Swan toy A soft toy will always be a favourite way
to help send little children to dreamland.
Difficulty: average Time: two and a half hours
You will need template on page 79 viscose lycra in grey, light pink and bright pink (or use the colours of your choice) 20cm strip of gold lace for the crown matching coloured machine thread polyester toy stuffing black fabric paint and wooden skewer
To make 1 Enlarge the template on page 79 to the desired size. Cut two beak pieces and two cheeks from the light pink fabric. Cut two wings from the bright pink fabric. Cut four body pieces from the grey fabric so there are two layers for each side and the fabric will be thick. 2 Take two of the body pieces and pin and stitch a cheek, beak and wing onto each one. Place the two pieces together with right sides facing and the two extra pieces on the outside. Stitch through all the layers but leave an opening of about 8cm at the bottom for turning. Turn through to the right side and press. 3 Stuff the swan firmly with the polyester stuffing. Start sewing the opening closed and stuff the toy further as you work. You can use a knitting
needle to push the stuffing into the beak. Close the opening by hand. 4 For the crown, fold over the bottom edge of the strip of lace and press. Fold over the two side edges and press. Shape the strip into a crown and sew the side seam together by hand. Pin the crown onto the swan’s head and sew it in place with small, neat hand stitches. 5 Draw the swan’s eyes with a fine pencil line. Dip the tip of the skewer into the fabric paint and carefully go over the line until you are happy with the thickness.
Duvet and pillow set This is the perfect bed linen for a little
girl who loves to dance.
Difficulty: fairly challenging Time: two days
You will need templates on pages 79-80 white duvet cover and pillowcase fabric for dress tulle in two colours (we used light pink and peach) mesh for shoes matching coloured machine thread pompom strip wide lace strip narrow ribbon appliqué paper dressmaker’s pins fabric pencil
To cut Use the template on page 80 for the dress and cut the bodice piece once from fabric and once from appliqué paper, cutting the appliqué paper a few millimetres smaller than the fabric bodice piece. Cut the skirt section of the dress four times from fabric and twice from appliqué paper. For the tulle tutu cut two strips of 115 x 30cm each in the two colours of your choice. Use the template on page 79 for the ballet shoes and cut one layer from mesh and one layer from appliqué paper.
To make 1 Fold 5mm of the fabric bodice piece over to the wrong side and press flat around the edge. Iron the appliqué paper to the wrong side of the bodice according to the instructions. Do not remove the paper yet. Iron the appliqué paper to the two pieces of the skirt section that will form the underside. 2 Fold over the top and side edges of the skirt section a few millimetres to the wrong side and press flat. Insert the lower edge of the bodice piece between the two layers of the skirt section and pin down. Also pin the side edges of the two layers of fabric of the skirt section. Fold over the two ends where the two pieces of the skirt section meet for a neat finish. Now machine stitch the pinned pieces – the sides, and where the bodice piece and skirt section meet. 3 Find the middle of the duvet cover and mark with a pin. Place the dress in position on the duvet cover, but not too high, as it could be uncomfortable.
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