Every garden needs a colorful butterfly to visit all the growing plants. Look for other Secret Garden felt characters.
MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES:
- Felt in yellow, orange, red, and black
- Embroidery thread in coordinating colors
- Embroidery needle
- Iron-on adhesive
- 2 pipe cleaners
- 1 yellow hairband
- Two 3/4" (20mm) red glitter buttons
- Two 3/4" (20mm) yellow glitter buttons
- Two 1/2" (15mm) red glitter buttons
- Two 1/2" (15mm) yellow glitter buttons
- Scissors
- Wire cutters
- Permanent marker
- Pins
- Polyester fiberfill stuffing
Source: ,Felt from the Heart: How to Hand-Stitch Cute and Cuddly Fe...
Enlarge the pattern by 145% for the required size and cut out all the pattern pieces.
Heat set the hearts as shown on the pattern, and whip stitch around edges. Stitch 1/2" (15mm) and 3/4" (20mm) yellow and red glitter buttons in place.
Pin the wings together, and whip stitch around edges, leaving two openings for stuffing.
Fold the antenna piece in half lengthwise, and whip stitch along the long edge.
Cut two pipe cleaners to 4 1/2" (11.5cm) in length. Fold back 1/4" (5mm) of each end of one pipe cleaner, and slip the pipe cleaner into the antenna casing.
On the front body piece, stem stitch the mouth and use French knots for eyes. Pin the body front and back pieces in place over the wings.
Fold the antenna piece in half, and pin it between the layers of the head. Whip stitch around the edges of the head, and use a running stitch around the edges of the body on the wings. Be sure to stitch through the front and back body pieces.
Leave the point at the bottom of the body open. Fold back 1/4" (5mm) of each end of the remaining pipe cleaner, and push it into the body. Stitch the body closed.
Lightly stuff the wings. Add a hairband to the upper right side, and stitch the wings closed.
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