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Claudia Archila
 About this Pattern
Fanty the Elephant Ballerina
Is a hand-sewn and hand embroidered felt plush pattern.
No sewing machine is required.

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 Embroidery Stitches
1. Satin Stitch: Bring needle up at 1, down at 2, then back up right next to 1 and
down right next to 2. Place stitches closely together to fill in area. Be sure the thread
lays flat and without any twisting to produce a smooth look.
2. Ladder Stitch: The Ladder Stitch is used to attach separate parts as a doll’s head.
It’s called the ladder stitch because the stitches look like a ladder until you put the
stitches tight close the seam. Pull every four or five stitches as you stitch. When the
thread is tightened, the stitches should be virtually invisible.
3. Appliqué Stitch: Stitching a felt piece onto a felt surface. Place the appliqué on
the background felt. Make tiny stitches perpendicular to the edge of the appliqué.
4. Lazy Daisy: Make a small loop and then anchor it with a single stitch at top for the
decorative stitch that resembles a flower petal.
5. Straight Stitch: Use a simple straight stitch to create a motif.
6. Back Stitch: Work from right to left. Bring needle up at 1 and back down at 2.
Move left and bring needle up at 3, then back down at 1. Continue stitching.
7. Blanket Stitch: Work from left to right. Bring needle up at 1, down at 2 and up at 3,
keeping the thread looped under the needle. Pull thread through and shape stitch as
desired. Repeat multiple stitches until complete.
8. French Knot: Bring the needle up at the point at which you want to make your
French knot,hold the thread and wrap it around the needle twice, as shown. Bring
the needle back to the starting point and put the point back through the fabric very
near where it emerged (be careful not use the same exact hole). Pull the needle to
the back of the felt and pull out. To make a bigger knot, wrap more twists of thread
around the needle and/or use more strands of floss in your needle.
1. Satin Stitch 2. Ladder Stitch 3. Appliqué Stitch 4. Lazy Daisy

5. Straight Stitch 6. Back Stitch 7. Blanket Stitch 8. French Knot

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 How to transfer facial features
Step 1 Step 2
Template Template

With a needle, pin or something With embroidery scissors, remove

similar, pierce the lines of the design the pieces of paper that were
that it’s going to be transferred. pierced.

Step 3 Step 4
Template
Felt

Felt

Draw on the felt through the

holes, using a disappearing ink Design transferred.
marker or a crayon of the same Ready to embroider.
colour as the thread to be used
so it won’t be too noticeable.

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 How to cut tiny shapes
Remove
the paper
Felt

Template

Felt Cut
e
Tap

Cut out the template, and attach it to the felt using tape. Cut over the tape.
Remove the paper. ( I like to use masking tape).

How to avoid ribbon from fraying

Dip the nail polish brush into the nail polish. Wipe the brush on the top of
the bottle to remove excess polish. Apply a thin layer to the edges of the rib-
bon. Pick it up and hold it to ensure it does not adhere to a surface.
Try not to apply it in a thick coat or past the edge, it can make the ribbon look
dark and wet if applied too heavily.

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Sewing
Pattern

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Fanty the Elephant Ballerina Size: 6.5” approx.

Materials:
Please read all the
Felt: instructions before
Light Gray (Head, arms, legs, ears, trunk) 1 Sheet starting your project.
Pink (Body, small flower) 8x4”
Fuchsia (Tutu, shoes, big flower) 1 Sheet
Light Pink (Ears, small flower) 5x4”

100 cm (40”) Fuchsia ribbon 2/16” (Tutu, shoes) Print out pages:
13cm (5”) Light pink ribbon 2/16” (Flower headband) 17 & 18
13cm (5”) Fuchsia ribbon 2/16” (Flower headband) Then cut the pieces out
Pale pink seed beads 2mm diameter accurately so that you
1 pair sew on snaps 7 or 9mm can trace around them
on to the felt.
Thread colours: Light gray, black, light pink, pink,
Fuchsia.

Sewing needle, embroidery scissors, disappearing

ink marker or pen, craft glue, pink powder blush,
stuffing (Polyester fiberfill). Have Fun!!!
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 Draw the
design
Head
Back Head
1
Front

Straight
2 Stitch

Straight Straight
Stitch Stitch

Back
Stitch
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1. Draw on the Head Front piece the design using a disappearing ink marker
or a crayon of the same colour as the thread to be used.
2. Thread a needle with two strands of black thread, sew the eyes using
Back Stitch and add the lashes by sewing two straight stitches for each
eye. Sew two straight stitches over each eye to make the eyebrows.

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 Stuff
1 Blanket 2 3
Stitch

Blanket
Stitch

4 5 6
Trunk
pieces Align pieces
Straight together
Stitch Blanket
Stitch

7 Glue

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1. Lay head front onto head back, wrong sides together and pin. Using Blanket
Stitch and one strand of light gray thread sew around the head leaving an
opening for stuffing.
2. Fill firmly with toy stuffing.
3. Blanket Stitch closed.
4. Using two strands of light pink thread, sew Straight Stitches on the front
trunk piece, as shown in the picture.
5. Align front and back trunk pieces.
6. Using one strand of light gray thread and Blanket stitch, sew around the
trunk.
7. Glue the trunk to the face, as shown in the picture.

