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Another stuffed toy finished.
This one isn’t my finest but I did it in the best part of two sittings so it was speedy. Thanks to this blog post, pattern and design. (I tried to make the ears and arms a bit bigger, then realised the ears were smaller for a reason!)
I have learnt that for appliquéing onto stuffed toys, using felt is best. As seen by the lettering on this, other fabric frays 🤦🏼♀️. (I tried gluing on the letters; sewing zig zag on the machine; using interfacing; super glue and settled on ironed and glued interfacing and sewing by hand on top using matching embroidery thread. I’m considering whether to fray the edges of the letters more to make it look more deliberate rather than a bit clutsy as it is now. What do you reckon?)
It’s for my husband’s aunt who is disabled. He suggested I make one for her, in fact asked her if she wanted one and then enquired after it a few weeks later. She wanted a teddy bear in blue with her name on it. Wonder what she’ll make of it. We’ll see!