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cut 1 of each Leg & cut 1 of Tongue. Set as ide. With white or cream felt , prep Eyes & Teeth in same manner. With dark felt , prep Pupi ls in same manner.

C. Assemble & Fuse Monster - Peel paper backing off al l fus ible web. With 6”w x 6”h felt appl ique backing at very bottom, layer Body over Teeth, Tongue and Legs, as shown. When proper ly placed, Body wi l l over lap these pieces by no more than 1/8”. Center Body on backing felt , leaving space at top for horns. Fuse al l layers in place. Fuse Eyes & Pupi ls in place. With water-soluble marker, draw horns on backing felt .

NOTE: A press cloth is recommended. I t might help to f l ip assembled monster over & i ron f rom back as wel l to ensure a strong fuse.

D. Cut Backing & Horns - Careful ly cut out monster, leaving 1/8” border of backing felt v is ible at per imeter. When you get to horns, cut along marked horn l ines. BE CAREFUL not to cut off horns. (See cover photo.)

E. Add St i tching - Posit ion appl ique on project & pin in place. With coordinat ing thread, machine-st i tch around monster detai ls , through al l layers. With needle, br ing thread tai ls to back of project; knot & tr im.

NOTE: For some projects, i t might be best to sew appl ique in place before project is fu l ly assembled. For our S lobber Monkey Baby Bib, for instance, appl ique can be added to bib f ront at Step C, before bib is assembled, al lowing bib to be revers ible. See photo of f in ished monster bib at HELLOmynameisHeather.com .

ENJOY!

Embellish your next baby project with a little monster applique. Try our FREE Slobber Monkey Baby Bib pattern — available for download at HELLOmynameisHeather.com.

G E T T I N G S TA R T E D• READ THROUGH ENTIRE PATTERN BEFORE STARTING.• Change thread on machine to match fabr ic.

M AT E R I A L S L I S T • Fabr ic scraps for Body, Legs & Tongue • 6”w x 6”h felt* for appl ique backing/horns • White or cream felt* scraps for Eyes & Teeth • Dark felt* scrap for Pupi ls (Use scraps f rom felt appl ique backing i f i t i s a dark color.) • Fus ible web (such as Heat n’ Bond™ Lite or Wonder Under™) • Thread

HELPFUL TOOLSPins, scissors, needle, sandwich bag for pattern storage (such as Ziploc™), water-soluble pen, iron, press cloth

*Visit HeatherBaileyStore.com for designer felt in a wide variety of stylish colors—sold in 9” x 12” sheets.

I N S T R U C T I O N SA. Cut Out Pieces - Cut out paper pattern pieces & store in plast ic sandwich bag.

B. Prep Applique Parts - Cut 5”w x 4”h fabr ic for monster Body. Fol lowing manufacturer’s instruct ions, i ron fus ible web to wrong s ide of Body fabr ic. With pattern on fabr ic s ide (not web s ide), cut out Body. Cut away fabr ic at mouth area. Set as ide. For Legs & Tongue, i ron fus ible web to wrong s ide of fabr ic scraps;make sure each scrap is larger than i ts corresponding pattern piece. With paper pattern on fabr ic s ide,

EYE

PUPIL

LEG 2

TEETH

TONGUE

layer parts & fuse, then mark horns