Patchwork Easter Eggs: Putting it All Together
Pinning
Place two sewn together pieces with their unsewn sides facing. Make sure both pieces have their top marks at their tops. The egg above will be alternating green stripes and green dots, as shown in the Initial Pinning and Sewing section.
Turn the right hand piece so the right side of the fabric is on the outside.
Nestle the right hand piece into the left hand piece. The right sides of the fabric will be touching.
Pin this boat like shape together along it's raw edges. Make sure the middle seams match up perfectly.
Sewing
Starting at the top of the egg sew a 1/4" seam all the way around the egg, leaving a 1" hole. Backstitch at the beginning and end of the seam.
Turn the egg shape right side out through the one inch opening. You will have a little deflated football shape.
Stuffing and Closing
Stuff the egg tightly- Keep adding stuffing even when you think it's totally full.
Using a slip stitch close the opening. Here is a demonstration of the slips stitch.
Once the seam is closed take a few small tacking stitches at the top of the egg, tie a knot with your thread, and hide the thread's end inside the stuffing
Here's a closed egg and below are all of it's friends, ready to be finished:




























March 16, 2008
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Yvonne