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Safety Notice: Handmade items made from this pattern may contain small parts or long cords that pose choking or strangulation risks. Not suitable for children under 3 years. Please see the full safety disclaimer at sewmag.co.uk/safety.
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Stitch a carrot
Download and print the templates from sewmag.co.uk. Cut out one carrot from orange felt and three leaves from green. Make long snips in all of the leaves down to the stem to create a feathered effect. Pinch each stem in half and make a few small stitches to hold.
Embroider a face onto the centre of the carrot. Attach two small pink circles for cheeks. Stitch randomly spaced, horizontal lines all over the carrot. Fold in half lengthways, right sides together. Sew the longest edges together and turn through to the right side.
Using a continuous length of strong thread, make small running stitches around the top opening and pull to gather. Insert the leaf stems into the opening, with the folds facing the front. Pull the thread tightly and make small stitches to hold in place. Add some more small stitches through the stems.
Sew an avocado
Download and print the templates from sewmag.co.uk. Cut one small circle from brown felt, one larger circle from cream, one small body from light green and two large bodies from dark green. Embroider a smile onto the small body piece. Use a seam ripper to make neat, tiny cuts and insert the safety eyes.
Layer the brown circle on top of the cream circle and hand sew together using running stitches. Insert a small amount of stuffing under the brown circle just before you finish stitching. Stitch the cream circle to the small body. Blanket stitch this to a larger body piece. Sew the two large body pieces together, filling with stuffing just before you finish stitching.
Make podded peas
Download and print the templates from sewmag.co.uk. Cut out three pea circles, one leaf top and one pod from dark green felt, and another pod piece from light green. From dark green felt, cut a few grass shaped strips in varying lengths, with the largest measuring about 7cm. Spread one side of each strip with PVA glue and swirl around a pencil. Set aside to dry.
Embroider a face centrally on each pea. Make small running stitches all around the perimeter of each pea, and pull to gather. Insert a small piece of stuffing and gather more. Do not close the gap completely, just enough to gather the felt into a smooth spherical shape. Make some double stitches to secure.
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