Lisa Ramsey Whitesell enjoys being a stay at home mom of 2 girls. Vegetarian cooking, sewing, gardening, and living the “natural way” is her bliss. She shares her lifestyle at her blog and runs an Etsy business where she makes plush and pillows.
materials:
- pattern
- red, white, and black felt
- white and black embroidery floss
- polyfil or wool for stuffing
- needle
- scissors
- Download the PDF pattern here
steps:
- 1. Cut out pieces from pattern.
- 2. Whip stitch the body pieces together.
- 3. Leave a space open to stuff the ladybug; stuff, then whipstitch closed.
- 4. Stitch the spots onto the red wings.
- 5. Whipstitch the wings to the ladybug.
- 6. Stitch on the antennae.
- 7. Sew black pupils onto the eyes by using a running stitch. Add a little white “x” for a little sparkle in the eye. You can add a wink to one of the eyes by using a backstitch.
- 8. Stitch eyes onto the ladybug.
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Oh, my goodness! How cute are these? I know a little ladybug girl who would LOVE these, and an older girlie who would probably like making them for her just as much :-)
Thanks for the tutorial!
These are adorable!
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