Backstitch.Ħ) Pin and baste the side fins onto the ventral piece. and sew all the way from point C down the back, around the tail, and ending at the dot on the pattern. Mine is just a plain black circle, but you can also make a more standard eye with a black pupil on a white eyeball.ĥ) Pin and baste the dorsal fin in place. This is what it should look like after you've sewn the pieces together.Ĥ) Sew the eyes onto the eyestalk over the A-B seam. Put the mirrored pieces right sides together (RST), sew, trim, and then flip.ģ) Place the dorsal pieces RST and s ew A-B, the eyestalk edge. If you've never made a plushie before or just want a step-by-step tutorial, I took the time to photograph the making of the last shark.Ģ) Sew fin pieces. Although, a trilogy of shark sounds like it might be on the menu of a very un-politically correct, not-at-all-environmentally-minded exotic meats restaurant. I spent a whole naptime digging through my box of self-drawn patterns, only to realize that I must have recycled the original pattern pieces, because who needs more than one hammerhead shark? This meant I had to redraw and retest a new pattern, which resulted in two more sharks: the red one was a little longer and skinnier than looked proportional, so I had to make the pink one to test my modifications. Each shark represents a category?Īnyway, I didn't know what to sew next, so I figured I might as well clean up my hammerhead shark plushie pattern. It's been ridiculously difficult choosing because of how good the entries are! We wish we could give prizes to everyone, but alas, we must try to narrow it down to three winners. Speaking of the sew-along, we'll be doing a roundup and announcing the winners by the end of the week. I know, I know, it's not Shark Week for another couple of months.but what can I say, I was still high on the thrill of having done so much cute sewing for the SHB Sew-Along.
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