The Hedgehog
Height: 23 cm (9 in)
Instructions
by
HappyLabToys
The List Of Materials
• Piece of beige fabric for the body: 50 cm x 50 cm (19.7 in x 19.7 in)
For example, any 190 gsm* linen fabric (medium weight) or Robert
Kaufman Kona Cotton
• Any artificial fur (it shouldn’t be too stretchy): 26 cm x 25 cm (10.2
in x 9.8 in)
• 2 Pieces of fabric for the cap and the lining: 50 cm x 50 cm (19.7 in
x 19.7 in)
• Piece of fabric for the bloomers: 50 cm x 50 cm (19.7 in x 19.7 in)
• Three buttons. Two for the bloomers and one for the cap
• Black embroidery thread for the eyes and nose embroidery. I use
DMC threads for embroidery
• Fiberfill (polyester stuffing) approx. 180 g (0.39 lb)
• Rouge and a dry brush for rosy cheeks. I use rouge for women
• Small piece of interfacing fabric which can be glued with the hot
iron
• Small piece of elastic ribbon for the bloomers
*gsm – weight of a fabric
I also recommend using the following
• Sewing machine with the needle 80/12 or 90/14
• Matching the body fabric polyester threads
• Sewing needle for hand sewing
• Scissors, pins, iron
• Erasable fabric pen (it has the ink that disappears with the iron heat)
•Turning tools: long wooden stick and a plastic tube used to turn the
pieces right side out easily. You can buy them in a craft store (for
example Prym turning set) or use high quality cocktail straw and a
chopstick
• Elastic threader to easily and quickly draw the ribbon through the hem
• Extra long sewing needle for the doll making
Tips and Tricks
• Read all the project instructions through before you start!
• Don’t forget about the fabric grainline*! It’s marked on the
patterns and photos
• Use a shorter stitch length of about 1.5 mm (0.06 in) for the seams
that will be stuffed later
• Where a gap needs to be left, backstitch at both ends to secure
the seam
• Stuff well, using hemostat or wooden stick/tube at the beginning
and make sure you fill small areas
*the grainline always runs parallel to the selvedge of the fabric (the
manufacturer’s logo or blank line along the edges), and the stretch
usually runs the other direction
Instructions
by
HappyLabToys
Home Printer Instructions
One of the most important steps in using a PDF pattern is ensuring
you print your pattern without scaling. Actual size should be
selected or scaling should be set to 100%.
Find the test square on the pattern. It will tell you what the square
should measure when printed. Measure the printed test square with
your ruler. If it’s too big or small, then change your printer settings
by adjusting the scale section, then print and measure again.
Repeat the process until it measures correctly.
Making The Hedgehog
grainline
Take two pieces of fabrics for
the hedgehog body. Don’t
forget about the grainline
grainline
Fold the fabrics in a half with the
right sides together
Position the body templates on the fabrics. Trace the templates around
with erasable fabric pen. Don’t forget to mark the opening on the back
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Cut the shapes out by eye,
adding а 0.7 cm (0.28 in) seam
allowances around all the edges
Take two pieces and pin them
with the right sides together.
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Repeat this step with the other
two pieces
Stitch both pieces You will get two parts of the body
Put both pieces of the body with
the right sides together Pin them
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Machine stitch around the body
shape on the traced outline,
leaving the opening. Use stitch
length as small as possible.
Don’t forget to back stitch at
the beginning and at the end to
secure the seam. Remove the
ink with the hot iron
Now we need to turn the body
right side out. This practical set
(plastic tube and stick) makes
the turning of fabric tunnels
easy. I use the Prym turning set
With the stick on the Remove the tube and
Insert the tube inside
outside, push the continue to push the
the body shape until it
fabric into the tube stick into the fabric
reaches the top of the
opening to start until the body is the
head
turning the body right side out
Stuff the body using the
hemostat or use your fingers
and tube
*Polyester stuffing (fiberfill) is
a popular choice for stuffing
the dolls. You can also use the
wool stuffing
Sew the opening with invisible
stitches*
*invisible stitches (ladder
stitch) scheme
Draw the nose with the erasable pen
Embroider the nose with the doubled embroidery thread
Place the pins on any distance you
like
Draw the eyes and tiny mouth with the erasable pen
Embroider the eyes and the mouth. You can embroider the eyebrows too
Make a couple of stitches with the beige thread to form the nice shape of
nose. Hide the knots in the seam. You can skip this step
Remove the ink with the hot iron.
