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Koala girl l l o d t Fel

Pdf pattern

With easy to follow instructions and life size Patterns.

Koala girl l l o d Felt 0” tall Size: 1

Please, read all of the instructions before starting your project. Materials . Gray felt (6.3”x 9.8”). . Light gray felt (5.1”x 4.7”). . Brown felt (2.8”x 1.6”). . Flesh tone felt (3.1”x 4.7”). . Pink felt (10”x 5.5”). . Scrap of white and black felt. . Stuffing. . Pencil or felt marker. . Embroidery floss: red, black, gray, brown, pink and white. . Embroidery needle. . Scissors. . Chopstick or pointy tool. . Pipe cleaners. . Pink bow. . 2 Safety eyes (8mm). . Tweezers or pliers. . Artist pastels (red or pink). 2

Print a page 13 of this pdf, and cut out templates using scissors. Trace templates onto felt using a felt marker or pencil and cut out on the line. Cut carefully so edges are vertical, not slanted.

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Cutting tiny shapes

Sewing and embroidery This doll is embroidered and stitched together with embroidery floss. In case you´re not familiar with one of the stitches, you can practice the stitches a few times on a felt scraps before working on a doll. None of the stitches are difficult, but can take some practice to get perfect. Always keep your stitches and the space between them the same length. Be consistent with your sewing tension. Or, if you want to keep embroidery to a minimum, you can sometimes glue on certain elements, instead of embroidering them. You can experiment and use your imagination to customize the project. 3

Embroidery stitches 1. Appliqué Stitch: Stitching a felt piece onto a felt surface. Place the appliqué on the background felt. Make tiny stitches perpendicular to the edge of the appliqué. 2. Overcast Stitch: Simple stitch over the edge of the felt. Also called whip-stitch, is used to attach two pieces of felt. This isn´t a decorative stitch, so always use floss that matches the color of the felt and make the stitches small and neat. 3. Straight Stitch: Use a simple straight stitch to create a motif. 4. Satin Stitch: The satin stitch is composed of parallel rows of straight stitch and is often used to fill in an area with floss. The make very nice eyes and noses on softies. These illustrations will help you with any unfamiliar stitches. 5. Blanket stitch: The blanket stitch is both decorative and functional. Use this stitch to accentuate an edge or to attach an appliqué. 6. Back Stitch: This simple stitch creates a solid line so it´s great for outlining shapes or creating text. A backstitch gets its name because you create it moving the needle a stitch backward before moving it forward to create the next stitch. 7. French Knots: The French knot produces a rounded knot that can be used to create a series of decorative dots. To make it, bring the needle up at the point at which you want to make your French knot, hold the thread and wrap it around the needle twice, as shown. Bring the needle back to the starting point and put the point back through the fabric very near where it emerged (be careful not use the same exact hole) . Pull the needle to the back of the felt and pull taut. To make a bigger knot, wrap more twists of thread around the needle and/or use more strands of floss in your needle. 8. Ladder stitch: The ladder stitch is used to attach separate parts such as a doll’s head. It’s called the ladder stitch because the stitches look like a ladder until you pull the stitches tight to close the seam. Pull every four or five stitches as you stitch. When the thread is tightened, the stitches should be virtually invisible. 9. Running Stitch: The running stitch is simple to make. Make this stitch by weaving the needle through the felt at evenly spaced intervals. Just be careful to keep the length of your stitches and the space between them same length. These illustrations will help you with any unfamiliar stitches.

