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DOWNLOAD
TEMPLATES
ONLINE
Essentials
Fabric, pink: spotty, light shade; dark
MAKE A CHILD’S DAY
shade; stripe; circles
Felt: black; light pink; hot pink WITH LOUISE NICHOLS’

FLOSSIE FLAMINGO
Thread: embroidery, white; sewing,
coordinating
Buttons, 12mm, two
Glue, fabric
Fusible webbing
Toy stuffing

Dimensions
24cm x 50cm

Meet Flossie, the prettiest bird you'll ever make. With her movable legs, variety
Note: of fun prints and pleasing shape, this plush flamingo is an ideal gift for a little
Use a 5mm seam allowance unless
otherwise stated. one (or a grown up!) These exotic birds are right on-trend this season, and your
new toy is bound to be popular. Use up your fabric stash and try different
colours to suit the owner – who says flamingos have to be pink?

STITCH A FLAMINGO
1 Go to www.sewmag.co.uk, download the templates
and print. Cut out two bodies from light pink spotty
fabric and two beaks from stripe fabric. Pin the beaks to
one head, right sides together, matching the straight
edge. Machine stitch then press the seams open.

2 Using the template as a guide, cut two small circles

from black felt for the eyes. Position them on the
flamingo, secure with a little fabric glue, then over sew
around the edges. Work a French knot in the centre of
each eye using white embroidery thread.

3 Pin both body parts right sides together, matching

the beak seams. Machine stitch around the edge,
leaving a gap under the tummy for turning. Snip and trim
the curves and corners, then turn through and press.

4 Cut two pairs of wings from dark pink spotty fabric.

Using the template as a guide, draw the middle
section twice onto fusible webbing, with one in reverse.
Cut out and iron onto pink stripe fabric. Trim around the
shape and iron into place on the wings.

5 Sew along the top and bottom edges of the striped

section using a wide zig zag stitch. Cut two felt
sections from light pink felt, position at the top of the
wing and hold in place with fabric glue. Over sew around
the edge. Pair the wings right sides together and stitch
around the edges, leaving the straight edge along the top
open for turning. Snip the curves, turn through and press.
Stitch the gaps closed using coordinating thread.

6 Cut two 6cm x 22cm rectangles of circle print fabric.

Fold in half lengthways, right sides together, and
stitch across the long edge and one short side, leaving
the other open. Turn out. Fill both legs with toy stuffing,
then stitch across the tops. Using the template, cut four
feet from hot pink felt. Pair them together, secure with a
little fabric glue and blanket stitch around the edge using
white embroidery thread.

7 Sew a foot onto the bottom of each leg, making sure

the seams on the legs are facing backwards. Cut two
foot circles from light pink felt, and glue them onto the
8 Stuff the head and neck of the flamingo. Position the wings on the
body, pin and sew into place along the top edge. Position the legs and
attach with a button at the top of each one, sewing through the button so
bottoms of the feet to cover the stitching from attaching that the legs move. Continue to stuff the flamingo, then stitch the gap
the legs. Over sew around the edge. under the tummy closed.

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sew KIDS
ALL
SEWN UP!
Small parts
can be
dangerous. You
may wish to
sew the legs on
rather than
using button
joints when
giving to a
small child.

2 WE LOVE...
PAIR FLOSSIE WITH ONE OF THESE STYLISH
CUSHIONS FROM THE HIGH STREET
Jungle Boogie
cushion, £34.95
www.ohhdear.co.uk
Flamingo
cushion, £15
www.very.co.uk

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Issue 64 October 2014

TEMPLATES
PRINT
OUT
&
KEEP
Use these guides to get started today

FIND THE TEMPLATE YOU REQUIRE ON THE CONTENTS LIST

BELOW AND JUST PRINT OUT THE PAGE OR PAGES YOU NEED
FROM YOUR PRINT MENU
In your print menu, under Size Options, be sure to select
to print ‘Actual Size’, instead of ‘Fit to Page’

Page 2-14 Page 28-32

Title: Learn with… Title: Drawstring bag
Designer: Lauren Guthrie Designer: Debbie Shore
Magazine page: 38 Magazine page: 84

Page 15 Page 33
Title: Embroidered pendant Title: Susie’s stitch school
Designer: Lucinda Ganderton Designer: Susie Johns
Magazine page: 42 Magazine page: 86

Page 15 Page 34-36

Title: Block of the month Title: Flossie flamingo
Designer: Corinne Bradd Designer: Louise Nichols
Magazine page: 67 Magazine page: 88

Page 16-21 Page 37-38

Title: Liberty hottie cover Title: Mr & Mrs Squirrel
Designer: Ellen Kharade Designer: Corinne Bradd
Magazine page: 78 Magazine page: 90

Page 21-27
Title: Pumpkin table runner
Designer: Sandra Hamilton
Magazine page: 80
Page 2-14
Title: Learn with…
Designer: Lauren Guthrie
Magazine page: 38

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8
18 16 14 12 10 8

18 16 14 12 10 8

Back Front
Cut one on fold Cut one on fold

9 10 11 12

Size 8 10 12 14 16 18
Bust 81cm 86cm 91cm 96cm 102cm 107cm
Waist 66cm 71cm 76cm 81cm 86cm 91cm
Hips 91cm 96cm 102cm 107cm 112cm 117cm
1
2
3
4
5
18 16 14 12 10 8
6

Back
Cut one on fold
7
18 16 14 12 10 8
8

Front
Cut one on fold
9
10
11
12
Page 15
Title: Embroidered pendant
Designer: Lucinda Ganderton
Magazine page: 42

Page 15
Title: Block of the month
Designer: Corinne Bradd
Magazine page: 67
Page 16-21
Title: Liberty hottie cover
Designer: Ellen Kharade
Magazine page: 78
Cover Front
Cut one
Cover Back Top
Cut one
Hanging Cover
Decoration Motif
Cut three from
Cut six from blue fabric
blue fabric
Cut six from pink fabric
Cut three from
pink fabric
Cover Back Bottom
Cut one
Page 21-27
Title: Pumpkin table runner
Designer: Sandra Hamilton
Magazine page: 80

1 2 3

4 5 6
1
8 Large Pumpkin

Large Pumpkin

4
Large Pumpkin

Large Pumpkin
5
2 Pumpkin Vine

Stalk

7
Small Pumpkin
4 5
3 6

2 7
1
6
Large Pumpkin
3
Pumpkin Leaf
 3
Large Pumpkin

1
2
Large Pumpkin

Large Pumpkin

4
5
Pumpkin Leaf

6
Page 28-32
Title: Drawstring bag
Designer: Debbie Shore
Magazine page: 84

1 2

3 4
1
2
3
4
 KEY
Page 33 Single square
Title: Susie’s stitch school cross stitch

Designer: Susie Johns Four square

cross stitch
Magazine page: 86 Back stitch
Page 34-36
Title: Flossie Flamingo Foot Circle
Designer: Louise Nichols
Cut two
Magazine page: 88

Foot
Cut four from felt

Beak
Cut two (one reversed)
Body
Cut two (one reversed)
 Top Wing Section
Cut two (one reversed) from felt

Middle Wing Section

Cut two (one reversed)

Wing
Cut four whole wings (two reversed)
Page 37-38
Title: Mr & Mrs Squirrel
Designer: Corinne Bradd
Magazine page: 90

Tail
Cut two (one reversed)

B
A

Body Top
D
C

Cut two (one reversed)

 Ear
Cut four

Head
Gusset
Cut one

Head
Cut two (one reversed)

Body Base
Cut one on fold

Fold