Easter Hen

Expert - 1 day - Complete

Keywords :

Easter - Cotton fabrics - Hen plush - Hen patterns - Striped pattern - Cotton wool, stuffing - Easter decorations

In need of Easter decorations? Try this Easter hen, perfect for the lunch table, an Easter egg hunt or a gift for a child! You'll have fun adding your own touch to holiday traditions.

Supplies

Tools

Sewing accessories
Sewing machine
Drawing pencil
Optional : printer

Materials

Cloth for the body and wings
White cloth for the eyes
Orange, black and red felt
Assorted sewing threads
Cotton stuffing as for stuffed animals

Directions

Print out the pattern of the hen and cut out the different sections (see diagram and traslation below).

The body (corps): Cut out 2 sillhouettes to eventually be sewn together.
The wings (ailes): Cut out 4 times, two for one side, two for the other.
The beak (bec): Cut out once
The crest (crete): Cut out once
The eyes (oeil): Cut out 2 white circles, 2 smaller black ones
The feet (pattes): Cut out 2 longer white strips, 4 very short ones

Place them on the cloth of the body/wings and the pieces of felt for the crest/ feet/ eyes/ beak.

Sew the white part of the eye onto the cloth by hand.

Fix the black part of the eye onto the white by sewing a cross.

Sew the each of the wings together at their borders making sure to leave space at the bottom for stuffing.

Turn inside out and fill with stuffing.

Sew the wings shut with left over cloth at the bottom.

Sew directly onto the body of the hen.

Place the beak, the crest and the feet on the parts of the hen where they belong and stitch a frame around the body, stitching the beak, crest and feet to the body down at their bases as shown below.