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Materials:
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Two 8 1/2" x 11" pieces of green felt
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4 Safety pins
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Green thread and a needle
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Polyester Fiberfill (stuffing)
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Black or red fabric paint in a squeeze
bottle
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1 pair of 10mm googly eyes
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White rickrack
1) Cut out 2 shamrock shapes
from the green felt. An easy way to do
this is to print the pattern provided. Lay
the 2 pieces of felt on top of each other.
Lay the pattern on top of the felt and use the
safety pins to hold the pattern and material in
place. Then, cut out the shamrock shape by
cutting through the paper.
2) Remove the pins so you can
remove the pattern then replace the pins.
3) Using the needle and thread,
sew around the edge using an overcast stitch.
Leave an opening for stuffing.
4) When you have sewn all but
about 2 inches, stuff your shamrock with the
Fiberfill.
5) Once stuffed sew the opening
closed.
6) Decorate your shamrock by
gluing on some rickrack or other desired trims.
Glue on googly eyes and draw a mouth with fabric
paint.
Option: Leave the face
off for a plain shamrock
Option 2: Enlarge the
shamrock on a copier to make a shamrock pillow.
Printable instructions & pattern.
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