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Panda Pajama Pillow Click here to print

This project reprinted courtesy of The Kunin Group.

 

What could be more fun that cuddling up to this adorable Panda Pajama Pillow on a cold winter's night.

 

 


Supplies

Plush Felt

     Black 18" x 18"

     White 17" x 13"

Rainbow Classic Felt

    Baby Pink 9" x 12"

     Black 9" x 12"

24" Pink satin picot ribbon, 3/8" wide

Two double red satin ribbon roses with green leaves 1 1/2" wide

6" Black Velcro strip

24" of 7/8" wide black moire' ribbon

Soft sculpture needle

Enbroidery needle,

Thread, black and white

Straight pins

Scissors, Ruler

6 Strand black embroidery floss

Marker

Glue gun

Fabric glue

Glue sticks


Click here for printables

Instructions

Click on Printables and print Panda pattern. Enlarge on copy machine 150% or as large as you would like. Trace pattern on wrong side of Plush felt. Sew 1/4" seams unless specified otherwise. Back stitch all seams. When attaching features, hold in position, carefully life half at a time, apply glue to wrong sie 1/4" from edge, press in place, glue opposite side in same manner.

 

Note RSO= Right sides out

           RSF = Right sides facing

 

Fold White Plush in half RSO (8 1/2 x 13). Cut out face and set aside. Cut a 5 x 18 strip off the edge of the Black Plush for features and set aside. Fold remainder in half (9 x 13) and cut along folded edge making two halves for back of head. Cut two 12" pieces of black moire' ribbon, sew one along cut edge on right side of one half, and one on wrong side of opposite half with seam 1/8" from each edge of ribbon . Sew one strip of Velcro centered on each ribbon.

 

With furry sides facing up, overlap and close Velcro strip on back sections of head aligning top and bottom edges. Center and pin fron on back with RSF. Sew around edge. Trim excess even with front edge. Clip curves, turn RSO. Insert hand in pillow, push open ears and smooth seams.

 

Fold 5" black Plush strip in half. Cut out eyes, nose and ears (or cut from Black Rainbow Felt). Cut heart shaped cheeks from Baby Pink Rainbow Felt, cut mouth from Black Rainbow Felt. Glue features on face, RSO. Glue on wiggle eyes. Cut pink ribbon in half, tie each into a 3" shoestring bow, glue centered on bottom edge of each ear, glue roses centered on bows.



   




Contributor

The Kunin Group

http://kuningroup.com/

The Kunin Group, a division of Foss Manufacturing Company, LLC, supplies a wide range of premium quality felt and fabrics to the worlds craft industry. Packaged for retail display, Kunin products are sold in retail outlets worldwide. All Kunin fabrics are made with Ecospun, the high-quality polyester fiber made from 100% post-consumer recycled plastic bottles. We are a green company as we spin the polyester fiber we use.


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