Sew Together Tuesday Season 11, Episode 11 & 12! How to Make the Lounging Leafer

Join us for this 2 part series of the Rustic Horseshoe Lounging Leafer tutorial. Our national educator Teresa Coates will guide us through how to make this adorable giraffe stuffed animal, starting with the pattern, fabric choices and basic construction techniques. 

Where to Get the Pattern

The pattern is available directly from Rustic Horseshoe Patterns (https://rustichorseshoe.com/product/lounging-leafer-giraffe-doll/) and THIS MONTH ONLY there’s a discount code! Get 30% off the Lounging Leafer pattern by using discount code: SHANNONLEAFER30 at checkout. The code is valid until June 30, 2023. 

Teresa will be joined by Rustic Horseshoe designer Rena Dearden at the beginning. Last year, Teresa and Hawke were able to join Rena in her studio in northern Arizona to get a behind-the-scenes look at her pattern design business. If you missed it, check it out on our YouTube channel:  https://youtu.be/89AXULHzz8w  

What You'll Need

For this project, Teresa chose to use the Cuddle® Baby Giraffe print and combined it with several Cuddle® 3 colors: Mocha, Chocolate and Beige. You can choose your own coordinating colors (maybe you prefer Cuddle® 3 Ash for the hooves) and use some of your scraps from previous projects.   

Fabric requirements:

• 1/2 yd. Cuddle® Baby Giraffe
• 1/4 yd. Cuddle® 3 Mocha  (hooves, head gusset, horn)
• 10” x 15” Cuddle® 3 Chocolate (mane, inner ear applique, horn tips)
• 10” x 15” Cuddle® 3 Beige (ears, belly, muzzle, nostril flap) 

Additional supplies: 

• Lounging Leafer PDF pattern (Rustic Horseshoe) 
• Silky Poly-Fil (Fairfield World) 
• Poly Pellets (Fairfield World 
• 20-30mm safety eyes 
• False eyelashes 
• Medium- to heavy-weight interfacing (Pellon)

Sewing Notions Needed: 

• 90/14 Stretch needle (SCHMETZ)
• Polyester sewing thread  (Mettler)
• Micro-serrated scissors (Karen Kay Buckley)
• Marking pen 
• Tailors chalk (for dark fabrics), optional (Clover) 
• Basting spray (ODIF 505)
• Long, flower head pins (Clover)

If you’re interested in making more Rustic Horseshoe stuffed animals with a little help from Teresa, check out her tutorial for the Nutty Nag:

Sew the Nutty Nag, Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qd6n2kW9DjM

Sew the Nutty Nag, Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNdvay2PWC8

For more information on sewing stuffed animals in general: How to Make Stuffed Animals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOCNldNE_io&t=762s