Pin Cushion Instructions: Turtle, Zombie, Cupcake

Pin Cushion Instructions: Turtle, Zombie, Cupcake

Turtle Instructions:

1.Cut out two turtle body pieces and one turtle shell piece. Use felt. x2 x1

2. Pin the two body pieces together. Use the blanket stitch (hand stitch) to sew the two body pieces together. Stitches should be about 1/8 to ¼ apart. Leave the head open. *Two inches before running out of thread, do a 2 nd blanket stitch on top of your last stitch and put the thread through the center of the felt, tie a knot inside the turtle, and cut off the thread. Begin where you left off with a new piece of thread. Start here!

3. Stuff the turtle with stuffing. *Sew on beads or buttons for the eyes or glue on wiggle eyes. 4. Blanket stitch the head closed.

5. Do a running stitch around the shell (a hand stitch that goes up and down). Every Stitch should be about ¼ apart. 6. Pull on the end of your thread to gather the shell up so it is 3-D. 7. Put stuffing under your shell and pin it to your turtle body. 5. 7. 6.

8. Blanket stitch the shell to the turtle. *Use a seam ripper to remove your running stitches.

9. You are finished!

Cupcake Instructions:

1. Cut out all three pages of pattern pieces. *The cupcake side piece and top should be the same color of felt. *The wrapper should be a different color. *There are three layers of icing. They can all be the same color, but it is more fun if they are different colors. *The cherry is usually red.

2. Sew the cupcake side piece together with a blanket stitch (hand stitch). Overlap the side piece enough for the cupcake top to still fit. Sew at an angle through both layers. ***Do not sew from the back! Stitches should be about 1/8 to ¼ apart. *Two inches before running out of thread, do a 2 nd blanket stitch on top of your last stitch and put the thread through the center of the felt, tie a knot inside the cupcake, and cut off the thread. Begin where you left off with a new piece of thread.

3. Sew at an angle through the cupcake side and the cupcake bottom. Remember your cupcake will be 3-D. You are sewing around the circular bottom piece. ***Do not sew from the back!

4. Lay the three frosting pattern pieces on top of the cupcake top piece. You will then sew sequins or beads (to represent sprinkles) through all four pattern piece layers. This will anchor all the pieces together. *If you are doing the cherry, leave a small hole in the center of your cupcake (don t sew beads or sequins there). *You may also use a small amount of tacky glue to hold all the layers together (especially if you do not want sprinkles on your cupcake). Front Back

5. Sew a running stitch around the outside of the cherry. (looks like a dash lined and goes up and down through the fabric). Pull tight on the thread and the cherry will pull up into a ball. Stuff the cherry and tie a knot in the end of the thread. Hand sew the cherry onto the center of the cupcake icing layers. Example of a running stitch. Do a running stitch around your cherry. Stuffed cherry hand sewed to the cupcake frosting layers.

6. Stuff your cupcake with stuffing & blanket stitch the cupcake top pieces (top, 3 frosting layers, and cherry) to the cupcake bottom and side pieces. Stitches should be about 1/8 apart.

6. Pictures continued: Minus the wrapper step *Cupcake sides and top blanket stitched together.

7. Use pinking shears to pink (the triangle/ruffled look) the outer edge of your cupcake wrapper pattern piece.

8. Wrap the cupcake wrapper piece around the outside of the cupcake. It should overlap slightly. * Make sure the pinked edge (triangle edge) is facing up. Blanket stitch the wrapper onto your cupcake at the sides and on the bottom. * Use thread to match the color of your cupcake wrapper. Now you are finished

Zombie Instructions:

1. Cut out two zombie body pieces. Cut out one of every other pattern piece. *Optional: cut out wounds for the zombie Use felt. x2

2. Pin the two body pieces together. Use the blanket stitch (hand stitch) to sew the two body pieces together. Stitches should be about 1/8 to ¼ apart. Leave a small space under one arm open. *Two inches before running out of thread, do a 2 nd blanket stitch on top of your last stitch and put the thread through the center of the felt, tie a knot inside the zombie, and cut off the thread. Begin where you left off with a new piece of thread. Start here!

3. Stuff your zombie with stuffing. You will now blanket stitch the zombie clothes onto the front side of the zombie. *Stitches should be about 1/8 apart. Make sure your thread matches the color of your zombie clothes. *There will be two layers of blanket stitches on your zombie. When you sew the shirt onto the zombie, the small hole near the arm will be closed. *Also hand sew on the zombie hair. *Any wounds or eyes will be glued on with a small amount of tacky glue. The End!