Free Pattern Friday: Cat’s Chook Plushie (Guest Designer)

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Hello, my friends, and welcome back to Free Pattern Friday!

Today’s pattern comes to you from a special guest, my dear friend, Catherine Magraith!

For those of you who don’t know, Cat has a number of free patterns available right here on Sewhooked.

In addition to being an engineer, and brilliant mom to four amazing kids, Cat is also a chicken, or chook, mom!

Today she shares this sweet little hand held chook pattern, perfect for the chicken lover in your life.

“Little Chook” photo and sample by Catherine Magraith

Little Chook

by Catherine Magraith

tested by Jennifer O

PRINTABLE PATTERN

You will need small amounts of 7 fabric colors as shown.

Use 1/4” seam allowance throughout.

Print pattern.

Cut out all pieces as listed on pages 3 & 4.

Tip: Use freezer paper for your pattern pieces OR a small piece of double stick or masking tape on the back of the paper pieces to hold them in place.

Tip: A glue stick works great to hold pieces in place before stitching in place.

Applique the following in the order listed below using the technique of your choice. All pieces start with left or right body.

wing on top of body

head on top of wing+body

pupil on top of eye (use photos for reference)

eye on top of head (use photos for reference)

Stitch comb right sides together, turn, clip, & add a small amount of stuffing. Stitch closed using a scant 1/4” seam.

Fold beak in half. Stitch one side closed. Clip end, turn, add a small amount of stuffing, stitch closed with a 1/4″ seam.

Layer feet with a piece of batting. Stitch around, cut away excess batting. Details are optional. I used a Frixion pen to mark the foot shape. (affiliate link)

Pin beak & comb in place, stitch.

Stitch gusset to one side of body. Press out, align other side of body to body + gusset. Stitch. Leave a 2” opening to turn.

Clip curves.

Turn and hand stitch closed.

Hand stitch or glue feet in place.

Jennifer O’s Chook

Did you enjoy this pattern? Be sure to give Cat some love in comments!

Thank you for stopping by for this very special Free Pattern Friday!

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♥ Jennifer O

Where did my retired patterns go? Read all about that here.

Posts on this blog may contain affiliate links to help cover the cost of my website. I thank you for your generous support. ♥

TTMT #776 – 15 YEARS of Talk to Me Tuesday!

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Happy 15th Anniversary Talk to Me Tuesday! We’ve got two giveaways and two winners today.

We’ve come a long way together and I appreciate each and every one of you. When did you find TTMT? I’d love to hear from you!

COMING SOON!

♥ Jennifer O

Where did my retired patterns go? Read all about that here.

Posts on this blog may contain affiliate links to help cover the cost of my website. I thank you for your generous support. ♥

TTMT #775 – ACR Andy & Two Giveaways

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Today I share the final update for ACR Andy and announce TWO giveaways to celebrate the 15th anniversary of Talk To Me Tuesday. There is a giveaway for TTMT video makers and a separate one TTMT viewers as a thank you to everyone who has participated in this little project over the years. ♥

And now, just for fun…

My very first vlog, April 21, 2009
Talk to Me Tuesday is born on my 36th birthday. April 28, 2009.
COMING SOON!

♥ Jennifer O

Where did my retired patterns go? Read all about that here.

Posts on this blog may contain affiliate links to help cover the cost of my website. I thank you for your generous support. ♥

Raggedy Rescue: Dressing Raggedy Andy (Making New Clothes with McCalls Crafts Pattern 8377)

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Welcome back for a new Raggedy Rescue! Today, we’re finishing up the doll I’ve come to call ACR Andy.

I made a pretty glaring mistake while making his outfit, but I didn’t notice until I was editing the video, and the clothes still went together just fine. I explain in the video what happened, but rest assured all the steps are correct despite my inability to notice my mistake until it was too late! I’m human, after all, and find that the older I get, the more okay I am with mistakes. Live and learn!

We’ll be making clothes for Raggedy Andy from McCall’s Crafts Pattern 8377. This is the same pattern I used to dress the Raggedy Ann I’ve paired this fella with. The pattern is out of print but you can find it on Etsy or Ebay. If you have sewing friends, it’s worth asking if they might have a copy. I’ve had several gems come my way from friends.

Other McCall’s Numbers for Raggedy Ann & Andy: 5499, 2447, 846, or 713 (10″, 15″, 20″ & 25″). The patterns include the doll pattern, clothing pattern, and instructions.

Simplicity pattern 8043* is in print and certainly less expensive in most cases, but I haven’t personally tried it yet. The clothes and dolls look almost identical to the older McCalls patterns. Simplicity owns McCalls now, but I do not know if their pattern predates the merger. If you’ve already compared the two patterns, please do let me know.

