{"id":1979,"date":"2012-11-08T09:17:39","date_gmt":"2012-11-08T09:17:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/?p=8664"},"modified":"2019-06-19T22:35:51","modified_gmt":"2019-06-19T12:35:51","slug":"choosing-fabric-prints-for-toys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/choosing-fabric-prints-for-toys\/","title":{"rendered":"CHOOSING and USING fabric prints for your toys – what is FUSSY CUTTING?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Often a piece of irresistible fabric catches my eye<\/strong> and I buy it JUST because I love it, not because I have something specific in mind!<\/p>\n

Does this happen to you too? \ud83d\ude42<\/h2>\n

Sometimes it turns out to be the PERFECT piece of fabric for a toy<\/strong> but sometimes I create a disaster<\/strong> – even with the most AMAZING PIECE OF FABRIC!!!<\/p>\n

Take a look at this terrible teddy bear that I nearly made! When I cut out the HEAD PIECE it had 2 big circle motifs<\/strong> just where the teddy bear’s eyes would be, and a bright green flower motif<\/strong> at the top which made it look like a fuzzy bit of hair in the centre of the teddy bear’s forehead!!!! Luckily I had extra fabric so I could cut another HEAD PIECE for poor Honey! I didn’t use this piece because my teddy would have ended up looking like <\/strong><\/p>\n

a laser-eyed zombie!<\/h2>\n

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Fabric prints with BIG, BOLD motifs<\/strong> can make your softies look a bit weird sometimes – BUT don’t PANIC<\/strong> – this doesn’t mean that big, bold prints aren’t good for softies!<\/p>\n

There’s a FUN solution for this – and it’s called FUSSY CUTTING!<\/h2>\n

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Fussy cutting<\/strong> is a quilting term that I love! It makes me think of my mom, when she made her one and only quilt, and the time she took to plan and place all the fabric pieces – the fuss certainly was worth it, because her quilt was amazing! I think if you can make a fuss over the fabric placement for a quilt, you can certainly make a bit of a FUSS when making your toys!!!!  Ha!ha!<\/p>\n

Fussy cutting<\/strong> just means that you are taking care with (or being a little bit fussy about!) the placement of the motifs of the fabric print<\/strong> when you cut out your pieces.  YOU decide WHERE to place certain bits of the fabric print for certain important parts of your soft toy, like the teddy bear’s face.<\/p>\n

Look what a difference it can make depending on HOW you place the pattern pieces when you cut them out! <\/strong><\/p>\n

No more laser-eyes!!!! \ud83d\ude42
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So HOW do you choose which part of the fabric print to use?<\/h2>\n

Let me tell you how I do it – it’s EASY and lots of FUN!<\/strong><\/p>\n