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Harriet: A Simple Sewing Project for Kids

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Hooray! Sew a Softie in July 2018 is here at last. Harriet, my simple sewing project for kids, has been waiting, and not always patiently, ever since I told her that this year I had a surprise…I was making her the first softie tutorial so she would be ushering in our month of quick and easy softie sewing activities. Now, you might be wondering “who’s Harriet?” and “why’s she so special anyway?”

Well, Harriet is a sewing bug and out of an innate affection for sewing, critters such as these will often appear…as if out of nowhere…whenever there’s a lot of sewing being done. Sewing bugs are a little like fruit flies in this respect…one day, nothing…the next, they’re everywhere, but they’re usually happy, contented and fun companions to have around when you’re sewing…so here she is:

What you need

30 cm x 20 cm blue felt

20 cm x 20 cm green felt

16 cm x 10 cm yellow felt

6 cm x 6 cm white felt

Black felt

Needle

Thread

Pins

Rice grains

Polyester fibrefill

Glue

What to do

Using the templates, cut out the shapes for Harriet as shown below.

What you need for your simple to sew softie project

Lay the top half of Harriet about 1/4″ over the the bottom half of her body…

…and pin and sew together using a running stitch.

sewing the pieces of your softie project together

Sew on the arms using a single french knot at the top of each arm. This allows the arms to move. Make Harriet’s mouth using a single large stitch.

hand stitching your sewing project

Pin the front and back of Harriet’s body together. Sew around the body about 1/4″ in from the edge leaving a gap for stuffing.

Use a funnel to fill the bottom third of Harriet with rice or any granular weighting material.

adding weighting material to your sewing project

Stuff with polyester fibrefill then sew the gap closed.


stuffing your simple to sew felt sewing bug

Position and glue on the eyes and Harriet will be a friend who always makes you laugh

a simple to sew project for kids, a felt sewing bug

If you’re looking for another easy to sew project have a look ay my mini softies in a jar.

Happy Sew a Softie month, love trixi and Harriet

 

hand sewn soft toy
a free sewing pattern for a sewing bug
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Comments

  1. Julie says

    July 2, 2018 at 2:39 am

    Harriet is just lovely. What a great start to this years Sew A Softie month 🙂

    Reply
    • trixi says

      July 3, 2018 at 11:07 pm

      Thanks Julie. She was fun to design 🙂

      Reply
  2. Elisa says

    July 3, 2018 at 3:44 pm

    We love Harriet!

    Reply
    • trixi says

      July 3, 2018 at 11:08 pm

      Thanks Elisa. Looking forward to seeing all the other projects!

      Reply
  3. Lisa // Cucicucicoo: Eco Sewing & Crafting says

    July 11, 2018 at 2:48 am

    So Cute! I love how you can make her eyes go whatever way! A great way to start of Sew a Softie month! 🙂 Lisa

    Reply
  4. Jodie says

    July 24, 2018 at 2:07 pm

    Hi Trix. Harriet is a lovely sewing project for kids. We all need little helpers when sewing. Thanks for sharing your tutorial. I’ve included your post in our latest craft inspiration roundup. https://craftylikegranny.com/craft-ideas-mulitply/ Cheers Jodie 🙂

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    • trixi says

      July 25, 2018 at 1:54 pm

      Hi Jodie, Thanks for including Harriet in your roundup, she’s quite chuffed! And yes helpers of any sort when I’m sewing are always welcome, including the furry helpers who prefer to sit on your project 🙂

      Reply

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