beebo cat - Lucy Blaire

beebo cat
lucy blaire
NOTES BEFORE YOU BEGIN
*seams are 3/8” unless otherwise stated
*prewash all fabric
*quilting weight cotton fabrics with a bit of
*zipper or piping foot
Cut:
*2 sides from main fabric (mirroring)
*1 back from main fabric
*DO NOT cut the face out from the contrast
stretch (such as Kona Cotton) are recommended for this project but any fabric will do
fabric just yet
*if using a fabric that can unravel, such as lin- *1 square of main fabric 4”x4” for ears
en, serge edges first so the seams will stand up *1 rectangle for tail cut on bias
to the pressures of stuffing
*notice the directional arrows on the templates
indicate direction of greatest stretch, NOT the
direction of the grain/pattern
*the ladder stitch used to close up the cat once
it is flipped right side out and stuffed is illustrated at the end of this tutorial but instructions for
a satin and back stitch used to embroider the
face are not included
*please only create pieces from this pattern for
personal use and not for resale
SEW:
materials:
*18”x22” (fat quarter) main fabric
*5”x9” cotton drill for face
*embroidery floss for face
*9” piece of 1/4” piping
*fiber fill
right side
Main Fabricwrong side
Contrast Fabric
wrong side
right side
tools:
*standard sewing tools (sewing machine, scissors,
iron, etc)
*small craft knife and cutting mat to cut out
1. Using a craft knife, cut out the details on the
template details
face template and then use as a stencil to transfer
*fabric marking pen
the face and paws to the piece of cotton drill.
*embroidery needle
©Lucy Blaire 2016 - Pg. 2
4. Fold the 4”x4” piece of main fabric in half with
the wrong sides facing to end up with a piece
2”x4”. Trace 2 ears onto the folded fabric.
5. Tightly zig zag stitch on the lines.
2. Embroider the face and paws using a back
stitch for lines and satin stitch to fill in the pupils
and nose. Cut the piece out and set aside.
6. Use water to remove the lines from the fabric
marking pen and dry carefully with a hot dry
iron. Cut the ears out carefully so as not to cut
the stitching and set aside.
©Lucy Blaire 2016 - Pg. 3
7. Switch to a zipper or piping foot. Place the piping on top of the right side of the bias cut rectangle of main fabric.
8. Fold the fabric over the piping and stitch down
right up next to the piping and then across the
piping at a right angle about 1/4” up from the
bottom.
9. Trim the seams.
10. Gently pull the fabric down and over the uncovered half of the piping to flip it right side out.
(This is can be tricky so don’t give up!)
13. Place the ears on the right side of the face
piece and baste into place.
11. Trim the uncovered piping to about 1/2” and
carefully round and shape into a tail tip with scissors.
12. Stitch the tail, seam side up, onto the center
of the back piece on the right side of the fabric.
Tack stitch once at the bottom and then again
about 2” up. Set aside.
©Lucy Blaire 2016 - Pg. 4
14. Lay the body pieces out (all with right sides
facing up) to prevent any confusion by following
the chart below.
17. Open the halves up and pin together, right
sides facing, matching up the top and bottom
seams on each half. Stitch around.
*side with face edge on the left, back, side with
face edge on the right, face
15. Put the back piece on top of the side piece as
indicated above, right sides facing, matching up
the right edges. Stitch down leaving a 3” gap in
the stitching for turning and stuffing later on.
16. Put the side piece on top of the face as indicated above, right sides facing, matching up the
left edges. Stitch down.
18. Flip right side out through the 3” gap in the
stitching and stuff. When finished, use an invisible ladder stitch to close up the stuffing hole.
©Lucy Blaire 2016 - Pg. 5
FOR MORE INFORMATION
LADDER STITCH
1. Knot the end of the thread and then insert
the needle into the stuffing hole coming up just
to the right of the seam on the top of the hole.
2. Insert the needle back down into the fabric
on the opposite side and then back up on the
same side about 1/8” down. Continue on like
this to create a ladder pattern all the way down
to the bottom of the
hole.
3. Pull the thread
tight to close up the
hole.
the thread on it twice.
4. To tie off the
thread, find a machine stitch inside
the seam and knot
5. Next, find a hole in the seam next to the
knot and stick the needle down into the body
and poke it out the side. Gently tug on the
thread to work
the knot down
into the seam so
it’s hidden. Cut
the thread close
to the body and
work the tail
back into the
body.
After learning the ins and outs of sewing as
a seamstress in a custom drapery workroom,
Lucy broke out on her own and started up
her pattern shop. When not hard at work
designing new projects, Lucy can be found in
the pages of craft books such as Best of Stitch:
Beautiful Bedrooms from Interweave; various craft magazines; multiple appearances on
PBS’s Sew It All TV; through her online craft
classes with Craft Daily; and writing for her
blog. With what little time is left Lucy lives
quietly with her husband, Ben, and daughter,
Marian, in their little house with the red tin
roof in Catskill, NY.
Please contact me with any questions at:
www.LucyBlaireHandmade.com
And feel free to share photos of your progress
on Instagram (@LucyBlaire) with the hashtag:
#BeeboCat
©Lucy Blaire 2016 - Pg. 6
Beebo - side
Beebo - back
(cut 2 mirroring
from main fabric)
(cut 1 from main
fabric)
Beebo - ear
cut according to
instructions
face
direction of greatest stretch
back edge
direction of greatest stretch
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edge
TO ENSURE YOUR
PATTERN IS PRINTED
CORRECTLY THIS
BOX MUST MEASURE
1” SQUARE
cut out with
a craft knife
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Beebo - tail
(cut 1 from main
fabric on the bias)
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Beebo - face
(cut 1 from face
fabric)
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cut out with a craft knife