

Fold the neckband in half,

right side out and long edges

matching. Stitch the raw edges to

the bottom of the tummy+back and

neaten the raw edges of the seam

with zigzag stitch.

18

Press the seam upwards and

topstitch the seam allowance

to the tummy+back. Side view

Diagram 1

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