{"id":17813,"date":"2021-01-04T20:47:17","date_gmt":"2021-01-04T20:47:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/?page_id=17813"},"modified":"2021-10-21T13:42:30","modified_gmt":"2021-10-21T13:42:30","slug":"sew-santa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/sew-santa\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo tutorial to sew a soft toy Santa for Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 12pt;\">I made this photo tutorial so you can see <strong>how to sew my Santa Sewing Pattern ~&gt; scroll down for step-by-step photos! <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This <\/span><strong>Santa Sewing Pattern<\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> will look great made up in all sorts of Christmas fabrics not just red and green (though I was told he HAS to have GREEN mittens!) This big, huggable Santa buddy would be happy under the tree, on a shelf or next to your favourite elf.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17013\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/NEW-SANTA-Pattern.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/NEW-SANTA-Pattern.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/NEW-SANTA-Pattern-480x506.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 500px, 100vw\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"> .<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"padding: 2px 10px; margin: 30px 40px; border: 3px dotted #ff0000; color: #ff0000; text-align: left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>*** PLEASE NOTE &#8211; this is ONLY a PHOTO TUTORIAL ***<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: underline;\">The FULL PATTERN IS NOT included here.<br \/>\nIt is NOT A FREE PATTERN!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">I have made this photo tutorial so people who have purchased my<strong> Santa Sewing Pattern<\/strong> can SEE how to sew a Santa Doll! (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 Funky Friends Factory Santa Sewing Pattern<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0* The <\/span><strong>Santa Toy Pattern<\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> is available to buy, from the Funky Friends Factory website as an Instant Download e-Pattern.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #000000;\">First choose some fabric<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">You can\u00a0 sew your Santa from most fabrics, non-stretch fabrics (like cotton, corduroy and quilting fabrics) as well as stretchy\/knit fabrics (like fleece, velour, chenille, minky and similar fabrics). <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Santa doesn&#8217;t have to be red!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22489\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Santa-Sewing-Pattern-feedback-photos.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"441\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: segoe;\"><em>Right, let&#8217;s get sewing!<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Face, Nose and Beard:<\/span><\/h1>\n<blockquote style=\"padding: 0px 10px; margin: 30px 10px; border: 2px solid #b41e8e; color: #000000; text-align: left;\">\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">STEP 1a<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Trace the pattern markings for the face onto the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>HEAD PIECE<\/strong><\/span> on the right side of the fabric. (This is so you can see where to place the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>NOSE<\/strong><\/span> and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>MOUSTACHE<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29846 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1-Santa-toy-pattern.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">STEP 1b<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Cut the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>NOSE PIECE<\/strong><\/span> from pink felt. If you are sewing the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>NOSE<\/strong><\/span> in place by machine &#8211; do this NOW. Pin the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>NOSE<\/strong><\/span> to the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>FACE PIECE<\/strong><\/span>, using the markings you traced to guide you with the position , and sew it in place.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29980\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1c-Santa-toy-pattern.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"187\" \/><\/p>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">*<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">NOTE<\/span>*<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">If you are sewing the NOSE on by hand &#8211; this gets done LATER on (AFTER the HEAD is stuffed).<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"padding: 2px 10px; margin: 30px 40px; border: 3px solid #97ba5f; color: #000000;\"><p><strong>TIP: <\/strong>Gently pull the top threads to the back and tie them neatly at the back for a neat finish that won&#8217;t come undone later!<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29981 \" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/1d-Santa-toy-pattern.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"351\" height=\"264\" \/><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote style=\"padding: 0px 10px; margin: 30px 10px; border: 2px solid #b41e8e; color: #000000; text-align: left;\">\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">STEP 2<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Pin the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>FACE PIECE<\/strong><\/span> to the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>BEARD PIECE<\/strong><\/span>. Sew from A &#8211; B &#8211; A. (Use lots of pins &#8211; this is a very important seam as it\u2019s on Santa\u2019s face so you want it to be as neat and smooth as possible!)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29848\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2.Santa-pattern-beard-pinned.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"padding: 2px 10px; margin: 30px 40px; border: 3px solid #97ba5f; color: #000000;\"><p><strong>TIP:<\/strong> Sew this seam, with the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>FACE PIECE<\/strong><\/span> down &#8211; so you can \u2018wiggle\u2019 the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>BEARD PIECE<\/strong><\/span> to smooth out any wrinkles as you sew and clip the seam well after you sew it &#8211; so it will lie nice and flat.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29849\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/3.-sew-up.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"351\" height=\"263\" \/><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote style=\"padding: 0px 10px; margin: 30px 10px; border: 2px solid #b41e8e; color: #000000; text-align: left;\">\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">STEP 3<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Sew the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>BACKING PIECE<\/strong><\/span> to the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>BEARD PIECE<\/strong><\/span>, matching point C, on both sides and the star pattern marking, at the bottom.