cat creature

In this project we are making a fun Cat Creature made with some gorgeous Fat Quarters from my @PinkSewingBus partners @Hobbycraft.

You will need:-
Pattern pieces :
Page 1: http://www.misslibbyrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/cat-page-1.pdf
Page 2: http://www.misslibbyrose.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/cat-page-2.pdf
Sewing machine : http://janome.co.uk/
Scissors : http://ow.ly/4nmDGt
A pack of fat quarters : http://ow.ly/4nmDQJ
Ribbon for whiskers
http://www.hobbycraft.co.uk/sewing/haberdashery/ribbon-and-trimmings?filter=RWIDTH~Thin+Ribbon+-+10+Mm+Or+Narrower/
Buttons for nose and eyes
http://www.hobbycraft.co.uk/sewing/haberdashery/buttons
Stuffing: http://www.hobbycraft.co.uk/polyester-soft-toy-stuffing-250g/567212-1000
Bondaweb or Heat n Bond:
http://www.hobbycraft.co.uk/heat-n-bond-ultra-hold-iron_on-adhesive-93-cm/573666-1000?pn_rty=%20sp
Pins : http://ow.ly/4nmDWh
Sewing thread : http://ow.ly/4nmGRP
An iron

Method:-
Print out patterns at A4 size and stick them together as instructed on the pattern piece.
Lay your fat quarter piece in half and pop the pattern with the straight line on the fold.
Cut 2 x pieces of the main body (1xfront and 1 x back)
In contrasting fabric, cut out the heart piece for the face with matching bondaweb or heat n bond
Attach the heart face to the front piece using the iron and following the instructions on the heat n bond or bondaweb.
Create the whiskers with the ribbons, put a pin in the middle and sew them in place.
Hand sew on the buttons for the nose and eyes.
Lay the front cat piece on top of the back so the right sides are facing each other & pin.
Leaving a 0.5 to 1cm seam allowance (lay the edge of your foot against the edge of the fabric) stitch the whole way around the shapes leaving a gap in the bottom wide enough to fit your fingers through.
Once all stitching is in place remove pins and use your scissors to create notches or small cuts up to the stitch lines on the curves and corners. (make sure you don't cut the stitching!)
Turn the whole cat through to the right side using the gap you left earlier.
Press flat.
Open your bag of toy filling and take small handfulls of fluffy stuffing to fill your cat. Push the stuffing all the way up to the top of the ears, then filling up the arms, face, legs and last of all over filling the tummy.
If you are having troubles getting your stuffing into all these spaces you could use a chopstick, knitting needle (not the pointy end) or any other blunt long apparatus.
Once you are happy with the stuffing qty it is time to stich up the hole!
Using a small zig zag stitch on the machine or hand-sewing (hand sewing is the preferred method) stitch up the hole in the bottom.

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