1. Applique stitch

2. Overcast stitch

3. Straight stitch

4. Satin stitch

2 in 1out Keep thread at right angle

5. Blanket stitch

6. Back stitch 1out

2 in 1in

3 out

3 out

7. French knot

2 in

Carry needle 1 stitch beyond previous stitch

Working direction

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Working direction

8. Ladder stitch

9. Running stitch

Working direction

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Hea

Head back

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Outer ears Hood front

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Inner ears Face

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Hair

Brown running stitch

Black applique stitch

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Carefully position the hair at the top of the face piece. Adjust the hair so that it´s centred correctly and pin in place. Sew the hairline onto de face using tiny running stitch. Place the hood front onto the face as shown and adjust the face so that it´s centred correctly and pin in place. Attach the hood to the face with appliqué stitches worked with one strand of grey floss. Keep the stitches small so you´ll barely see them when you´re finished. Take the front head piece and use a pin to stick the black nose in position, checking against the picture to position them correctly. Thread an embroidery needle with one strand of black embroidery floss and sew around the nose with a small, neat appliqué stitch. Lightly pad the nose with a little toy stuffing, using a toothpick to help you to get padding even. When the padding is evenly distributed, stitch the nose closed. Carefully, make two tiny holes with the tip of a very sharp pair of embroidery scissors. Insert safety eyes and connectors at back. 5

Embroidery

Black straight stitch Black back stitch White straight stitch

Black satin stitch

Red back stitch

Red satin stitch

Draw the face (see page 14) with a felt marker or a pencil. If you use a pencil, be careful. You will have to be precise and be sure to cover every mark when stitching. The pencil is not easy to remove. You can practice the motive a few times on a paper before working on a doll. Embroidery: Thread an embroidery needle with two strands of black embroidery floss and sew the eyes and lashes onto the face piece. The eyes are made using a few curving backstitches, and the eyelashes with 4 or 5 small straight stitches for each eye. Embroider the pupils with tiny circles of satin stitch. Make doll´s eyebrows by sewing two tiny straight stitches for each one and placing at a slight angle. Re-thread the needle with red floss and embroider a small, curved mouth with a few backstitches. Now, stitch the lips, using horizontal straight stitches positioned very close together.

Applique stitch Stuff Blanket stitch Use a little craft glue to stick the inner ear pieces onto the outer ears shapes and sew it on, using one strand of light gray floss. Align the two ears pieces, right side out and sew together with a blanket stitch, using one strand of gray embroidery floss. Leave a gap at the base of the each ear and fill it with a tiny amount of toy stuffing, using a toothpick to arrange it evenly. Don´t use too much filling; it should be lightly padded, not stuffed. Blanket stitch the gap closed. 6

Glue

Ea

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Head back

Blanket stitch

Stuff

Pa cheint th eks e

Opening for stuffing

Use craft glue to fix the ears in position on the wrong side of the second head piece. Align the two head pieces together, right sides out. Thread an embroidery needle with a single strand of grey embroidery floss and sew the two head pieces together with a blanket stitch. Stop stitching when opening is small enough for stuffing. Fill it with toy stuffing and stitch it closed. Knot thread and cut off excess. Paint the cheeks using artist pastels. Rub the pastel on a piece of paper and then apply the resulting powder with a soft brush.

Arms and legs Open

Finish here

Start here

Blanket stitch

Fold in half

Leg shape

Arm shape

Blanket stitch Open

Fold in half

Start here

Fold the arms and legs shapes in half. Thread an embroidery needle with one strand of floss (using floss that matches the color of the felt) and overcast stitch around the edges using small stitches, leaving the top open. Make the same with the two arms and the two legs. 7

Arms

Pipe cleaners

Pipe cleaners Fold

Fold

Fold in half

Legs

Use pliers or an old scissors (don´t use good scissors to cut wire, it will ruin them) to

cut 3 or 4 pipe cleaners: two or three 11.7” and one 5.5” long. Blend a small loop on each end of the short pipe cleaner to form hands (use round-nose pliers or your fingers). Fold the long pipe cleaners in half. Using the picture as a guide, push the limbs onto the pipe cleaners.