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29852\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/4.-backing-piece.jpg\" alt=\"backing piece\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Hair, Hat and Fur:<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<blockquote style=\"padding: 0px 10px; margin: 30px 10px; border: 2px solid #b41e8e; color: #000000; text-align: left;\">\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">STEP 4<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Sew the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>HAIR PIECES<\/strong><\/span> to the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>BEARD &amp; BACKING PIECES<\/strong><\/span>. Sew from D &#8211; C &#8211; E.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29856\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/5.-hair-pieces-pinned.jpg\" alt=\"hair pieces pinned\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote style=\"padding: 0px 10px; margin: 30px 10px; border: 2px solid #b41e8e; color: #000000; text-align: left;\">\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">STEP 5<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Fold the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>HAIR PIECES<\/strong><\/span>, with the fabric right sides together, and sew the hair darts closed (1 dart on each <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>HAIR PIECE<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29860\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/6.-fold2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote style=\"padding: 0px 10px; margin: 30px 10px; border: 2px solid #b41e8e; color: #000000; text-align: left;\">\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">STEP 6<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Sew the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>HAT FUR PIECE<\/strong><\/span> to the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>FACE, BEARD &amp; HAIR PIECES<\/strong><\/span>, sew from F &#8211; D &#8211; A &#8211; G &#8211; A &#8211; D &#8211; F.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17826\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/FUR-1-1-Copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/FUR-1-1-Copy.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/FUR-1-1-Copy-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 500px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote style=\"padding: 0px 10px; margin: 30px 10px; border: 2px solid #b41e8e; color: #000000; text-align: left;\">\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">STEP 7<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Pin and sew the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>HAT PIECE<\/strong><\/span> to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>HAT FUR PIECE<\/strong><\/span>, sew from F &#8211; G &#8211; F, matching the 2 stars of the pattern markings.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17830 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/FUR-1-4-Copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/FUR-1-4-Copy.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/FUR-1-4-Copy-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 500px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">EYES:<\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote style=\"padding: 0px 10px; margin: 30px 10px; border: 2px solid #b41e8e; color: #000000; text-align: left;\">\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">STEP 8<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>If you are using craft eyes, insert them now. Cut a small cross in each <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>FACE PIECE<\/strong><\/span> to push the eyes through.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17824\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/eyes-Copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/eyes-Copy.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/eyes-Copy-480x333.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 500px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"padding: 2px 10px; margin: 30px 40px; border: 3px solid #97ba5f; color: #000000;\"><p><strong>TIP:<\/strong> I have a tutorial to show you <a href=\"\/blog\/safety-eyes-picture-tutorial-for-great-looking-peepers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">how to insert craft eyes<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a> on my blog.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/blog\/safety-eyes-picture-tutorial-for-great-looking-peepers\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21710\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/craft-eyes-tutorial-How-to-insert.jpg\" alt=\"craft-eyes-tutorial-How-to-insert\" width=\"360\" height=\"323\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">BODY:<\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote style=\"padding: 0px 10px; margin: 30px 10px; border: 2px solid #b41e8e; color: #000000; text-align: left;\">\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">STEP 9a<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Sew the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>FRONT BELT PIECES<\/strong><\/span> to the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>FRONT PIECES<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29982 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/9abelt.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">STEP 9b<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Sew the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>FRONT PIECES<\/strong><\/span> together from H &#8211; O.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29984 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/9d-belt.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"padding: 2px 10px; margin: 30px 40px; border: 3px solid #97ba5f; color: #000000;\"><p><strong>TIP:<\/strong> Don&#8217;t worry if they don&#8217;t match up <strong>E-X-A-C-T-L-Y<\/strong> at the front because the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>BUCKLE<\/strong><\/span> will cover this when you add it later on!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29983\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/9b-belt.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"271\" \/><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote style=\"padding: 0px 10px; margin: 30px 10px; border: 2px solid #b41e8e; color: #000000; text-align: left;\">\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">STEP 10a<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Sew the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>BACK BELT PIECES<\/strong><\/span> to the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>BACK PIECES<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29989 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/10a-back-belt.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">STEP 10b<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Sew the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>BACK PIECES<\/strong><\/span> together from J &#8211; M (leaving them open at the top, between J and K).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29988 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/10.