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Baa-bra the Sheep | Plush Toy with Pattern to Sew

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Baa-bra is an absolute cutie, with ‘arms’ open wide ready for a hug, who could resist such a sweet plush toy? An easy sewing project with templates and a video.

Baa-bra is another character in the collection of Chumleys, best friends with Twitch the rabbit (see Cuddly Easter Rabbit Toy). She is soft and lovable, with beautiful big eyes. I’ve used teddy fleece for her body and tail, and polar fleece for her face, ears and limbs. The stretch in the fabric makes it easy to work with and, as it doesn’t fray, there’s no need to finish the edges.

You’ll also need a small amount of woven fabric for Baa-bra’s inner ears and bow. This is an excellent opportunity to use fabric leftover from a previous project: I used the same fabric for both inner ears and both bow pieces, but you could use different fabrics if you wish, and perhaps even a scrap of ½in (1.25cm) lace for the wrapping section of the bow.

Try making Baa-rry as a companion, and if you love this project, keep an eye out for future plushie toys in this series, including a cuddly pig.

Templates

There's a choice of two different sized templates for this project:

1. A4 size
2. US Letter size

By the end of this project, you’ll have:

1. Made a cuddly soft toy that someone’s going to love.
2. Gained confidence sewing with two types of fleece.
3. Practised your machine and hand-sewing skills.

Note: use a ¼in (5mm) seam allowance.

Finished size: 21 x 14 x 3½in (53.5 x 35.5 x 9cm)

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You will need:

Equipment

• Sewing machine with a standard needle – or use a jersey needle if that works better with your fabric
• Optional: a walking foot for your machine, if you have one, to help feed the fleece fabric layers through your machine evenly
• Dressmaking shears
• Pins and/or fabric clips
• Strong wet fabric glue: I used Gutermann HT2
• Optional: fabric glue stick
• Optional: pink blusher 
• Optional: erasable fabric marker pen

Materials

• 39 x 14in (99 x 35.5cm) of teddy fleece for the body front and back and the tail
• 30 x 8in (76 x 20cm) of polar fleece for the limbs, outer ears and face
• 10 x 10in (25.5 x 25.5cm) of woven fabric for the inner ears and bow
• 2 x 2in (5 x 5cm) of black felt for the eyes
• Black and white embroidery thread
• Toy filler

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