I made this photo tutorial so you can see how to sew my Tom Turkey Sewing Pattern ~> scroll down for step-by-step photos!

 

*** PLEASE NOTE – this is ONLY a PHOTO TUTORIAL ***
The FULL PATTERN IS NOT included here.
It is NOT A FREE PATTERN.

I have made this photo tutorial so people who have purchased the pattern can SEE how to sew a turkey soft toy (I wanted to explain this so you are not disappointed if you have found this page via a search engine and not from the link in my Tom Turkey sewing pattern!)

*The Turkey Sewing Pattern is available to buy, from the Funky Friends Factory website as an Instant Download e-Pattern.

First choose some fabric!

You can sew your Thanksgiving Turkey from most fabrics. I used quilting cottons and his tail stood up nicely. IF the fabric you are your fabric is floppy – you may need to line the TAIL with interfacing.

Look at all these fun
turkey colours!

 

Right, let’s get sewing!

 

BEAK:

STEP 1a

Sew the BEAK PIECES together, leaving the straight edge open.

 

STEP 1b

Clip the seams and turn the BEAK PIECES right sides out.

TIP: I use a wooden chopstick to push the ‘tip’ of the BEAK out to make it nice and pointy!

STEP 1c

Stuff the BEAK with a little bit of toy stuffing and pin the open edge closed.

 

HEAD:

STEP 2a

Pin the BEAK PIECES to one of the HEAD PIECES, using the pattern markings to guide you and sew it in position with a 3mm (⅛ inch) seam (See the dashed line in the photo below).

 

STEP 2b

Sew the HEAD PIECES together from D – E with the BEAK PIECES in between.

 

STEP 3

Clip the seams very well, especially where they are very curved and turn the HEAD PIECES right sides out.

 

EYES:

STEP 4

If you are using CRAFT EYES insert these now.

TIP: I have a tutorial to show you how to insert craft eyes on my blog.

 

BODY:

STEP 5a

Sew the BODY PIECES to the GUSSET PIECE from A – B, matching the single dot pattern marking, on one side…

 

STEP 5b

…and the other side.

 

WINGS:

STEP 6a

Sew the WING PIECES together in pairs, leaving the front edge open.

 

STEP 6b

Clip the seams well, especially where they are very curved ( and in between the “fingers”) and turn the WING PIECES right sides out.

TIP: Use a wooden chopstick to make sure the seams are turned nicely, especially the ‘fingers’.

 

STEP 6c

Pin the WING PIECES closed along the straight edge.

*** Do NOT stuff the WINGS ***

 

 

STEP 7

Pin the WINGS to the BODY PIECES, using the pattern markings to guide you, and sew them in place with a 3mm (⅛ inch) seam.

 

HEAD & BODY:

STEP 8a

Sew the HEAD PIECES to the GUSSET & BODY PIECES from F – E – F, with the WINGS in between.

* I added the blue lines in the photo below to show you where the WINGS are under the BODY PIECES.

TIP: This is a hard seam to sew, so take your time… and use LOTS of pins!!!!

STEP 8b

Check that you have ‘caught’ the WINGS in the seams. This is what your turkey should look like from the right side.

STEP 9

Sew the front of the Turkey closed from D – F (on the HEAD PIECES) and from F – G (on the BODY PIECES).

 

TAIL 

STEP 10

Prepare the TAIL PIECE template. The TAIL (labelled 1 – 13) has been split into 3 pieces to fit on the pages. Join these together to make one TAIL PIECE.

TIP: You can use glue or sticky tape to join the parts of the TAIL PIECE.

 

STEP 11a

Cut the Tail Fabric in half and trace the TAIL PIECE onto the wrong side of one of the pieces. Place the 2 pieces, right sides together, on top of the piece of Batting and pin all 3 layers together.

STEP 11b

Sew through all 3 layers, leaving the inside edge open. Take your time to get the curves of the “tail feathers” nice and smooth.

 

STEP 12a

Cut out the TAIL and …

STEP 12b

…clip the seams well, especially where they are very curved, and in between the “tail feathers”(see the purple lines in the photo below). 

TIP: If your fabric is quite thick (or the TAIL isn’t turning nicely) you can trim the batting in the seam allowance (the fabric “outside the sewing line”) to 3mm (⅛ inch) BUT be very careful NOT to cut your stitching.

STEP 13

Turn the TAIL PIECES right sides out, make sure the seams are turned nicely then pin them closed along the inside edge.

 

PINNING THE TAIL:

STEP 14a

Pin the TAIL PIECES to the GUSSET & BODY PIECES, matching point C.

* The blue dashed line is where you will sew.

 

STEP 14b

Sew the TAIL PIECES in place with a 3mm (⅛ inch) seam. 

TIP: This is very important so the TAIL PIECES don’t slip as you sew and you end up with a crooked tail!

RUMP:

STEP 15

Sew the RUMP PIECES together from C – H, along the back seam.

 

STEP 16

Pin and sew the RUMP PIECES to the GUSSET & BODY PIECES from J – C – J, with the TAIL PIECES in between, matching the 3 dots of the pattern markings.

TIP: This is ALSO a hard seam to sew, so take your time… and use LOTS of pins!!!!

LEGS:

STEP 17

Sew the LEG PIECES together in pairs. Sew from K – L at the back, leaving the gap open for turning, and from M – N on the front.

STEP 18

Pin the CLAW PIECES to the LEG PIECES matching points N and L. Sew the CLAW PIECES in place, sew right around without a gap.

STEP 19a

Clip the seams then turn the legs right sides out. Use a wooden chopstick to make sure the seams are turned nicely, especially the ‘toes’.

 

STEP 19b

Fold the LEG PIECES, as shown in the pattern markings, and pin them closed at the top with the seams together in the middle. (Pin M and K together).

 

STEP 20a

Pin the legs to the BODY PIECES using the pattern markings to guide you. Point M must be facing/touching the BODY PIECES.

TIP: Make sure that the ‘toes are facing (touching) the BODY PIECE when you pin them in place so you get the feet the right way up!

STEP 20b

Sew the LEGS in position with a 3mm (⅛ inch) seam. This will makes this seam extra strong if the toy is for a young child who will certainly tug on them!

BASE:

STEP 21

Sew the BASE PIECES together leaving the gap open for stuffing.

 

STEP 22

Pin the BASE PIECES to the RUMP & BODY PIECES, matching points G, H, and J (with the LEGS in between). Sew right around the BASE PIECES without a gap.

 

ASSEMBLY:

STEP 23

Turn Tom right sides out through the stuffing gap.

 

STEP 24

Stuff the HEAD very well then the BODY, making sure that the neck area is very firm. Stuff the feet and sew ALL the stuffing gaps closed with a ladder stitch.

WATTLE (Dangly Bits):

STEP 25

Cut the WATTLE PIECE from felt and hand-sew this in place just under the BEAK. *** ONLY sew the top of the WATTLE PIECE to the HEAD PIECES, leaving the rest of the WATTLE PIECE to dangle free!***

 

Your TURKEY is ready to LOVE!

 

 

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Till next time,

Happy Sewing,
Pauline
xxx