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Fly away home to
sew, sew, sew. With adorable Flutterby pincushions to keep you company,
you’ll stitch up a swarm of beautiful things – four designs included.
Make a simple butterfly or bee, or whip up a friendly little ladybug.
Layered wings on all pincushions double as needle storage.
**Includes pattern
& instructions for a bee, and a ladybug, and two butterfly pincushions.**
Every pattern
includes comprehensive,
professionally-illustrated instructions, along with additional
construction tips, a pattern-specific glossary and a metric conversion
chart for international customers.
MATERIALS
LIST
NOTE: Butterfly’s upper wings can be made from
fabric or from felt, however butterfly’s lower wings should be made from
felt, for storing needles. For bee, both upper & lower wings must
be made from the same material – fabric or felt.
ALL PINCUSHIONS
• Fusible web such as Heat N Bond™ (not needed for bee)
• Wool
or wool-blend felt scraps for eyes
• Two 4-6mm beads for eyes
• Embroidery thread for mouth (optional)
• Polyester stuffing
• Thread
BUTTERFLY (6.5”w x 8”h finished size)
CHOOSE
FROM TWO WINGS STYLES
• 6”w x 7”h fabric* for Body
• 1/4
yd fabric* for upper wings
OR 10”w x 7”h wool or
wool-blend felt
• 10”w x 7”h wool or wool-blend felt for lower
wings
• Wool or wool-blend felt scraps for Wing Details
(optional)
• Embroidery thread for Wing Details (optional)
• 1 piece of standard, white paper & a pencil
BEE (6”w x 6”h
finished size)
• 7”w x 7”h fabric* for Head & Abdomen
• 6”w x 3”h contrast fabric* for Thorax
• 1/4 yd fabric* for
wings
OR 7”w x 7”h wool or wool-blend felt
• 1/2 yd
ribbon, 1/4”-3/8” wide, for stripes
• Wool or wool-blend felt
scrap for Stinger
• Embroidery thread for wing details (optional)
• 1 piece of standard, white paper & a pencil
LADYBUG (5”l x
4”w x 2”h finished size)
• 10”w x 6”h fabric* for Wings
•
6”w x 5”h fabric* for Thorax
• 6”w x 3”h fabric* for Wing Dots
& Head
• 10”w x 5”h fabric* for Back
(area
under wings)
• 3”w x 4”h fabric* for Belly
• 10”w x 10”h
light-weight,
fusible interfacing
• 3/4 yd satin
cording or narrow
fabric tubing for legs
& antennae
HELPFUL TOOLS
Pins, scissors, iron,
needles, water-soluble pen, seam ripper, stuffing tool (Stuffing Fork™,
chopstick, or tip of scissors – be careful!)
* Suitable fabrics
include quilting-weight cotton and other light- to medium-weight woven
fabrics. Do not use stretchy fabrics such as wovens with lycra content,
or knits.
--Metric Conversion
Chart included with each
pattern--
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