-back-belt.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">LEGS:<\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote style=\"padding: 0px 10px; margin: 30px 10px; border: 2px solid #b41e8e; color: #000000; text-align: left;\">\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">STEP 11<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Sew the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>BOOT PIECES<\/strong><\/span> together in pairs. Sew down the front of the <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">BOOT<\/span> PIECES<\/strong> to the X at the bottom. Clip the seams well.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29890\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/11.-boot-fr.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"padding: 2px 10px; margin: 30px 40px; border: 3px solid #97ba5f; color: #000000;\"><p><strong>TIP:<\/strong> I like to finger press the seams open at the front of the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>BOOT PIECES<\/strong><\/span>, especially at the top as it make it easier to pin in the next step!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote style=\"padding: 0px 10px; margin: 30px 10px; border: 2px solid #b41e8e; color: #000000; text-align: left;\">\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">STEP 12<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Sew the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>LEG PIECES<\/strong><\/span> to the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>LEG FUR PIECES<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17832\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/FUR-1-10-Copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/FUR-1-10-Copy.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/FUR-1-10-Copy-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 500px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote style=\"padding: 0px 10px; margin: 30px 10px; border: 2px solid #b41e8e; color: #000000; text-align: left;\">\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">STEP 13<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Sew the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>LEG FUR PIECES<\/strong><\/span> to the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>BOOT PIECES<\/strong><\/span>, matching the dot pattern markings on the sides.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17834\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/FUR-2-4-Copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/FUR-2-4-Copy.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/FUR-2-4-Copy-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 500px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote style=\"padding: 0px 10px; margin: 30px 10px; border: 2px solid #b41e8e; color: #000000; text-align: left;\">\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">STEP 14<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Fold the legs\u00a0down the front, as shown in the pattern marking, so you can sew them\u00a0closed. Sew down the back of the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>LEG, LEG FUR and BOOT PIECES<\/strong><\/span>, from the top to Z at the bottom, leaving the gap open for stuffing (on the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>BOOT PIECES<\/strong><\/span>).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17836\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/FUR-2-9-Copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/FUR-2-9-Copy.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/FUR-2-9-Copy-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 500px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"padding: 2px 10px; margin: 30px 40px; border: 3px solid #97ba5f; color: #000000;\"><p><strong>TIP: <\/strong>Clip the seams really well, especially at the bottom edge of the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>LEG FUR<\/strong><\/span>.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17838\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/FUR-2-14-Copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"351\" height=\"263\" \/><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote style=\"padding: 0px 10px; margin: 30px 10px; border: 2px solid #b41e8e; color: #000000; text-align: left;\">\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">STEP 16<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Pin and sew the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>SOLE PIECES<\/strong> <\/span>to the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>BOOT PIECES<\/strong><\/span>, matching X and Z and the pattern markings on the sides of the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>SOLE PIECES<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17840\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/FUR-2-18.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/FUR-2-18.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/FUR-2-18-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 500px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"padding: 2px 10px; margin: 30px 40px; border: 3px solid #97ba5f; color: #000000;\"><p><strong>TIP: <\/strong>I find this is easiest to sew with the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>FOOTPAD PIECE<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 facing down.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17841\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/FUR-2-20.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"334\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/FUR-2-20.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/FUR-2-20-293x300.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 334px) 100vw, 334px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote style=\"padding: 0px 10px; margin: 30px 10px; border: 2px solid #b41e8e; color: #000000; text-align: left;\">\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">STEP 17<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Clip the seams well then turn the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>LEGS<\/strong><\/span> right sides out and pin them closed at the top so that the seam is in the centre at the back of each <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>LEG<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>***DON\u2019T stuff the LEGS now &#8211; or they won\u2019t fit<br \/>\ninside the body when you sew it together!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17842\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/FUR-2-22.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/FUR-2-22.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/FUR-2-22-480x359.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 500px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote style=\"padding: 0px 10px; margin: 30px 10px; border: 2px solid #b41e8e; color: #000000; text-align: left;\">\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">STEP 18<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Using the pattern markings to guide you, pin the top of the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>LEGS<\/strong><\/span> to the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>FRONT PIECES<\/strong><\/span>, (with the front of the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>LEG PIECES<\/strong><\/span> touching the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>FRONT PIECES<\/strong><\/span>.) Sew the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>LEGS<\/strong><\/span> in place with a 3mm(\u215binch) seam allowance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17843\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/FUR-2-25.