Blindfold ready! Pin the tail on Doris the Donkey Ready for a wave of nostalgia? Meet our ‘pin the tail on the donkey’ tribute! Perfect for conjuring up memories of everyone’s favourite party game, and allowing you to share the tradition with your own little ones, this cute character is surprisingly easy to bring to life. A brilliant introduction to working with fibre filling, creating button joints, and stitching friendly features, this is the ultimate option for any stitchers looking to hone their toy-making skills.
Download the templates, print and cut out. Snip the pattern pieces as instructed, adding a 5mm seam allowance to all outlines. Pair up the leg pieces, right sides together, and sew around leaving 3cm along the bottom edge. Turn the legs right sides out, stuff firmly, fold in the raw edges and slip-stitch closed.
Pair up the straight edge of one nose piece to the end of one body piece, right sides together and stitch. Repeat