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This petal decorated bag is secured using 20mm or 1" hook & loop
tape and once finished, filled with a handful of catnip cataria nepata for your cat's delight!
Use an A4 sized zip lock or grip seal bag between playtimes
to keep the nip fresh.
Daisy
petal sewing pattern - outline templates
Print the pattern twice to cut out each
individual piece
cut 1 daisy
centre
cut 14 petals pieces - to make 7 in total
cut 7 lengths of string approx. 12cm
cut
2 bag body pieces 29cm
x 34cm
cut 2x 29cm
lengths of hook and loop tape
cut 7 4cm x 12cm strips of crunchy sounding
plastic
(eg. celephane from food, toy packaging or wrap)
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Making the petals
cut
14 individual pieces and lay them together in pairs, forming 7 in total
stitch
around the outer edge of each pair leaving the flat base open
turn
right side out and iron flat
scrunch up and slide a strip of plastic inside each petal and rustle
it to expeience the sound
loop one piece of string and tack the ends together close to the opening
fold
over the botom corners of each petal, inwards covering the string ends and
& tack in place
repeat this for each of the 6 remaining petals.
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Create a circle of petals before attaching them to the front of the bag.
tack the corners of
petal end togtether until a whole round is formed
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Making the daisy centre
eye
cut one circle and lay a gathering stich around the outer edge
pull up the gathers
and secure them together
turn the piece over
and flatten - google image search for Suffolk puff
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Making the bag
join two of the longer
sides together & overlock the raw edge
fold down the top twice
to make a 1" hem, iron flat and stitch in place.
Open the sides out and on the inner side, sew a length of hook to one
hemmed edge, and loop to the other. |
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turn
the bag over so that it remains opened out, but is right side up
position
the round of petals in the centre of one side
position
the daisy eye or central disk at the core, covering all the raw edges of
the petals and the string
pin
and tack in place, then machine stitch the disk in place, securing the petals+string
at the same time.
once
finished, check each petal by tugging at it firmly.
To
keep the petals from snagging as the remaining bag seams are sewn, bring
the tips together and secure with a safety pin.
Fold the bag back in half matching the side and bottom edges. Sew together
& overlock to finish off.
Turn
the whole bag right side out and test that the hook and loop secures the
entire opening - this is what will prevent the catnip from escaping.
Remove the safety pin and free the petals.
Fill
the bag with a handful of your prefered brand of catnip.
Present
to your cat and see what happens ...
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avoid the possibility of queuing! make one per cat :)
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