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/FUR-2-25.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/FUR-2-25-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 500px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"padding: 2px 10px; margin: 30px 40px; border: 3px solid #97ba5f; color: #000000;\"><p><strong>TIP:<\/strong> If the Santa is for a young child you can also zig-zag across the top of the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>LEGS<\/strong><\/span> (and later on, the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>ARMS<\/strong><\/span> as well) so they are held in place extra firmly!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote style=\"padding: 0px 10px; margin: 30px 10px; border: 2px solid #b41e8e; color: #000000; text-align: left;\">\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">STEP 19<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Pin the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>BACK PIECES<\/strong><\/span> to the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>FRONT PIECES<\/strong><\/span> and sew them together, at the sides from E &#8211; N (with the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>LEGS<\/strong><\/span> dangling down).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17818\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/17-sides-Copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/17-sides-Copy.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/17-sides-Copy-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 500px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote style=\"padding: 0px 10px; margin: 30px 10px; border: 2px solid #b41e8e; color: #000000; text-align: left;\">\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">STEP 20a<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Push Santa&#8217;s legs back up &#8216;inside his body&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29914\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/18-base.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">STEP 20b<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>&#8230; and pin the <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">BASE PIECE<\/span><\/strong> to the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>FRONT &amp; BACK PIECES<\/strong><\/span>, matching point M,N and O. Sew right around the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>BASE PIECE<\/strong><\/span> without leaving a gap.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29915 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/19-right-around-base.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">ARMS:<\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote style=\"padding: 0px 10px; margin: 30px 10px; border: 2px solid #b41e8e; color: #000000; text-align: left;\">\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">STEP 21<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Sew the\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>ARM PIECES<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0to the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>ARM FUR PIECES<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17844\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/FUR-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/FUR-3.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/FUR-3-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 500px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote style=\"padding: 0px 10px; margin: 30px 10px; border: 2px solid #b41e8e; color: #000000; text-align: left;\">\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">STEP 21<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Sew the\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>ARM FUR PIECE<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0to the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>MITTEN PIECES<\/strong><\/span> matching the pattern marking dots.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17845\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_0003.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_0003.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_0003-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 500px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote style=\"padding: 0px 10px; margin: 30px 10px; border: 2px solid #b41e8e; color: #000000; text-align: left;\">\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">STEP 22<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Sew the arms\u00a0 together in pairs. Leave the straight edge open at the top and leave the stuffing gap open at the back.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17846\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_0011.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_0011.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_0011-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 500px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote style=\"padding: 0px 10px; margin: 30px 10px; border: 2px solid #b41e8e; color: #000000; text-align: left;\">\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">STEP 23a<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Clip the seams well, especially around the \u2018thumb\u2019 area&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17859\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/thumb-clipped.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/thumb-clipped.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/thumb-clipped-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 500px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"padding: 2px 10px; margin: 30px 40px; border: 3px solid #97ba5f; color: #000000;\"><p><strong>TIP:<\/strong> I like to use a wooden chopstick to help turn the seams nicely. Run the end of the stick back and forth along the stitching inside until the seam is nice and smooth.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">STEP 23b<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>&#8230;then turn the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>ARMS<\/strong><\/span> right sides out.\u00a0Pin the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>ARMS<\/strong><\/span> closed at the top so both points E are together at the middle of the top edge.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> <strong>*** DON\u2019T stuff the ARMS now<br \/>\n&#8211; or they won\u2019t fit inside the body!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17847\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_0014.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_0014.