I've been making some elephant softie squeaker toys lately and thought that the crinkly would make a nice addition..
Adding the crinkly is really simple and I'm going to show you how I sewed it inside the elephant ears, but the same technique could be used with other toy parts that are made from two pieces of fabric, such as blankies, taggies, wings, fins, etc.. You can also use the same technique to sewing the crinkly to toy segments e.g. parts of a soft ball, so that it will crinkle when you hold that area of the toy...
1. Sew your two pieces together as per usual. Here I am sewing the front and back of the elephant ears together.
2. Once the pieces are sewn together cut a piece of the crinkle material - I like to cut it a little bigger than the fabric.
3. I like to double stitch my seams when I made baby toys, hence the two lines of stitching in the above pic.
Now to sew the crinkly - Place the crinkle material on top of the fabric and sew through all three layers just outside the original stitching line. This way when the kids pull on the ears when they play with the finished toy, they won't be pulling on the stitching that attaches the crinkly.
4. I like to scrunch up the crinkly a bit when I sew it in, to give it a little more 'slack'.
5. Once you've sewn the crinkly in place, cut off the excess. It's as easy as that!
Here are my pieces ready to be sewn into another elephant.. :)
1 comment:
What a cute elephant pattern. I am going to try it this way next time I make something, looks so much easier.
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