1. We traces G's outline on paper and made a pattern. You could go straight to the fabric but if you buy a half yard to short you can decapitate the pattern and use a spare section.
Then Nana figured out all the details like 5/8 th seam allowance and an extra inch for stuffing.
Then she cut him out and sewed him up!! Leaving open a side for stuffing.
Now Lydia went ahead and stuffed her's and the kids decorated them with permanent markers. Me, I'm a little too type A for that with a 7 year old so we are using some of the things I have tucked away and never have a reason to use.... iron on transfers and fabric crayons. Both of these products have been sitting in a drawer for YEARS.
If you have not used fabric crayons they are so simple. Color on a sheet of paper, flip it over, iron. That is it. (Crayons are for blended fabrics not 100% cotton.) I printed off this hand from Discovery Education and we just traced it with the black crayon. I also cut off the thumb so it would fit better.
Also rather than drawing on a face I cropped and enlarged a good picture of G and printed it off on T-shirt Transfer paper. Then I trimmed it out and ironed it on.
I am very pleased with this so far!! I cannot wait to see it grow as our lessons progress.