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_0014-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 500px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote style=\"padding: 0px 10px; margin: 30px 10px; border: 2px solid #b41e8e; color: #000000; text-align: left;\">\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">STEP 24a<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Pin the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>ARMS<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0to the right side of the fabric of the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>FRONT &amp; BACK PIECES<\/strong><\/span>, matching point E.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17820\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/23-Copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/23-Copy.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/23-Copy-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 500px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"padding: 2px 10px; margin: 30px 40px; border: 3px solid #97ba5f; color: #000000;\"><p><strong>TIP:<\/strong> To make sure the hands are the right way round &#8211; check that the \u2018thumbs\u2019 point towards the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>FRONT PIECES<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">STEP 24b<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Sew the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>ARMS<\/strong><\/span> in place with a 3mm(\u215binch) seam allowance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17848\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/J-IMG_0001-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/J-IMG_0001-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/J-IMG_0001-1-480x328.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 500px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote style=\"padding: 0px 10px; margin: 30px 10px; border: 2px solid #b41e8e; color: #000000; text-align: left;\">\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">STEP 25<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Turn the body wrong side out (right sides in?) and push the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>ARMS<\/strong><\/span> and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>LEGS<\/strong><\/span> \u2018inside\u2019 the body.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17849\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/J-IMG_0001-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/J-IMG_0001-2.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/J-IMG_0001-2-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 500px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">NECK SEAM:<\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote style=\"padding: 0px 10px; margin: 30px 10px; border: 2px solid #b41e8e; color: #000000; text-align: left;\">\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">STEP 26a<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Pin the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>HEAD<\/strong><\/span> to the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>BODY<\/strong><\/span> at the neck seam. This is the trickiest seam so take your time and use LOTS of pins! I find this is easiest if you start by pinning the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>BACKING PIECE<\/strong><\/span> to the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>FRONT PIECES<\/strong><\/span> at H&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17850\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/J-IMG_0001-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/J-IMG_0001-4.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/J-IMG_0001-4-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 500px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">STEP 26b<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>&#8230; then pin the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>HAIR PIECES<\/strong><\/span> to the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>BACK PIECES<\/strong><\/span>, at K on both sides. Then add LOTS of pins in between to make sure the pieces don&#8217;t slip as you sew the neck seam. Sew the <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">HAIR &amp; BACKING PIECE<\/span><\/strong> to the <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">BACK &amp; FRONT PIECES<\/span><\/strong> from K &#8211; H- K.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17851\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/J-IMG_0001-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/J-IMG_0001-5.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/J-IMG_0001-5-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 500px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">HAT:<\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote style=\"padding: 0px 10px; margin: 30px 10px; border: 2px solid #b41e8e; color: #000000; text-align: left;\">\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">STEP 27<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Pull the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>HEAD<\/strong><\/span> back out of the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>BODY<\/strong><\/span>.\u00a0Pin and sew your Santa closed at the back from the top of the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>HAT<\/strong><\/span> to F &#8211; K at the back of the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>HAIR PIECES<\/strong><\/span>. Leave the stuffing gap open between K and J.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17852\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/J-IMG_0001-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/J-IMG_0001-12.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/J-IMG_0001-12-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 500px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote style=\"padding: 0px 10px; margin: 30px 10px; border: 2px solid #b41e8e; color: #000000; text-align: left;\">\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">STEP 28<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Trim the seam allowance at the &#8216;tip&#8217; of the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>HAT PIECE<\/strong><\/span> and use a turning tool to turn the &#8216;tip&#8217; of the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>HAT<\/strong><\/span> nicely NOW as you cannot do this later once the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>HEAD<\/strong><\/span> is sewn in place!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17822\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/29-hat-point-Copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/29-hat-point-Copy.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/29-hat-point-Copy-480x596.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 500px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">HEAD:<\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote style=\"padding: 0px 10px; margin: 30px 10px; border: 2px solid #b41e8e; color: #000000; text-align: left;\">\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">STEP 29a<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">***Don\u2019t leave out the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">HEAD PIECES<\/span><br \/>\nor you won\u2019t be able to stuff Santa\u2019s head properly!***<\/span> <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Sew the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>HEAD PIECES<\/strong><\/span> together from F &#8211; G.