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Misty's Whimsies ©Misty Richardson 2016 All Rights Reserved By Fox By: Misty’s Whimsies Email: [email protected] Store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/Mistyswhimsies Finished size: approx 12” tall (excluding ears) Misty’s Whimsies ©Misty Richardson 2016 All Rights Reserved Materials and Tools Making the Pattern • Main Fabric- 1/4 yard 1. Select “actual size” to print out the pattern • Accenting Fabric-7.5” x 19.5” pages on letter sized paper. • Nose fabric 2”x 2” 2. Cut out each pattern shape along outer dashed • Felt for the eyes lines. black- 1”x2” 3. Use an awl or something pointy to poke a small white- small scrap hole in the pattern pieces where there is a dot. • Stuffing This allows you to accurately transfer the dot • Matching Thread onto the fabric. • Fabric Marking Pen • Hand Sewing Needle • Scissors • Awl (optional) • Pins • Printer • Sewing Machine • 4 sheets of letter sized paper for printing pattern Layout of Main Fabric Layout of Accent Fabric Double Layer leg foot Single Layer face top e tail pad sid tip ear body back tail tip g le ear 9” 7.5” e old ld f fo ar m head back selvage edge selvage edg face bottom belly tail side foot tail top pad arm Single Layer Double Layer 18.5” 22” 8” 11.5” Cutting 1. Follow the layout above left to fold the main fabric lengthwise with right sides together and pin your pattern shapes on it to cut out. First, work on double layers, transfering marks and cutting out the fabric pieces through the two layers. Next, lay remaining fabric flat, with wrong side up, and place the remaining pattern shapes on it, cutting out the pieces. 2. If cutting from fur or minky then make sure the pattern pieces are placed so the furs direction is going down the body, which may be a different layout than the one listed above. 3. Cut out the pattern pieces from the accent fabric the same was as we did for the main fabric using the layout on the right as a guide . Misty’s Whimsies ©Misty Richardson 2016 All Rights Reserved Sewing 1 2 3 Ears 1. Place the accenting piece and main ear pieces together with right sides together. Pin. With a 1/4” seam allowance sew together from A to B, leaving the bottom open. Do both ears. 2. Clip curves of the fabric pieces. Turn right side out. Press. 3. Line up the ear pieces on top of the head back where it is marked A and B, with the main fabric touching each other and ease into place and pin. Baste into place. Note: for the rest of the pattern use a 1/4” seam allowance unless otherwise noted. 1 1 2 3 Eyes 1. Cut out the eye hole from the pattern and pin the eye in place. 2. Remove the pattern piece and hand or machine stitch the eye onto the face top where indicated. 3. Hand stitch the eye shine onto the eye where indicated. This is a small piece of felt, if your having a difficult time stitching it on, consider embroidering it on with a satin stitch or not having one. It looks good either way! Misty’s Whimsies ©Misty Richardson 2016 All Rights Reserved G 1 2 Head 1. Place face top and face bottom pieces right sides together with points C-D-E-F-G lined up. As your pinning use D-E-F as a guide for correct placement. Do this again for the other 2 pieces. Sew to the point G, don’t go to the end of the fabric. Press open. 2. Place each side of the face right sides together lining up H-G-I and stitch together. Clip curves near the seam. Clip the extra fabric off the nose. H 3 4 5 3. With the 2 head back pieces right side together, Stitch from H to K. Clip curves. 4. Place the face front and the head back pieces with rights sides together matching up seam at H at the top of the head then the side L and down to M. Stitch. Clip the curves. 5. Between the points of M-I-M, which is the neck opening, make small clips up through part of the seam allowance. Set head aside. 1 Arms 1. Stitch around the arms from O to N, leaving an opening where indicated for stuffing. Clip the curves. Turn right side out. Misty’s Whimsies ©Misty Richardson 2016 All Rights Reserved V S R Q T U 2 3 4 & 5 Legs 1. This is the most important part to have marked, Q and R on both the leg and the foot pad. If you haven’t done that yet, do it now, it will make the foot much easier. 2. Open up the foot pad and with right sides together line up the foot pad with the leg from Q-R. Ease it around the slight curve. Stitch. Do not go to the edge of the fabric on either side of R or Q, start at one point and go to the other. 3. With your other half of your leg, line up Q-R on the foot pad again and Stitch. Only stitch from R-Q do not go all the way to the end of the fabric. When opened it will look like picture #3. 4. Line up your 2 leg pieces and stitch from S-T. Stop at T do not go to the end. Clip Curves. 5. Stitch from V-U, making sure to leave a gap for a place to add stuffing. R R U 6 6 7 6. Pull the bottom of your foot apart to open the foot pad and lay it flat against theleg piece. The front of the leg and foot pad should line up. Stitch to close that gap, from R to R. Clip curves. 7. Do the same with the back, lining up U with the middle of the back foot pad. Stitch. Cut off excess fabric. Turn right side out. Misty’s Whimsies ©Misty Richardson 2016 All Rights Reserved 1 2 3 4 Tail 1. Place the side tail tip right sides together with the tail side, matching up the markings DD to EE. Stitch. 2. Place the top tail tip right sides together with the tail top, matching up the markings DD on both sides. Stitch. 3. Pin the tail top to the correct tail side with right sides together matching up FF-DD and the point near the end. Stitch. Don’t go clear to the end of the fabric, stop at the marked end point. 4. Follow step 3 again for the other side of the tail. Picture 4 is a top view of the tail after both sides have been sewn on. pinched gap top 5 5 5 5. Line up the bottom of the tail sides together from GG to the tip of the tail. Pinch the extra fabric of the top tail tip so it is up above the bottom tail and continue sewing the bottom of the tail all the way through the pinched top, leaving a gap where indicated. Clip curves and turn right side out. Misty’s Whimsies ©Misty Richardson 2016 All Rights Reserved AA W X AA Y Z 1 2 3 Body 1. Fold the belly in half with right sides together and stitch up the dart. Clip curve and set aside. 2. Place the tail (turned right side out) where indicated on the body back with the points FF and GG lining up along the seam, the end of the tail will hang out from the seam allowance of the body back. Baste the tail into place. Put the right sides together of the body back and stitch W-X and Y-Z. 3. Open the body back and line up the X & Y seams together so they are touching and then pull the AA points out to create a straight line. Stitch. opposite top corner BB BB back body opposite top corner leg Z CC leg back body CC Seam 4 4 5 4. Pinch the legs so the seams of the legs are touching each other. This will place the point BB on the side of the leg. Place the leg where indicated on back body. Make sure they are facing the correct direction, the back of the leg should be touching the back body. The legs need to be placed at an angle. The point BB should be placed on the inside where indicated and the opposite top corner matching the edge of the body back (as shown in illustration). Baste into place. This illustration hopefully makes it more clear. Do a little check at this point by pulling the legs down and making sure they are facing the right direction and they are straight. 5. With right sides together pin the belly to the back body matching up CC-Z-CC. Make sure the legs and tail are tucked up inside the body and not caught in a pin. We don’t want to stitch the leg or tail into the side of the body. Stitch. Clip corners. Misty’s Whimsies ©Misty Richardson 2016 All Rights Reserved Arms 1. Pin the arms lined up at the top side of the body with the markings O-N. Baste into place. 2. Turn body right side out. 1 1 Attaching the head to the body 1. Place the body inside of the head with right sides out. Line up the points I and each side M.
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