Things to make with scraps of fabric....Egg Cozies..Teddies..Scrappy Mice...Patchwork Hearts



Enlarge template to approx 13cm (7 inches) high. Cut two egg-cozy pieces each from plain fabric, polyester wadding and printed fabric.
Trace heart on to Bondaweb. Iron on to reverse of printed fabric and cut out. Iron heart on to one egg-cozy piece and zigzag stitch in place.

Cut a 3.5cm (1 3/4") x 8cm (4") strip from printed fabric for loop. Press under 5mm (3/16") along both long edges, fold in half lengthwise and stitch. Fold to form loop. Tack to top of one egg cozy.
Tack wadding to wrong side of egg-cozy pieces. With right sides facing, stitch egg cozies together, taking 1cm (1/2") seam allowances. Repeat for lining, leaving gap for turning through. With right sides facing, stitch lining to egg cozy around lower edge. Turn right side out. Sew up gap in lining and tuck inside egg cozy.

Tiny Teddies

Step 1

Enlarge template by 200 per cent on a photocopier.







Step 2
Cut out two pieces from fabric. Pin and stitch together around stitching line, leaving a gap in side of one leg for turning through. Work a second row of stitching for reinforcement.














 Step 3
Trim seam allowances to 3mm and clip to stitching at all corners. Turn right side out. Fill with polyester toy stuffing and sew up gap in stitching. Using black thread, work a few straight stitches for eyes and nose where marked  or use tiny  black buttons or beads for eyes. Tie narrow ribbon around neck and stitch securely in place.



Scrappy Mice

Enlarge templates by 400 per cent. Cut one mouse from fabric and two ears from felt.
Fold mouse in half with right sides together and stitch around edges, stitching a 25cm length of cord or braided wool inside at top corner and leaving a gap for turning through.
Fold bottom corner as shown and stitch across for 2cm.

Turn right side out and stuff with polyester toy stuffing or scented lavender ( if you want to use them as sachets). Sew up gap.
Fold in sides of ears and stitch by hand to mouse. Attach black beads for eyes. Sew thick black thread through nose, leaving four long ends each side. Knot close to nose and trim ends. Finished length: 9cm ( 4 1/4")


 Patchwork  Heart

Cut eight rectangles of fabric 12cm (6 inches)wide in random lengths between 4cm (2 inches) and 7cm (3 1/2"). Stitch together to form two strips. Press seam allowances open. Stitch the two strips together and press seam allowances open. Enlarge template to around 19cm (9 1/2") high. Lay template on patchwork diagonally and cut out. Fold a piece of string to form a hanging loop and tack to right side of heart. Cut second heart from one fabric. Stitch two hearts together around outer edge, leaving a gap for turning through. Trim seam allowances to 5mm (3/16"). Turn right side out and press, then fill with polyester toy stuffing  ( they can also be stuffed with lavender or other sweet smelling potpourri). Sew up gap in stitching.