Spellbinders | Stitched Classic Pooh

Hello there, if you have been a follower of my blog for a while, you will know that I have been doing some felt stitching projects from time to time. Today I have my last one of the year to share and he is a cutie! As soon as I saw the Spellbinders Stitched Classic Pooh Collection I knew I wanted to make a plushie for my very dear friend Sarah. It took a little longer than I hoped to get him to her, but I got there in the end! 

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As with all Spellbinders felt plushie stitching dies, they are made to be cut from felt, but you can cut them from cardstock too. These ones especially would work well for that purpose as they do not have stitching holes made into them. This is so that you can use any stitch you want to make these. There is a tutorial on the Spellbinders YouTube channel, showing how to stitch them with the blanket stitch but I only learnt that the other week when making Fergus, so opted for running stitch instead! 

I used Spellbinders Merino Wool Felt Sheets - Classic Pooh Collection to cut the Spellbinders Stitched Classic Pooh Etched Dies. I used Beeswax for Pooh's body, arms and legs, and Coal for his eyes, inside ear and nose. I stitched him together using DMC 726 Floss. I did add quilt batting and polyester filling to his body but just used the batting for the arms and legs. 

The honey pot was cut from Cornflower felt for the main honey pot, Cream for behind the label, and Honey for the honey. The label itself was cut from Demin felt from the Spellbinders Merino Wool Felt Sheets - Cool Collection. I used DMC 813 Floss. The label was adhered to the pot using hot glue but you can stitch it as well. The bee was cut from Coal, Sunflower and Cream felt , adding a Spellbinders Crystal Mix Color Essential Gem to the the centre of the wings. The bee was adhered to the pot and then Pooh's arms adhered to the honey pot. I did stitch in thread at the top of Pooh's head, so that it can be hung up too. 

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Since there are no stitching holes in this one, I did find it a little difficult to keep my stitching consistent in term of size and in a straight line, however, I am hoping that Sarah will just see the love that went into it, rather than my not so perfect stitching! Thank you so much for stopping by today, I really do appreciate it. I hope you have a wonderful day!