A felt Christmas mouse with a present
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Make this Christmas mouse from felt. Attach a piece of knitted tube (cut open) for a scarf around its neck and attach a Christmas present in its arms.
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How to do it
1 Cut out all the felt parts using the template which is available as a separate PDF on this page.
2 Sew the loose leg parts onto the leg/body cut-outs.
3 Sew the two leg/body parts together along the back.
4 Sew the tummy part to the body and the legs on one side.
5 Sew the tummy part onto the other side.
6 Sew on the tail at the joint at the back at the same time as sewing on the base.
7 Sew the base onto the body all the way around.
8 Turn outside in with the right side facing out.
9 Fill the bottom of the Christmas mouse with plastic pellets.
10 Fill the body with polyester stuffing.
11 Sew the ears together so that they are grey on the back and white on the front.
12 Turn the ears outside in with the right side facing out and sew pleats at the bottom of the ears as shown in the photo.
13 Sew the sides of the head and the neck together.
14 Sew the ears onto the top of the head, approx. 8 cm from the nose.
15 Sew the head with the ears onto the sides of the head.
16 Turn outside in with the right side facing out.
17 Sew the head onto the body but leave an opening at the back of the head. Fill the head with lots of polyester stuffing.
18 Sew the opening together at the back of the neck with small stitches.
19 Tie the scarf around the neck. Sew on wooden beads for the eyes and a black pom-pom for the nose.
20 Cut two 5 x 25 cm pieces of Kraft card. Fold a box as shown in the photo and glue it together.
21 Cover the box with felt attached with a glue gun.
22 Cut two long strips of felt for the ribbon and glue these onto the present. Finish by glueing the present onto the mouse's arms.
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