InstructionsANIMAL BAGS

Hi there! In addition the Animal Bags („Tierbeutel“) panel, you will need the following notions:

Drawstring sportpack:

High loft poly batting approx. 50x30 cm5-6mm braided round cord approx. 240 cm

Pen and pencil case:

20 cm zipper

Neck wallet:

5-6mm braided round cordapprox. 75 cm; Snap fastener or a piece of hook-and-loop tape

Pocket Buddy

A handfull of poly fiber fill

You will need the following pieces for thedrawstring sportpack: 2x main bag piece pluspieces of corresponding lining, 2x head pieceflaps, 4x paw pieces and 2x tail (or 4x wings forthe penguin), also 2x rectangles for the cordloop.

The parts for the head, feet and tail (or wingsfor the penguin) are placed fabric right sidestogether and then placed atop a cut piece ofvolume fleece. Be sure to stack paw fronts topaw backs.

Stitch all layers together around the edges.Leave the straight edges open for turning.Trim the poly batting from the seam allowanceto reduce bulk.

Clip the corners and notch the round edgeswithin the seam allowance for a smooth turn.

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Drawstring sportpack:

Turn pieces right side out. Gently press all partswith a cool iron.

Fold the loop pieces in half lengthwise (a).Stitch along the long edge and finish the seam (b). Turn the loops right side out, fold in a half and press flat (c).

Lay each main bag piece and a correspondinglining piece fabric right sides together. Stitchalong the upper straight edge. Pull the twohalves apart and lay your work flat. Press theseam allowance open.

Fold the bag piece and lining piece back right fabric sides together. Mark 3 cm down from the seam. Cut 1 cm into the body of the bag. Pull the lining from the main bag piece and lay your work flat.Fold the resulting small flap toward the fabricwrong side and press. Stitch the flap in placewith a straight stitch. Repeat for the oppositebag piece.

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Lay head piece onto the back main bag piece asshown with the nose pointing toward the baglining. Fold the top flap edge in and securewith a few straight pins. Trim any excess battingas required.

Place the head piece such that the innercorners of the ears and/or the corner betweenthe head and the flap of the penguin alignswith the seam (see arrows). Stitch the head to the back piece only along the top of the flap piece.

Pull the lining from the bag front piece and laythis piece flat. Place the paws, feet, tail and/orwings (as the case may be) and the loops ontoonly the bag front as illustrated here and securewith pins or basting stitches.

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fox variation raccoon variation

raccoon variation

penguin variation

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Stitch the bag front with the paws/wings/tails to the bag backpiece with the head. Begin and end this stitching approximately5-7 mm from the little edge flaps, so that the seam does notinterfere the the cord threaded through the casing. Be sure toleave a small opening for turning in the lining half.

Because the penguin‘s headis a bit wider, it is a goodidea to fold in the sides ofthe penguin head piece andpin them out of the way, sothat the head does not getcaught in the side seams.

Close the turning opening with a few handstitches. Stitch a casing around the topedge.

Cut the round braided cord into two equal piecesapprox. 120 cm long. Thread one piece of cordfrom the left hand side and through the frontbag piece casing, out, and then in through theback piece casing and exiting again on the left.Thread the other piece of cord from the righthand side and through the front bag piececasing, out, and in through the back piece casingand exiting again on the right side. Thread oneend of each cord through the correspondingbottom loop and tie the ends together into aknot.

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Penguin variation

Lay the pencil case outer pieces right sidestogether and stitch along the long edgeopposite the zipper. Lay the pencil case liningpieces right sides together and stitch alongthe long edge, however, leave a smallopening for turning in this stitching line.

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You will need the four rectangular pieces for thepencil case. Place your zipper face down onto thepencil case outer piece, aligning zipper tape edgeto the fabric edge. Lay a lining piece on top andsandwich the zipper in between. Secure with afew pins and stitch along the one zipper tape.Press the lining and the outer piece in thedirection away from the zipper teeth.

Sandwich the opposite zipper tape between theremaining two pencil case pieces. Secure withpins and stitch along this opposite zipper tape.Press this lining and outer piece in the directionaway from the zipper teeth.

Your work should look like this at thisjuncture.

Pen and pencil case:

Open the zipper partially. Fold your work suchthat the two long seams you just stitched alignwith the zipper teeth. Stitch the two pencil caseside seams. Clip the ends of this seamallowance (the pencil case corners) for asmooth turn.

Turn your work right side out through theturning opening. Close the turning opening witha few hand stitches. Press your work.

For the neck wallet, you will need the 2 rathersquare pieces and 2 matching lining pieces, aswell as the 2 flap pieces and the 2 loop pieces.First, lay the flap lining piece on the front outerpiece and mark the positions for your snap faste-ner or piece of hook-and-loop tape.

Add the snaps (fuse bits of fusible interfacingto places you will add the snaps beforehand tostrengthen this stress point). Or stitch the twohalves of the hook-and-loop tape in place.

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Neck wallet

Fold the two short edges of the loop pieces 1cm toward the center and press. Stitch alongthe two folded-in fabric edges.

Lay the two flap pieces right fabric sidestogether and stitch along the round edge. Leavethe straight edge open. Notch the seamallowance for a smooth turn. Turn right side outand press.

Lay the flap piece centered along the top edgeof a lining piece. Lay the outer wallet backpiece (the piece without the snap/hook-and loop tape) on top, fabric right sides together.Stitch the lining to the outer piece along thetop edge, catching the flap piece in thisstitching line.Lay the opposite lining piece to the outerwallet front piece (the piece with the snap/hook-and-loop tape) fabric right sides togetherand stitch.

Press the seam allowances open. Your workshould look like this at this point.

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Fold the loop pieces in half and pin to the neckwallet outer back piece as shown above.Depending on the thickness of your braidedcord, you may have to trim these pieces.Fold the sides of the flap piece toward thecenter and pin to prevent the flap becomingcaught in the side seams.

Lay the opposite neck wallet piece on top andsecure with a few straight pins.

Stitch around the two pieces. Leave a smallopening for turning in the lining part.Notch the corners for a smooth turn. Turn yourwork right side out and press.

Close the turning opening with a few handstitches. Thread your braided cord through theloops and knot the ends.

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Fold in the edges of the turning opening andclose the opening with mattress stitches (seeillustration below).

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For your Pocket Buddy, you will only need thetwo animal front and back pieces. Lay thesetwo pieces fabric right sides together.

Stitch all the way around, but leave a smallopening for turning. Finish the seam. Clip thecorners of the ears within the seam allowanceand notch the rounded edges for a smooth turn.

Turn your Pocket Buddy right side out. Use apoint turner or chopstick in the corners of theears. Fill with poly fiber fill or a filling of yourchoice.

Pocket Buddy

Mattress stitch