Materials Needed
¾ yard of 45" width fabric (such as cotton calico, corduroy, satin, velvet etc.) for cat
ribbon (not shown, but you can attach a ribbon with bow around "neck")
embroidery floss OR fabric paint for cat's face
fabric glue (if using glue to attach pieces to body)
quilting pins
thread to match fabric
sewing ruler
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Directions
1. Print your pattern
Scroll down for pattern.
2. Fold fabric across the width. Follow pattern lay-out directions below. Cut out fabric pieces.
Layout is not drawn to scale, but pieces do fit as shown.
3. Embroider or paint face onto right side of one cat head piece.
4. Sew together head pieces, right side together, leaving a small area open for stuffing. Do the same with hind leg and two front paws.
5. Sew together tail, right sides together, leaving open the end that attaches to the body.
6. Sew together the body, right sides together, leaving open a small area on the bottom for stuffing, as well as the area where the tail will be inserted.
7. Turn all sewn pieces right side out. Stuff all pieces.
8. Hand stitch pieces closed. Leave the area open where tail fits into body.
9. Insert tail into the body opening and hand stitch into place.
10. Hand stitch or glue cat's head into place.
11. Hand stitch or glue hind leg and front paws into place.
12. Tie ribbon bow around neck.
PATTERN
Below are pages for pattern pieces for this project. Each group will fit onto an 8/5" x 11" paper. Our pattern will download as a pdf file. If you need instructions on using pdf files, go to PDF Instructions.
Pattern Page 1 Pattern Page 2 Pattern Page 3 Pattern Page 4
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