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 Blanket
Stitch

Arms 1 2 3

Stuff

Stuff
Blanket
Stitch

Blanket
Stitch
4 5

Ears Align front and

back ears

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1. Align front and back arms, wrong sides together. Using Blanket Stitch and
one strand of light gray thread sew the arms leaving an opening for stuff-
ing.
2. Fill firmly with toy stuffing.
3. Blanket Stitch closed.
4. Align front and back ears, wrong sides together.
5. Using Blanket Stitch and one strand of light pink thread, sew around the
ears.

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 Blanket Stuff
Stitch

Back Front
1 2
Body Body

Blanket
Stitch

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Blanket Blanket
Stitch Stitch

Front & back

Legs 4 5 6

Stuff
Stuff

1. Align the two body pieces, wrong sides together, using Blanket Stitch and
one strand of pink thread, sew around the body, starting at one side of
the neck and going all the way around to the base of the neck on the op-
posite side.
2. Fill firmly with toy stuffing.
3. Blanket stitch closed.
4. Align front and back legs, wrong sides together, using Blanket Stitch and
one strand of light gray thread, sew around the legs leaving an opening
for stuffing.
5. Fill firmly with toy stuffing.
6. Blanket Stitch closed.

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 1
Ladder Ladder
Stitch Stitch

Ladder Ladder
Stitch Stitch

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Ladder Ladder
Stitch Stitch

1. Head: Position the head so that it overlaps the body. Using two strands of
light gray thread, attach the head to the body using Ladder Stitch. Keep
your stitches very tiny and straight as you go around and this will give a
nice finish to the seam. If the head seems wobbly, go back around one
more time with the ladder stitch. Ears: Position the ears, one on each side
of the head and Ladder Stitch front and back of ears onto the head, using
two strands of light gray thread. Legs: Position the legs so that they overlap
the body and Ladder Stitch front and back with two strands of light gray
thread.

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Paint
Cheeks

Sew in the
inner side
of the arm

1. Pin the arms to sides of the body. Using a longer needle threaded with light
gray thread, insert the needle underneath one arm and bring it through the
body and out through the other inner side of the arm. Insert the needle un-
derneath the other arm and bring it through the body and out in the other
side. Repeat the process a few more times and end off underneath an arm.
Use pink powder blush and cotton swab to swirl cheeks.

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 Tutu
pieces

Back
Stitch 1

2
Basting
Stitches

Pull the
3 thread 4

Sew on
Snaps

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1. Using back stitch and two strands of fuchsia thread, sew together the two
tutu pieces to form one long piece.
2. Using two strands of fuchsia thread sew basting stitches along the upper
part of the tutu piece.
3. Pull the thread tight and tie a knot. (Make sure it fits your doll before
making the knot)
4. Sew on the snaps.

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 1 2 Glue

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Straight
Stitch
Align front and
back shoes

Blanket
Stitch
1. Sew on beads around the tutu.
2. Cut a piece of ribbon of 20cm (8”) and make a bow, glue it to the tutu as
shown in the picture.
3. Sew 3 beads on each front shoe.
4. Cut 4 pieces of ribbon, each 20 cm (8”). Put a little bit of glue in each cor-
ner of the back shoe pieces as shown in the picture, place the ribbon over
it and let it dry.
5. Align front and back shoes pieces, wrong sides together.
6. Using one strand of fuchsia thread, sew a few Straight Stitches in the up-
per part of the shoes and then using small blanket stitches sew all the way
around till the other side and finish it with a few Straight Stitches to secure
the ribbon.

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 Beads
1 2 3 Glue
ers
Flow
Ribbon Size: Sew
2.5” each Beads

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1. Arrange the flowers as shown in the picture.

2. Thread a needle with two strands of light pink thread, sew on three beads
attaching both small and big flowers together as you sew them, so in the
end these will remain as just one piece.
3. Glue the ribbon pieces at the back of the flower as shown.
4. Glue the flower at the top of Fanty’s head.

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Fanty the Elephant Ballerina

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Fanty the Elephant Ballerina
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Head
(Cut 2)
Light Gray

Trunk
(Cut 2)
Light Gray

Body
Arms
(Cut 4) (Cut 2)
Light Pink
Gray

Front Shoe
Fuchsia x 2
Legs
(Cut 4)
Light Gray

Back Shoe
Fuchsia x2

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Fanty the Elephant Ballerina
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Ears
(Cut 2)
Light Gray
(Cut 2)
Light pink

Tutu
(Cut 2)
Fuchsia

Flower
(Cut 1)
Fuchsia

Flower
(Cut 1)
Pink
(Cut 1)
Light pink

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