Sew this sweet, angelic dove from Lucy Ward to make the perfect nursery decoration or toy
YOU WILL NEED
■ White linen fabric: 90x50cm
■ Orange linen fabric: 9x5cm
■ Green wool felt: 11x10cm
■ Purple wool felt: 5x6cm
■ Wadding: 3mm thick
■ Gold sewing thread
■ Black stranded cotton thread
■ Extra-long doll needle
■ Polyester toy filling 200g
■ Basic sewing kit
FINISHED SIZE
■ Approximately 24cm tall
FABRICS USED
■ Robert Kaufman Essex Linen in White and Mango.
NOTES
■ Find the templates on page 85 or head to gathered.how/ss-templates download and print them.
■ Fabric measurements are WxH.
■ Use 6mm seam allowances. The seam allowance is included in the templates.
■ Fasten off at the beginning and end of stitching, unless otherwise indicated in the instructions.
■ Tack before sewing.
■ RS = Right side.
■ WS = Wrong side.
CUTTING OUT
Step one Download and print the templates. Step two Place and pin the pattern pieces onto the reverse side of the fabrics and draw around them. Cut out as follows and transfer all markings to the fabric where indicated on the pattern templates. Step three From the white linen, cut: Body: One pair.
Head Gusset: One.
Wing: Two pairs.
Tail: One pair.
Step four From the orange fabric, cut: Beak: One pair.
Step five From the green felt, cut: Branch: One.
Large Leaf: Two.
Small Leaf: Three.
Step six From the purple felt, cut: Olive: Two.
MAKING THE WINGS
Step one Pin a pair of Wing pieces RS together with a layer of same sized wadding placed underneath. Sew all around, leaving the gap at the bottom for turning. Trim the seams and clip notches in the curves, especially between each deep 'V' to ease them. Make sure to cut carefully through all the fabric layers. Turn RS out, so the wadding is sandwiched between the fabric layers. Press with an iron using a pressing cloth.
Step two On the RS of the fabric, use a disappearing marker (or mark out with pins) the six curved lines that run towards the V shapes in between each feather. Topstitch the lines through all the layers. Do not fasten on and off at the start and end of stitching. Instead, fasten off the threads by hand. Make sure your thread tails are left long enough to do this. 01
Step three Repeat the steps above to make the second Wing. Set both aside.
MAKING THE HEAD AND BODY
Step one Pin the Head Gusset piece RS together with the top edge of one head part of the Body piece, from points A to B. Ease the fabric as you go, making sure the two layers lie flat together and the edges match. Tack first and sew slowly so you don't pucker the fabric underneath. Clip notches in the seam to ease it. 02
Step two Pin the opposite side of the Head Gusset to the opposite Body piece. Tack
