Who doesn’t need some luck? Plus these very simple fish are pulling me out of slushy, stubborn stuckness.
One thing leads to another, if you let it, but first you need to start. Where I really started was ironing, ironing scraps. It went on my to do list because it was an easy win (I felt like doing it). And I had saved a couple bundles of scraps, each sent by a friend, to sort and iron pre-move.
As I ironed and sorted by color the wheels started to turn and I felt a strong and persistent spiritual directive to slow stitch some fish.
Maybe you feel like stitching some fish too. Let it be a meandering process, try stuff. Let one thing lead to another.
** DOWNLOAD THE FISH TEMPLATE **
You will also need:
- fabric scraps – light cotton or linen
- little scraps, buttons lace for embellishing
- stuffing
- a basic sewing kit
- pencil
1. Pin the pattern to 2 layers of light cotton fabric – right sides of the fabric together – and cut out. Be sure to clip out the little triangle notches.
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2. Mark the seam line lightly in pencil.
3. Stitch the seam by hand or machine, leaving open between the notches. Find hand sewing tips here.
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4. Clip notches around the curves and clip off the points at the nose and tail. Be careful not to clip the seam.
5. Use a chopstick to turn the fish right side out.
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6. Pro tip: use a plastic mechanical pencil to push out the corners – retract the lead first.
7. Stuff your fish.