Body Opening for stuffing Stuff Overcast stitch

Pin or glue the legs and the arms in place on the body shape, using a pin or a

small quantity of craft glue. Align the two body shapes together and thread an embroidery needle with one strand of gray embroidery floss. Stitch the pieces together around the edges of the body using overcast stitch, sewing through all four layers of felt in the arms and legs areas, leaving the top open. Pad with toy stuffing, using a toothpick to distribute it evenly, then sew shut. 8

Dress Neck

Applique stitch

Koala shapes

Drecsks ba

Dress front

Glue Overcast stitch

Back stitch Satin stitch

Straight stitch Up

Overcast stitch

Stick the neck onto the right sides of the dress front, lining up the edges carefully, using just a tiny quantity of craft glue and sew it on, using one strand of white floss. Using the picture as a guide, begin building the koala´s image on the front of the dress shape. Use a tiny dot of craft glue to stick the koala shapes in position. Thread an embroidery needle with one strand of grey embroidery floss and sew around the koala shapes with a small, neat appliqué stitch. Thread an embroidery needle with two strands of black floss and sew the eyes and nose onto the face piece. Embroider the nose using 4 or 5 straight, overlapping horizontal stitches. The eyes are made using three curving backstitches. Embroider the nails with three straight stitches. Using the picture as a guide sew the dress. Pull it up to the shoulders. Attach the dress to the shoulders of the doll with a neat overcast stitch.

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Assembling

Ladder stitch

Position the head so that it overlaps the body. Pin head to body. Using an embroidery needle and one strand of gray floss, attach with embroidery thread using a ladder stitch and going round and round till the head is nice and secure (see page 15).

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Puppet Glue Ears

Stra stitcight h

Satin stitch

Bow

bow the

Stuff

t as c er itch v O st

Open

Paint the cheeks

Sew

Body shapes

Head shapes

st rca Ovse titch

Back stitch

Print the pattern pieces on page 14 onto paper and cut out to make templates. This puppet has a lot of separate pieces: cut two head pieces, two body pieces and two ears from light grey felt. Embroider the face. Thread an embroidery needle with two strands of black embroidery floss and sew the eyes and lashes onto the face piece, checking against the picture to get the placement right. The eyes are made using three curving backstitches, and the eyelashes with a small straight stitch for each eye. Make puppet´s eyebrows by sewing two tiny straight stitches for each one and placing at a slight angle. Embroider a small, curved mouth with two straight stitches and the nose using a few straight, overlapping horizontal stitches. Glue the ears in position on one side of the second head piece. Align the two head pieces together, right sides out. Thread an embroidery needle with one strand of grey floss and sew the pieces together with a small overcast stitch. Leave a gap at the base of the head and fill it with toy stuffing. When the padding is distributed, overcast stitch the gap closed. Align the two body shapes, right sides out, and use a needle threaded with one strand of grey embroidery floss to overcast stitch the pieces together. Leave the bottom of the body open so it will fit over the doll´s hand. Position the head so that it overlaps the body. Using an embroidery needle and one strand of grey floss, overcast stitch the head and body together, stitching through all layers of felt. Add a bit of colour to it cheeks using an artist pastel or powder blush. Sew on the bow in place.

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Photo gallery

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Doll pattern Head Hood Front (cut 1) Gray

Inner ear (cut 2) Gray

Nose (cut 1) Black

Outer ear (cut 4) Gray

Hood back (cut 1) Gray

Face (cut 1) Flesh tone

Hair (cut 1) Brown

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Leg (cut 2) Gray

Body (cut 2) Gray

Body

Neck (cut 2) White

Arm (cut 2) Flesh tone

Dress(cut 2) Pink

Arm (cut 1) Light gray

Head (cut 2) Light gray

Embroidery face template (real size)

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Ear (cut 2) Light gray

Body (cut 2) Light Gray

Puppet pattern

Ear (cut 2) Light gray

KoalaDress

Fac e Ligh (cut 1) t gr ay

Doll front

Ladder stitch

Doll front

Doll back

Ladder stitch

Ladder stitch Doll back

Couture

Doll front

Doll back

Ladder stitch

Doll back

Doll back

Doll front

Doll front

Doll back Doll front

Position the head so that it overlaps the body. Using an embroidery needle and one strand of floss, attach with embroidery thread using a ladder stitch and going round and round till the head is nice and secure. In each turn over, go a little lower on the neck and a little higher on the face to avoid a wobbly head.

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