Steps to creating a Panda Cushion

What you need

• Template/Pattern Piece
• Polar Fleece (35cm white & black- or black felt)
• Polyester Stuffing/Filling
• Pins
• Black and White Threads
• A needle
• A pair of fabric scissors and/or a sharp pair of scissors
• Glue or Sticky Tape
• Sewing machine (alternative: you can hand stitch)

Steps

1. Glue or sticky tape template pages together
2. Cut out template
3. Pin face to white fleece
4. Cut out  face
5. Pin pupils onto white fleece
6. Cut pupil
7. Pin arms and legs onto black fleece
8. Cut out arms legs
9. Pin ears onto black fleece 
10. Cut out ears
11. Pin eyes onto black fleece
12. Cut out eyes
13. Pin nose and tail onto black fleece                                  
14. Cut out nose and tail
15. Pin eyes and nose onto right side of face
16. Sew eyes and nose onto face
17. Pin arms and legs together
18. Sew around the edge of the arms and legs and leave an opening
19. Clip arms and legs (not too close to the stitching)
20. Pin ears together
21. Sew around the edge of the ears and leave an opening
22. Clip ears (not too close to the stitching)
23. Pin pupils onto eyes
24. Sew pupils onto eyes
25. Flip arms and legs inside out
26. Roll the edges
27. Stuff arms and legs with polyester stuffing
28. Pin arms and legs onto face
29. Flip ears inside out
30. Roll the edges
31. Stuff ears with polyester stuffing
32. Pin ears onto face
33. Sew ears, arms and legs onto face
34. Hand sew a running stitch around the edge of the tail
35. Gently tug the running stitch to gather the edge
36. Stuff the tail with polyester stuffing
37. Hand stitch the tail onto the right side of back face
38. Pin faces right sides together
39. Sew around the edge and leave an opening (Leave 1cm seam allowance)
40. Clip face (not too close to the stitching)
41. Flip face inside out
42. Roll the edge
43. Stuff panda with polyester stuffing
44. Hand stitching the opening
    
    
    Congratulations! You’ve created your own panda cushion!