Crayon Drawing Stuffies
I tried to come up with a better name for these, but just couldn't think of anything. They are pretty quick and easy to make. This is the first time I've written a tutorial, so if there is anything that is confusing, please don't hesitate to ask questions!
You need some muslin, freezer paper, an iron, crayons and a sewing machine (or you can sew by hand). And some stuffing.
Iron the freezer paper to the muslin. This is just to stabilize it, it makes drawing on the fabric so much easier
Draw the shape of your stuffie and color it however you wish. Ivy's working on a gorilla here. We used regular wax crayons, but you could use fabric paints or markers as well.
Peel the freezer paper from the muslin, lay it crayon side down on a towel and run the iron over it. This sets the crayon
Pin the fabric to a second piece of fabric, crayon side down, and cut around the outline, leaving a seam allowance.
Sew around the edge, leaving an opening for stuffing. Clip the curves, turn right side out and stuff. Sew up the bottom
Ivy and Miranda really loved doing this, as you can see by the menagerie at the top of this entry. I've also seen where you can take the drawing and then embroider over it, or have your child embroider depending on their skill. Mine were too impatient for that, simply drawing gave them some new toys fairly quickly.
WHat a great idea! Those toys are really cute. I'll bet your girls are proud of themselves.
I hardly ever get out the sewing maching because M. wants to be right there making something too. This looks like something she should do with my help while I'm working on something else.
Posted by: lynn | September 15, 2007 at 06:33 PM
That's fabulous! Such a wonderful idea! Thanks!
Posted by: Amanda | September 15, 2007 at 09:50 PM
This is such a marvelous, yet simple, project. Genius!
The crayons are perfect -- I like Pentel's Fabricfun pastel sticks for their intensity, but nothing beats plain old crayons for availability and charm. Are all crafters inner crayon lovers? If we could have only one craft material, wouldn't it be crayons?
Posted by: anne | September 16, 2007 at 04:07 PM
What a great quick craft!!
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Posted by: the otter | October 24, 2007 at 09:25 PM