Maurice the Mole

Description

Our Make Me Maurice kits include easy-to-follow instructions, accompanied by beautiful photography and clear diagrams that demonstrate the sewing steps. All our Make Me Kits now include a little tag to help you share in Gracie’s Story and a PDF copy of the pattern, just in case your paper copy gets lost. We are sure that if you read the instructions carefully, you will be successful in your sewing, but if you have any questions (or just want to show off your work), join Luna Lapin’s Little World, our helpful Facebook community.

Maurice is designed to be machine-sewn, and because he is made from velvet, you might find the fabric frays – a product such as Fray Stop might help, but it is not essential; he is suitable for an intermediate stitcher who has made Luna before. The head construction is fairly simple, but you will need to be accurate with your seam allowance and take your time stuffing to get a smooth shape. We recommend that you be at least 13 or 14 years old. Maurice is one of Luna’s shorter friends – around the same height as Ziggy and Ottoline.

Either in kit or you will need

•  22.5cm (9in) x 90cm (36in) Black Cotton Velvet
• 5cm (2in) x 24cm (9 1/2in) Boogie Beige felt for talons.
• Bobbin of tonal thread.
• 2 x 1cm (3/8in) diameter safety eyes
• 1 x 15mm x 10mm triangular safety nose.
• 2 x 1.5cm (5/8in) diameter buttons for arm joints
•  2 x 2.3cm (15/16in) buttons for legs.
•  Doll needle,
• 1 mtr (39in) 0.8mm diameter beading elastic
• A suitable hand sewing needle.

General Tools
You will need an iron, scissors, pins, a sewing machine, and tonal sewing thread. 110 – 120 gm toy stuffing. A water-soluble marking pen might help you, but you can use tailors tacks to mark positions.

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