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29959 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/30-head.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">STEP 29b<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Push the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>HAT<\/strong><\/span> back \u2018inside\u2019 your Santa and pin the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>HEAD PIECES<\/strong><\/span> to the seam of the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>HAT, FACE &amp; HAIR PIECES<\/strong><\/span>, matching F and G.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17853\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/J-IMG_0001-17.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/J-IMG_0001-17.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/J-IMG_0001-17-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 500px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"padding: 2px 10px; margin: 30px 40px; border: 3px solid #97ba5f; color: #000000;\"><p><strong>TIP:<\/strong> It is hard to get the seams to lie flat at F ( at the back of the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>HAT PIECE<\/strong><\/span>) but this is OK because you don\u2019t sew across that part.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">STEP 29c<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Sew the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>HEAD PIECES<\/strong><\/span> to the bottom edge of the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>HAT PIECE<\/strong><\/span>, leaving a gap at F. (Just sew as close as you can to point F, this will hold the stuffing in the head)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17854\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/J-IMG_0001-23.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/J-IMG_0001-23.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/J-IMG_0001-23-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 500px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"padding: 2px 10px; margin: 30px 40px; border: 3px solid #97ba5f; color: #000000;\"><p><strong>TIP:<\/strong> I find it easiest to sew this seam with the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>HEAD PIECES<\/strong><\/span> facing down.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17855\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/J-IMG_0001-26.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"409\" height=\"308\" \/><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">ASSEMBLY:<\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote style=\"padding: 0px 10px; margin: 30px 10px; border: 2px solid #b41e8e; color: #000000; text-align: left;\">\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">STEP 30a<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Turn your Santa right sides out through the stuffing gap and stuff the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>HEAD<\/strong><\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>BODY<\/strong><\/span>, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>BOOTS<\/strong><\/span> and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>LEGS<\/strong><\/span>. Stuff the \u2018thumb\u2019 area of the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>MITTENS<\/strong><\/span> very firmly, then stuff the rest of the arms, leaving the top 1\u00bdcm (\u00bd inch) of the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>ARMS<\/strong><\/span> empty.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17856\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/J-IMG_0001-28.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/J-IMG_0001-28.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/J-IMG_0001-28-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 500px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">STEP 30b<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Sew the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>ARMS<\/strong><\/span> and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>LEGS<\/strong><\/span> and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>BACK PIECES<\/strong><\/span> closed with a ladder stitch.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17770\" style=\"margin-top: 30px; margin-bottom: 30px;\" title=\"How to do a ladder stitch - Pauline McArthur\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/How-to-do-a-ladder-stitch-Pauline-McArthur.jpg\" alt=\"How to do a ladder stitch - Pauline McArthur\" width=\"461\" height=\"230\" \/><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">NOSE &amp; MOUSTACHE:<\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote style=\"padding: 0px 10px; margin: 30px 10px; border: 2px solid #b41e8e; color: #000000; text-align: left;\">\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">STEP 31<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Cut the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>NOSE PIECE<\/strong><\/span> from pink felt. Pin the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>NOSE<\/strong><\/span> in place using the markings you traced to guide you with the position and sew it to the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>FACE PIECE<\/strong><\/span> with a blanket stitch (or use fabric glue to stick it down).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17871\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/39-eyes.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/39-eyes.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/39-eyes-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 500px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote style=\"padding: 0px 10px; margin: 30px 10px; border: 2px solid #b41e8e; color: #000000; text-align: left;\">\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">STEP 32a<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Cut a rectangle of fabric for the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>MOUSTACHE<\/strong><\/span>. Trace the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>MOUSTACHE PIECE<\/strong><\/span> on the wrong side of the fabric and cut a slit on this piece as shown on the pattern markings.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29971\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/35-moustache.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"641\" \/><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">STEP 32b<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Lay this piece of fabric on another piece, with the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">right sides together<\/span>. Sew right around the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>MOUSTACH<\/strong><\/span>E, on the sewing line you traced. Cut the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>MOUSTACHE<\/strong><\/span> out with a 3mm (\u215binch) seam allowance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29973 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/35-moustache3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">STEP 32c<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Clip the seams at the middle so the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>MOUSTACHE<\/strong><\/span> will turn nicely.