chain chomp plush

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chain chomp plush

difficulty:

before you begin:

makes:

materials & tools• Matchingsewingthread• Basicsewingtools(sewingmachine,

scissors,iron,needles,pins,fabricmarker,seamripper)

• 1/3yd.or15”x10”scrapofblackfleece

• 1/3yd.or6”x10”scrapofredfleece• 1/4yd.ofgrayfleece• Batting• Appliquésupplies:

• 10”x10”scrapofwhiteappliquéfabric

• 2”x2”scrapofblackappliquéfabric

• 9”x9”scrapoflightorheavy-weightfusibleweb

oneplushthat’sabout6”x6”(head),and21”long(headwithchain)

Thehardestpartislikelymakingthechain,whichrequiresabitofdexterity

Thisplushismadetolooklikeascarychainchomp--thatisoneoftheenemiesfromtheSuperMariogames.Itfeaturesabigappliquedfaceandattachedchainthat’sassembledbymachineforspeedandease.

1. Printouttheprojectpattern,pages13-142. Layoutthepatternpiecesonyourfabric

andcutthemout3. Markthefabricpieceswiththeguidelines

fromthepattern

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Likewithmostofmyprojects,firstyoustartoffwiththeappliqué.Trace

theappliquéoutlinesontoyourfusiblewebandfuse

themittoyourappliquéfabric.Cutouttheshapes,thenfusethefabricshapestothecorrespondingpiecesofthepattern.Thetwoeyesgoonoppositesidesofoneblackballsegmentwhiletheteethgoaroundtheedgesofoneredsegment.Whencomplete,youcaneithersewtheminplaceifyouusedlightweightfusibleweb,butifyouusedthetoughstuffjustironingisenough.

Pairuptheballsegmentsandpinthemtogetheralongonecurvedside.

Pairuptheeyesandteethtogetherandthe

lasttwoblankblacksegmentstogether.Sewuponecurvedsideofthesepairs,butbesuretoleaveasmallopeningintheblackpairforturningrightsideoutlater.

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Withbothhalvesoftheballcomplete,putthemtogetherbyliningupalltherawedgesandsewingaroundthecirclethatitmakes.

Turntheballrightsideoutfromtheopeningtoleftinstep2andstufftheballreallyniceandtightwithbatting.Ifyouusedstretchyfleeceandfollowedthegrainlines,you’llfindthatitshouldtakeonaprettydecentsphericalshape.Tuckundertheseamallowancesintheopeningandsewthemclosedwithaladderstitch.Thatfinishestheball!

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Upnextisthebaseofthechain.Firstup,sewthebasesidepiecetogether

intoaring,rightsidesfacing.

Usethatringtosewaroundthecircumferenceofthebasebottom.

Besuretoleaveasmallopeningwherethepattern

indicatesforturningrightsideout.You’llfindthatthefleeceshouldstretcharoundthepiece,makingiteasytoconformtothecurves.Whencomplete,repeatthiswiththeothersideofthebasesideandthebasetop,butwithouttheopening.

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Whencomplete,turnthebaserightsideoutandstuffitsemi-firmlywithbattingsoitstillretainsitscylinder-likeshape.Tuckintheseamallowancesfromtheopeningandsewitclosedwithaladderstitch.

Allthat’slefttodoisaddittoyourball.Centeritinthemiddleofthepaneloppositetheteethandsewaroundtheperimeterofthebasewithaladderstitch.Ithelpstoholditinplacewithadabofglueorsomepinsgoingdownthetop.

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Andlastlywehavethechains!Thispartisalittletrickier,soithelpstojust

focusononestepatatimetonotgetboggeddownby

thefinicky-nessofit.Startoffbymakingonechain.Folditinhalfwidthwisewithrightsidesfacingandsewittogetheralongtheshortedge.

Whatwe’regoingtodotomakethisaperfectlysewntubeiskindofaneat

trick.Layouttheringflatsotheseamisinthecenter.

Pinchthemiddleoftheseamsoitmovesoutofthewayofthetwolowersideedges.Wewanttobringthosetogethersowecansewthem.

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Here’swhatitshouldlooklikewhentheedgesarebroughttogether.Notethepinchedsideistrappedinside.Putapinhereifyouwant,cuzwe’reabouttosewthispuppy!

Takeittoyourmachineandsewthoseedgestogetheralittleatatime.Whenyoucan’tsewanyfurther,pulldownthemiddleofthetubetofreethat“trapped”portionfrombefore.Nowyouhavemoretosew!Goingthisway,you’llonlybeabletosewaboutaninchortwoatatime,butyoushouldbeabletogetthroughthewholething.Stopshortabout2”fromthebeginningandthat’syouropeningforturning.

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Whenyou’vereachedthestoppingpointandleftanopeningforturning,the

tubeshouldlooksomethinglikethis.Pulloutthe“trapped”

tubefromtheopeningyoulefttorevealacompletelysewnloop!

Justlikewithanyproject,sewtheopeningyouleftclosed.Simplytuckinthe

seamallowanceshereandcloseitupwithaladderstitch.

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Now,toaddmorechainstothisconfiguration,wedothesamething,butwe’llhaveanotherchainattachedthewholetimesoit’salittlebitmoreofapain.Thenewchaininthenext4pictureswillberedtodifferentiateit.Startbywrappingthechainpiecethroughthelastchainyoucompleted,thensewtheshortedgejustlikeyoudidinstep9.

Repeatthesamethingasinstep10,pinchingthemiddleoftheloopandbringingtogethertheoutsideedges.Asyoudothis,remembertokeeptheattachedchainattheBOTTOM.Thiswillbecomeveryimportantinstep18.

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Hereitiswiththeedgesbroughttogetherasinstep11.Again,keepthe

attachedchainononeside,whichwillbethebottomwhen

youbringittothemachine.

Whenyouactuallysewit,you’llonlybeabletodoaninchatatimereally,but

bepatient!Whenyoucan’tgoanyfurther,pulldownthe

fabricfromthemiddleasinstep12bytuggingontheattachedchainlink.Keepdoingthisuntilyou’reabout2”awayfromthebeginningofyourseam,justlikewithstep12.Whenfinished,pullthecompletedchainoutoftheopeningforturningjustlikeinstep13,thensewtheopeningclosedlikeinstep14.Repeatsteps15-18threemoretimestomakeachainof5links.

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Withyourcompletedchain,attachittothechainbasewithaladderstitch.Stitcharoundawideareaforthemoststrength.

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BALLCut 3 from black fleeceCut 1 from red fleece¼” seam allowance

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BASE SIDESCut 1 from gray fleece

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Cut 2 from gray fleece¼” seam allowance

EYEAPPLIQUE

Cut 2 from white

REFLECTIONAPPLIQUE

Cut 2 from white

TEETHAPPLIQUE

Cut 2 from whitePUPIL

APPLIQUECut 2 from black