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by
JaneMagicCraft
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Hello, friends!
This is a tutorial on sewing mini frog.
I hope you enjoy it.
What we need:
Pa ern Plush (flannel, fleece, velvet) 13.7"*8.6"
(35*22 cm)
Threads (matching fabric)
Threads black and pink (thick)
Beads for eyes (5-6 mm)
Scissors
Clamp (forceps)
Pen or pencil for drawing on fabric (using a
disappearing pen or pencil is recommend)
Wooden s ck
Poly fill (stuffing)
Thin pins
Regular sewing needle
Sewing machine
Cut out the paper pa ern and needed sizes of fabric.
Align fabrics face sides together. Trace the pa ern on
back of fabric. Mark where openings will be. Pin the fabric.
If using fabric that has small "hair" make sure to lay
pa ern pieces in such a way that the "hair" is going
downward ignoring the stretch.
Sew frog body all the way around right on the Trim excess fabric leaving 4-5mm allowances.
Make sure to backs tch at the beginning &
line, leave opening un-sewn between marks.
end of every s tch line.
Use scissors to make notches on the It is important to make several frequent Trim the corners of the legs, not reaching the
allowances, retrea ng from the seam 1-2 mm incisions at hand. seam 2 mm.
(see photo).
How to turn fabric inside out? Grab the bo om with tongs and pull through Gently pull on one leg.
I use forceps to turn arms and legs out. the opening.
Then turn the rest of the «body parts» inside The «body» can be easily turned out by hand. Fla en all corners with a wooden s ck (sushi
out one by one. s cks).
Pull the «hair» out of the seams with a For comparison:the «hair» is pulled out at Gently pull the fabric under arms to
needle. the right paw. straighten it out.
Take the small size balls of poly fill for paws. Holding the ball of poly fill with tongs, insert Put the poly fill deep into the [Link] this
it into the opening between the frog's legs. with each paw. The paws will be filled only at
the very bo om, the rest of the length of the
paws will be empty.
Take poly fill balls of the same size and fill the We stuff the body of the frog with poly fill Should look close to this.
eyes with them. quite ghtly.
We make s ches on the bend of the
Side view [Link] threads must match the color of the Make two ver cal s tches
fabric.
Fasten the thread with a knot and insert the Pull out the thread and cut. This should be done with all the legs. So, the
needle into one of the holes where thread poly fill does not fall into the paws. Like a
ends are coming from. And have it come out
elsewhere on body. limiter.
Fasten the thread with a knot and insert the
Sewing up the opening. Sew up the opening with a blind s tch needle into one of the holes where thread
ends are coming from. And have it come out
elsewhere on body.
Pull out the thread and cut. Sew on the eyes. We insert a needle with a
We bring the needle back.
thread with a knot at the end through the
frog's body as shown in the picture.
Stringing a bead. We bring the needle to the back side. In this way we fix the bead several mes.
We stretch a needle with a thread inside the We sew the second eye in the same way as
frog's body and bring it to the place where the first.
the other eye will be located.
A er a few s tches, fasten the thread from Pull the needle straight through the head.
the back side but do not cut it. Determine the place for the mouth.
We embroider the frog's mouth using the Pass the needle back through the «frog head»
reverse s tch method. to the place where the eye is sewn. fasten the
thread and hide it in the frog's body.
For cheeks, take pink threads in several layers Insert the needle through the back of the Make two s tches.
(or thick ones)We do not make a knot on a frog's body into the place where the cheek
thread. The end of the thread remains
s cking out at the back. will be located.
Bring the needle through the «head» to the Make two s tches and bring the needle Pull out the threads and cut.
place for the second cheek. through the head to the back side.
Done
Everything worked out! )