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Materials needed:
about 1 yard of fabric, maybe a little less
fleece for the body, about 1/4 yard
yarn
poly fil cotton
rotary cutter and mat
thread, scissors, sewing machine, etc
Instructions:
1. Here’s what I was sent in the mail.
2. I started by making a tiny version of what I thought would work for the body, so I could visualize everything.
3. Cut strips of fabric, you’ll need 7 total. Here are the measurements:
1 strip- 6 in by 17 in
2 strips- 6 in by 16 in
3 strips- 6 in by 15 in
You can cut through 2 layers at a time.
4. Fold in half, right sides together, and sew along the edge of your presser foot, one short end and the long end, leaving the opposite end open.
Here’s what it’ll look like.
(note: I accidentally made mine too thin, yours will be double this width if you follow the measurements I gave you).
5. Turn right side out, using a wooden dowel.
6. Stuff with cotton.
I bought this bad for about $2.00 at Hobby Lobby with a coupon.
7. Sew both ends, so you have an inch of fabric with no cotton. Don’t worry about finishing your raw edges.
8. Cut two large oval pieces to form the body. Mine is about 18 in by 12 in.
9. Cut a similar shape of contrasting fabric. This will be the tummy. Using a decorative stitch, sew about every 1/4 inches apart to create this design.
10. Zig zag onto one layer of the body.
11. Cut 2 layers of interfacing to be ironed onto the body (or fleece). Fleece is hard to work with unless its reinforced somehow.
13. Time to sew on the legs. They will be attached to the side of the body that has the tummy. I cut strings about 6 inches long, folded them in half, twisted them, then sewed them really well to each side of the body.
Let’s see how we’re doing in real life. I tend to sew with little munchkins on my lap a lot!
14. On the other side of the body, you’re going to attach the tubes that you made. Just sew along the edge, attaching them the best you can.
Now stand back and admire your work so far, and ask yourself if you’re insane. It looks like a crazy oversized Easter egg!
Also admire your daughter’s creativity. She’s making a breadstick necklace with the yarn…
15. Now place right sides together, and sew around the edges the very best you can. This part was a bit difficult! But you can do it!
16. Turn right side out. It’s starting to resemble some type of creature!
17. Stuff with cotton, hand stitch shut. I used a running stitch.
18. Design the head. I cut a circle of the fleece, added button eyes and backed it with interfacing, stitched a smile, then zig-zagged it to another circle of the decorative fabric. Then I stitched two layers of the decorative fabric together, right sides together, to form the head.
19. Then I stuffed the head with cotton and hand stitched it together. Then I hand sewed it onto the rollie pollie’s body.
20. Last, I added pom-poms for pretend antennae. (I don’t think rollie pollies have antennae, but I thought it would be cute)! Here’s the YouTube video tutorial I followed.
That’s it!!! Please email me if you have any questions at all! {familyeverafter at gmail dot com}
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