Sew along that edge using a quarter inch seam.ġ1. Pin together along the edge which is to be sewn. The edges that are to be joined will form the centre of the face (the opposite edge to the eyelashes). Place the two embroidered panels right sides together. When you get to the end on the outside of the eye, stitch four eyelashes as pictured in the photo above. Starting on the inside of the eye, back stitch around the semi circle.Ĩ. Thread a needle with six strands of black embroidery floss. Using three strands of red embroidery floss, sew around the edge of the flowers in small running stitches.ħ. If you sew carefully your stitches will cover the pen line. If you have an air erasable fabric pen, use it to trace around the eye shape, or just use a very fine black pen or marker. P osition your template above one flower cheek, as shown. I used the lid of a vitamin bottle as a template to trace around. The eye shape is a semi circle with a diameter of 4.5cm. The bottom of the flower is about 9cm from the bottom point of the panel, and about 12mm in from the outside edge. Peel the backing off the flowers and place them onto the fabric panels as shown. When cool, carefully cut around the flowers.Ĥ. Place the fabric squares onto the rough side of the fusible web and press with your iron. Alternatively, you could cut two circles from felt. Cut two squares containing the red flowers from the ‘Whatever the Weather’ cheater quilt fabric. Cut six of the pattern piece out, placing the pattern piece on the fold of the fabric each time.ģ. Join the two pattern pieces together as indicated.Ģ. Download the sewing pattern, then print and cut out the pattern pieces. Standard sewing supplies, including needle, pins, scissors, sewing machine, and iron.ġ. Stranded embroidery floss in red, dark pink and black. Half a metre of raindrop fabric from ‘ Whatever the Weather‘ range by the red thread – that’s me! – for Robert Kaufman (see stockists links at the end of this post).įlowers cut from the cheater quilt fabric from the same range, OR red/pink felt scraps.Ī small piece of double-sided fusible web (just big enough for the flower cheeks). Raindrop softie sewing pattern – download it here. This adorable little raindrop would look so cute with my rainbow pillowtoo, so while you’ve got your sewing machine out tackle both projects and make someone smile.īoth the raindrop softie and rainbow pillow are available as free downloadable patterns. She says Drippy is super cute and super happy… and how could you disagree with that? My daughter Roxy has christened this raindrop softie “Drippy”.
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