Sew & Play Puzzle Ball Animals
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Sew & Play Puzzle Ball Animals - Abby Glassenberg
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Getting Started
Basic Tools
You will need some of the basic hand- and machine-sewing tools listed in Basic Sewing Supplies & Equipment and the following specific tools and materials to make your puzzle ball toys (Photo 1):
•100% polyester thread
•Buttonhole twist or topstitch thread
•Chalk
•Fabric marker with water-soluble or air-soluble ink
•Ballpoint awl
•Embroidery needle
•Embroidery floss
•No. 8 pearl cotton
•Embroidery scissors
•8mm safety eyes with washers
Basic Sewing Supplies & Equipment
•Sewing machine in good working order
•Matching all-purpose thread
•Hand-sewing needles and thimble
•Straight pins and pincushion
•Seam ripper
•Removable fabric markers or tailor's chalk
•Measuring tools
•Pattern tracing paper or cloth
•Point turner
•Dry/steam iron, ironing board and press cloths
•Scissors and shears
Patterns Included
We have used industry standard markings on the patterns included in this book to make them easy to use. Each pattern includes a ¼-inch seam allowance and straight-grain line as well as other pattern marks to make construction easier.
Patterns are included at full size. Make patterns by tracing the included patterns onto pattern tracing paper or tissue paper.
Be sure to transfer all markings from the included pattern.
Be aware that some of the patterns will be used for multiple animals. For example, the Lion, Giraffe and Elephant share the same tail pattern pieces. The Cap, Wedge, Foot Pad and Leg patterns are used to make all the leg segments and rings.
Sewing With Fleece
Made from 100 percent polyester fibers, fleece is a totally synthetic fiber first developed in the late 1970s. Its popularity stems from several appealing properties. Fleece is warm, soft, machine washable and comes in lots of bright colors, making it a wonderful fabric for toys.
If you’ve never sewn with fleece before it can be a bit intimidating because it’s rather thick and stretchy, but with a few tips, you’ll see that fleece is actually very forgiving and easy to sew with.
Cutting Fleece
Most fleece has two distinct sides: a smooth one and a textured one as shown in Photo 2. When you gently pull the fabric along the cross grain it will curl toward the wrong or smooth side which indicates that the textured side is the right side.
It is easier to cut small toy pattern pieces from a single layer of fabric. Lay out the fabric right side up and position pattern pieces with the printed side up. If two of the same piece are needed and the second is to be reversed, position the pattern upside down or reversed and cut a second piece. Specific cutting instructions are given on each