Elephant (or any other animal you like

by susan Hupkens
(The Netherlands)

Made by Nori, age 5

1- Draw an animal, cut it two times from fabric
2- Make tail from wool
3- Place the fabrics with the right side together, with the tail on the right spot turned inwards
4- Sew around the animal shape, leaving 8cm open (on the back for example)
5- Turn the animal the right way out
6- Put stuffing in
7- Close the gap
8- Make the ears in the same way & connect them manually
9- Make the eyes (with embroidery thread)
10 - If you want, make a little blanket, put it on the back of the elephant & sew it on manually (it will cover the gap you closed earlier, maybe good if the manual sewing did not become so nice)