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29972 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/35-moustache2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote style=\"padding: 0px 10px; margin: 30px 10px; border: 2px solid #b41e8e; color: #000000; text-align: left;\">\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">STEP 33a<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Turn the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>MOUSTACHE<\/strong><\/span> and use a wooden chopstick to push the seams out gently.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29974 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/35-moustache4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">STEP 33b<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Stuff the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>MOUSTACHE<\/strong><\/span> and sew the turning gap closed with a ladder stitch.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>(Use a matching thread &#8211; I just used a dark thread for this photo so you could see my stitching!).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29990 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/36-sew-moustavhe-closed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote style=\"padding: 0px 10px; margin: 30px 10px; border: 2px solid #b41e8e; color: #000000; text-align: left;\">\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">STEP 34a<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Sew the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>MOUSTACHE<\/strong><\/span> in place,<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> using a matching thread<\/span>, sew around the centre of the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>MOUSTACHE<\/strong><\/span> at least 3 times so it is nice and firm&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17857\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/K-IMG_0002-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/K-IMG_0002-4.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/K-IMG_0002-4-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 500px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">STEP 34b<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8230;and then stitch the sides to the <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">FACE<\/span><\/strong> and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>BEARD PIECES<\/strong><\/span>. (You could use fabric glue instead).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17858\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/K-IMG_0002-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/K-IMG_0002-7.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/K-IMG_0002-7-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 500px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote style=\"padding: 0px 10px; margin: 30px 10px; border: 2px solid #b41e8e; color: #000000; text-align: left;\">\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">STEP 35a<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Sew (or glue) the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>BLACK BUCKLE PIECE<\/strong><\/span> on top of the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>GOLD BUCKLE PIECE<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29991 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/37-gluebuckle.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">STEP 35b<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Sew or glue the BUCKLE on the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>FRONT BELT PIECES<\/strong><\/span> to cover the centre seam.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17874\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/40.Buckle.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/40.Buckle.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/40.Buckle-480x359.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 500px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote style=\"padding: 0px 10px; margin: 30px 10px; border: 2px solid #b41e8e; color: #000000; text-align: left;\">\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">STEP 36<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Sew a bell on the tip of Santa\u2019s <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>HAT<\/strong><\/span> so it folds down. If you do not have a heavy bell, you can use a pom-pom BUT you will need to pull the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>HAT<\/strong><\/span> down to one side and sew the tip to the head to hold it down.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29992 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #a8a5a9; padding: 4px;\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/38bell.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>Your <\/strong><\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>Santa is ready to LOVE!<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 20px; margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/A-facebook-badge-Pauline-McArthur.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"263\" \/><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">Come join the fun on Facebook!<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"{{media url=\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">When you&#8217;ve made your own toy Santa &#8211; come and post some photos of your NEW Funky Friend for me to see on my <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"Funky Friends Factory facebook Page\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/funkyfriendsfactory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Funky Friends Factory Facebook page<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">You could <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/win-a-free-toy-pattern-from-funky-friends-factory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">WIN a FREE PATTERN<\/span><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0in the MAKER OF THE MONTH Pattern Giveaway!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #800080;\">I can&#8217;t wait to see the Funky Friends you sew!<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"Pauline McArthur\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Pauline-McArthur.jpg\" alt=\"Pauline McArthur\" width=\"202\" height=\"196\" \/><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>bye for now, <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong> Pauline<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"White-Spacer\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/White-Spacer.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I made this photo tutorial so you can see how to sew my Santa Sewing Pattern ~&gt; scroll down for step-by-step photos! This Santa Sewing Pattern will look great made up in all sorts of Christmas fabrics not just red and green (though I was told he HAS to have GREEN mittens!) This big, huggable [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-17813","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17813","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17813"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17813\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22514,"href":"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17813\/revisions\/22514"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}