Create rosy cheeks using the rouge
and a dry brush
Take a piece of body fabric,
fold it in a half, position the
arm and leg templates on the
grainline
fabrics. Trace the templates
around with erasable fabric
pen. We’ll need 2 arms and
two legs
Machine stitch around the leg
and arm shapes on the traced
outline. Use stitch length as
small as possible
Cut the shapes out by eye,
adding а 0.7 cm (0.28 in) seam
allowance around all the edges
Cut out the small openings. They are marked on the templates. Please
note, the arms and legs should be mirrored
Turn them right side out and iron Stuff the arms and legs until firm
Sew up the openings
Pin the legs
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Take the extra long needle and a Sew the legs together through the
very long doubled beige thread body
*If you have problems with the
thread fixation at the beginning
of attaching the legs, you can
fix the thread with a couple of
tiny stitches using the small
needle, after that change the
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needle to the extra long one
and continue sewing
You can use the buttons and extra strong thread to
attach the legs
Pin the arms
You can draw the X on the arms
first. Take a very long doubled
thread and fix it with a couple of
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stitches under the arm using the
small needle
Change the needle to the extra Sew the arms together through the
long one body
Take a small piece of body fabric, Trace the ear template around.
fold it in a half We’ll need 2 ears
grainline
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Machine stitch around the ear
shapes, leaving the openings. Don’t
forget to back stitch at the
beginning and at the end to secure
the seams. Cut the ears out
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Turn the ears right side out.
Fold in the seam allowances
around the openings. Iron the
ears
Sew the openings with invisible Then sew them as it showed on the
stitches photo
Pin the ears Sew the ears onto the head
Take a piece of fabric for the
bloomers. Fold it in a half with
the right sides together
Position the bloomers template
on the fabric as it showed on
Fabric fold
the photo. Trace the template
around with erasable fabric
pen twice. We’ll need two
parts of the bloomers
Cut the shapes out by eye,
adding а 0.7 cm (0.28 in) seam
allowances around all the
edges
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Zigzag the top and the bottom
edges
Put both pieces with the right sides Machine stitch them as it showed
together on the photo
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Zigzag the edges after stitching Fold the bloomers this way
Stitch the bloomers as it showed on
the photo. Zigzag the edge after
stitching
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Fold the bottom edges and iron them
1 cm / 0.39 in
Stitch the bottom parts of the Fold the top edge of the bloomers
bloomers legs leaving the openings and iron it
Stitch around the top edge of the Use elastic threader to easily draw
bloomers leaving the opening the ribbon through the hems
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Draw the ribbon through the top and the bottom hems. Tie the ribbon and
cut the ends
Sew the openings with the Cut out two pieces of fabric 25 cm
matching thread x 4 cm (9.8 in x 1.57 in)
25 cm / 9.8 in
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4 cm / 1.57 in 4 cm / 1.57 in
Stitch on 0.5 cm /0.2 in distance
Fold them in a half from the edges
Turn the straps right side out Iron them
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Put the bloomers on the hedgehog and pin the straps as it showed on the
photos
Sew the straps to the bloomers Decorate them with the buttons
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Take a piece of fabric for the cap. Trace around the cap templates 3
Fold it in a half times
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Cut the shapes out by adding 0.7 cm
/ 0.27 in seam allowances You will get 6 cap parts
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Put two pieces of cap with the right Stitch them on 0.7 cm / 0.27 in
sides together distance from the edge
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Stitch the other pieces the same Turn one part of the cap right side
way and iron the seams out
Insert that part into the other one Pin one edge together
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Stitch both pieces Iron the seam
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Turn the third part of the cap right
side out
Pin it to the other part of the cap, stitch the left seam first and then the right
one
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Repeat all those steps with the cap
lining. But you will need to leave
the opening in the lining! We’ll use
it to turn the cap right side out
later
Cut out the small pieces of cap Glue the interfacing onto the wrong
fabric and the interfacing side of the cap fabric
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Put both pieces with the right sides
Cut it in a half or fold it in a half
together
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Position the cap visor template on
the fabric and trace it around Machine stitch three edges
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Cut the cap visor out leaving 0.5
cm / 0.2 in seam allowance
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Cut the notches in the seam
allowance. This will make turning
the cap visor right side out easier.
Curved edges will look smoother
and rounder. If you use pinking
shears to cut out the shapes, skip
this step
Turn the cap visor right side out Stitch it along the three edges
Pin the visor to the cap. The center
Mark the center of the visor mark should match the cap seam
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Insert the cap into the lining (including
Turn the cap lining wrong side out the cap visor)
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Pin both parts. The seams of the cap and lining should match each other
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Stitch the cap around Turn it right side out
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Decorate the top of the cap with the
Stitch it around once again button if you want
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Put the outfit on. Congratulations, your own beautiful
hedgehog is finished!
