How to machine stitch onto card

 I use a six inch white or beige card

•  You will need three cards to make two finished cards
• open your card and on the left, draw you image in pencil
• in black thread and making sure your tension is correct, use a medium stitch length and follow the lines you have drawn in straight stitch.  Zig zag is too severe.
• If you have any fancy stitches on your machine you can add these to make more of an effect.
• you can also embellish aafterwards with beads or hand stitching.
• When finished cut your third card in two and use one half to cover the left hand back glue in place.

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Bunny Comfort Blanket

Instructions

You will need fleece and a lining fabric ( I used a t shirt)
Contrasting wool
thread to make a face.

Using the template below cut out two bunny bodies and head.  Either stitch around b hand with blanket stitch or do them on the machine.

You can buy white fleece on the internet or you can use an old fleece jacket or a fleece throw which are quite inexpensive.

Make a square of 35 cms of fleece and contrasting material. Make two ties which can be used for a mother to attach to the pram or cot.  Attach these to the inside of the square and machine around. turn.

Fill the body with toy wadding and then leaving a free half inch of fabric, tuck the centre of the square inside the body and stitch down.

Next make the jumper, instructions below and then the face. copy and print off the instructions, they are to scale.  I have a video on youtube called how to stitch a dolls face which you might find useful.

I have found similar comforters for sale at £22 in the shops.