It’s Baking Cats and Dogs
Have fun with felt and craft a few of these adorable gingerbread animal ornaments. We’ve created a step-by-step photo tutorial to make your crafting even simpler. For help sewing French knots, watch our helpful video tutorial below. Make a few of these cuties for your own tree or craft some to be given as gifts!
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Tools
- Scissors or Cutting Machine
- Embroidery Scissors (recommended)
- Low-Temp Hot Glue Gun
- Wooden Skewer or Chopstick
- Sewing Needle
- Embroidery Needle (recommended)
Materials
- Lia Griffith’s Wool Blend Felt – Doe Brown, Bark Brown, White, Blush, Strawberry, Mint
- Embroidery Floss – Light Tan (437), Ultra Dark Coffee Brown (938), White, Baby Pink (818), Very Dark Coral Red (817)
- Poly-Fill
- 1/4″ Gold Bells
Steps
- Gather the tools and materials listed above.
- Cut your felt according to the pattern.
- Whip stitch the icing onto the heads and the tail of the cat (see embroidery guide for reference). Mirror this for the back sides.
- Next, whip stitch on the eyes and blush cheeks.
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2 Comments
So cute! I love the idea.
Thank you! 🙂