Sew It - Felty Dinosaur

Before I start this years mad Christmas gift making, I thought I would share with you some of the patterns I used for last Christmas's gifts! First up is the Alfie-saurs, I made this very cute felted T-rex for my friend Fran's little boy, Alfie.  As he is the only little boy in an increasing number of little girls so it is nice to make something not pink and fluffy for a change!!

~  Felty Dinosaur The T-Rex ~

Free Pdf Pattern: Felty Dino Pattern by Claire Garland

This pattern is taken from 'Toys to Sew' by Claire Garland which is a lovely book with some interesting retro feel patterns which are sure to please the little ones! I found the free pattern on a Crafty book review site Potter House News.

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My dinosaur has a few small changes to the original pattern. I made the arms a little bigger than the original and I also cut out four and stuffed them rather than leaving them as two floppy bits of felt as the original pattern suggests this was to make them a bit more durable. 

The next change was much more of a mistake than a deliberate change! I sewed the legs together before sewing them onto the body this made my Dino a little bandier than the original but no less adorable! Also as my hand stitching is not as neat as I would like so I decided to use a strong cotton instead of embroidery silk in a similar shade to the felt so as not to draw too much attention to my wobbly work!!

So this year I decided to make two more little monsters for Alfie, again they are taken from 'Toys to Sew' by Claire Garland and were very easy and a lot of fun to make!!!

I am hoping Alfie likes them just as much!

So that's one down just four to go!!

Wendy x