As always, please let me know if you have any questions. ♥

Looking for a different video. Check out all of my Raggedy Rescues here!

I have a new page here on Sewhooked where I will be keeping a list of my favorite supplies. I listed the ones used in this video below, and you can see the full list here.

Asterisk* indicates an affiliate link.

More stuff:

♥ Jennifer O

Where did my retired patterns go? Read all about that here.

Posts on this blog may contain affiliate links to help cover the cost of my website. I thank you for your generous support. ♥

TTMT #774 – Axolotl-ing

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Today I share a clear vinyl concert bag made for my eldest kiddo as well as some treasures found at the soon-to-be-gone Austin Antique Mall.

If at all possible, there will be a new Raggedy Rescue on Friday, if not, definitely next week.

Axolotl fabric by Timeless Treasures (currently out of stock at Missouri Star, but available elsewhere).

COMING SOON!

♥ Jennifer O

Where did my retired patterns go? Read all about that here.

Posts on this blog may contain affiliate links to help cover the cost of my website. I thank you for your generous support. ♥

TTMT #773 – Raggedy Wrap-Up

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Today I talk about last week’s livestream, getting my Juki back, a finally finished Raggedy Ann, my GIANT thrift store fabric haul, and our upcoming TTMT Internet Sampler Block of the month!

COMING SOON!

♥ Jennifer O

Where did my retired patterns go? Read all about that here.

Posts on this blog may contain affiliate links to help cover the cost of my website. I thank you for your generous support. ♥

Raggedy Rescue: Dressing Raggedy Ann (Making New Clothes with McCalls Crafts Pattern 8377)

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Hello, my friends! Welcome back for a new Raggedy Rescue! This will be the final video for our Raggedy Ann.

We’re making clothes from McCall’s Crafts Pattern 8377. This pattern is out of print but you can find it on Etsy or Ebay. If you have sewing friends, it’s worth asking if they might have a copy. I’ve had numerous gems come my way from friends.

Other McCall’s Numbers for Raggedy Ann & Andy: 5499, 2447, 846, or 713 (10″, 15″, 20″ & 25″). The patterns include the doll pattern, clothing pattern, and instructions.

Simplicity pattern 8043* is in print and certainly less expensive in most cases, but I haven’t personally tried it yet. The clothes and dolls look almost identical to the older McCalls patterns. Simplicity owns McCalls now, but I do not know if their pattern predates the merger. If you’ve already compared the two patterns, please do let me know.

Next time, clothes for Raggedy Andy!

As always, please let me know if you have any questions. ♥

Looking for a different video. Check out all of my Raggedy Rescues here!

I have a brand new page here on Sewhooked where I will be keeping a list of my favorite supplies. I will list the ones used in this video below, and you can see the full list here.

Asterisk* indicates an affiliate link.

More stuff:

♥ Jennifer O

Where did my retired patterns go? Read all about that here.

Posts on this blog may contain affiliate links to help cover the cost of my website. I thank you for your generous support. ♥

TTMT #772 – LIVE Show & Tell and Giveaway!

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Chaos ensues with a LIVE show & tell and Giveaway! Thanks for hanging in there with me and for commenting. Congrats to our winner! ♥

♥ Jennifer O

Where did my retired patterns go? Read all about that here.

Posts on this blog may contain affiliate links to help cover the cost of my website. I thank you for your generous support. ♥

Livestream Today

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Talk to Me Tuesday will be a #livestream today! I will see you guys at approximately 11:00 a.m. Central Standard Time for show and tell and a giveaway! You still have time to comment on my last TTMT to be entered to win. I will stop taking entries at 10:30 a.m. cst. See you soon!

Haven’t commented yet? https://sewhooked.com/2024/03/19/ttmt-771-a-tale-of-two-swaps/

Just a reminder that my giveaway is not sponsored, everything comes directly from me. ♥️

Raggedy Rescue: Clean & Mended Andy

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Hello, my friends! I’m back with a new Raggedy Rescue!

This time we journey from filthy to clean and mended with the Raggedy Andy found at Austin Creative Reuse. He will go with the Ann I’ve shown in previous videos.

Next up: clothes!

I was sick during part of the recording of these clips so the video has a voiceover, which was a new thing for me to try. You can also mute it and watch with captions if you prefer.

Please let me know if you have any questions. ♥

I have a brand new page here on Sewhooked where I will be keeping a list of my favorite supplies. I will list the ones used in this video below, and you can see the full list here.

Asterisk* indicates an affiliate link.

More stuff:

♥ Jennifer O

Where did my retired patterns go? Read all about that here.

Posts on this blog may contain affiliate links to help cover the cost of my website. I thank you for your generous support. ♥