How to Applique + free heart applique template

How to turn and stuff small parts..

It can be quit difficult to turn small parts like arms, legs and tail. When you use a chopstick for this, it will become much easier. You need to push the part over the chopstick like on the illustration below. To stuff small part a chopstick also helps alot. Take small bits off stuffing and push it in with a chopstick.

You can also check my videotutorial on youtube:

Closing turning gaps

Use the ladder stitch to close a hole in your sewed toy. This stitch is almost invisible when finished. You can see how the stitch is done in the illustration below. I will be adding a video soon.

How to Video:

Would you like to see how to sew a hippo or monkey from my book Sew Cute to Cuddle?

Go to the Craft Daily website and buy the video.