Snail soft toy digital sewing pattern by Willowynn
A simple PDF sewing pattern / tutorial for making a snail soft sculpture - designed by Margeaux Davis of Willowynn. Download and print at home.
With its distinctive spiral shell and gentle, shy nature, the snail makes a lovely soft toy or fabric sculpture, and an ideal gift for the nature-loving little one (or adult) in your life.
Full of simple, clear directions and instructional photos, this sewing project is intended for the advanced beginner sewer wanting to tackle a slightly more complicated soft sculpture project that includes gussets, wire and hand-stitching. Some hand and machine sewing experience is recommended.
PATTERN INCLUDES:
Materials list
Full size pattern pieces / templates (to make a snail around 21cm long).
Detailed step-by-step instructions with 26 colour photographs.
The pdf file consists of 12 pages (including 2 template sheets) and is 1.9 MB in size.
RECOMENDED FABRIC:
Two 20 x 30 cm pieces of light to medium-weight fabric. Flannelette, linen or cotton are ideal. (I used thrifted, second-hand bed linen and clothing to make the snails pictured).
Avoid bulky fabric or fabric with stretch.
SIZE:
The template provided (printed at 100% on A4 / letter sized paper) should make a finished snail measuring approximately 21cm long*. The photos provided are an example of this size.
*This is an approximate size. The size of your finished snail will vary depending on fabric and amount of stuffing you use, etc. For a larger or smaller toy, simply reduce or enlarge your template pieces, when printing (or with a photocopier).
ACCESSING PATTERN:
A link to this PDF pattern will be included in your purchase confirmation email, (which will be sent to the email address* provided upon purchase). Click on this link to download your pattern onto a computer (not a phone or tablet) and then print at 100%. You may need to install Adobe Acrobat Reader to your computer, in order to download this PDF file.
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COPYRIGHT:
This sewing pattern is for private use only and cannot be used to produce products to be sold. This snail soft toy and sewing pattern was designed by Margeaux Davis from Willowynn (www.willowynn.com), copyright 2021. All rights reserved. Do not distribute this sewing pattern electronically or in hard copy without written permission from Margeaux Davis.
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