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Pillow Personality with Fairfield

Processing: Playful Stuffed CrocodileEditor: Liz Johnson

Wednesday, 22 August 2012 3:00

"Tick Tock, Cap'n... Tick, Tock... someone is coming!"I don't know about you, but I senta good !hunk o" #y !hi$dhood hoing, wishing, dreamingI !ou$d "$y $ike %eter %an& Ineer a!tua$$y (u#ed o"" the roo" o" the garden shed, but&&& I !$i#bed u there andthought about it) *oday, our %i$$ow %ersona$ity is: Playful& We'e !reated a wonder"u$$ysneaky !ro!odi$e, our ho#age to the !reey !ro! in %eter %an who was "oreer sta$king+atain ook& -inky .ot and $ow na "$ee!e are the er"e!t air "or the to and botto#o" -r& +ro!& *wo widths o" ri!k ra!k "or# his teeth and sine& And, we !hose /air"ie$d's$uurious$y si$ky %o$y/i$ ure#e /iber"i$$as our stu""ing& *he teture is wonder"u$
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"or toys, $us it's washab$e and nona$$ergeni!& A$though he $ooks !o#$e, our !ro!odi$etakes (ust a $itt$e whi$e& And, the attern is a "ree down$oad) "I was never to see PeterPan again. Now I tell his story to my children and they will tell it to their children, andso it will go on - or all children grow p... #cept one."
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9 yard o" 0; so$id "$ee!e "or the botto# o" the !ro! 6body and "eet7< we sed ayellow green solid availa&le at a&ric.com

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*wo @ 9; b$a!k buttons "or eyes< we sed " &lack &ttons in a shiny &lack -

we even ond some that had an inner circle that looked like an iris. /e ond

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A$$ urose thread to #at!h "abri!s

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2& +ut out a$$ the attern ie!es a$ong the so$id $ines& *ae together the ead atternie!es and the Body attern ie!es as indi!ated by the arrows on the rintouts&Butt the ie!es together< do not oer$a&

3& /o$d the -inky .ot in ha$" $engthwise&

& %$a!e the attern ie!es on the -inky .ot as shown be$ow, "o$$owing theindi!ations on the atterns the#se$es, and in in $a!e&
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& and stit!h the "e$t oa$s in $a!e with tiny, !are"u$ stit!hes&

D& sing the head attern ie!e as a guide again, #ark the osition o" the nostri$s anduse a "abri! en or en!i$ to draw guide $ines&
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& et u your #a!hine "or a dense satin stit!h and stit!h a$ong the guide $ines&


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G& /or etra suort, and to he$ kee your stit!hes s#ooth, you !an $a!e a s#a$$stri o" "e$t behind ea!h nostri$ rior to stit!hing&


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=& ere's a $ook at the head with a$$ the e$e#ents in $a!e&

The crocodile ody

1& %$a!e the (u#bo ri!k ra!k uneen$y a$ong the ba!k sea# o" one body ie!e& Itshou$d be $a!ed so it is (ust isib$e at ea!h end with the #ai#u# showing in the#idd$e& *his a$$ows it to !ure u, out and ba!k down again "ro# the "inishedsea#&&& (ust $ike a rea$ sine&


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2& We taed a $ength o" thread in $a!e in our hoto be$ow so you !ou$d see how theri!k ra!k !ured be$ow and then aboe the !enter $ine o" the sea#&

3& %in in $a!e and then #a!hine baste the ri!k ra!k sine in $a!e, as you did aboewith the ri!k ra!k teeth&

& %$a!e the two ba!k ie!es right sides together, sandwi!hing the ri!k ra!k betweenthe $ayers& %in in $a!e& +he!k the ri!k ra!k "ro# the right side rior to stit!hing tobe tri$esure you hae the !ure !orre!t&
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D& sing a 9; sea# a$$owan!e, stit!h a$ong the sine 6the hoto aboe shows thestit!hed sea# as we$$ as the ri!k ra!k osition7&

#ttach the head to the ody and cut the solid fleece

1& %$a!e the "inished head and body ie!es right sides together, a$igning the# a$ongthe !ro!odi$e's ;ne!k&; %in in $a!e&

2& tit!h in $a!e with a 9; sea# a$$owan!e&


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3& %$a!e the "inished !ro!odi$e to on the so$id "$ee!e, using it as a attern to !ut outthe so$id "$ee!e 6the !ro!odi$e be$$y7 as one ie!e&


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& se the -inky .ot "eet tos to !ut "our "eet botto#s "ro# the so$id "$ee!e&

Create and attach the feet

1& %$a!e one -inky .ot "oot right sides together with one o$id /$ee!e "oot& Ceeatto asse#b$e "our airs&

2& tit!h the airs together, "o$$owing the !ures with a H; sea# a$$owan!e&


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3& tit!h a$$ the way around $eaing the straight end 6the to o" the "oot7 oen "orturning&


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& +$i the inner !ures, ie& the s o" the toes&

D& *urn right side out&


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& tit!h a short sea#, aroi#ate$y 1; "ro# the end o" the "oot u, to !reatethree toes&

G& tu"" $ight$y with %o$y/i$, using a !hosti!k 6or si#i$ar stu""ing too$7 to he$you get the stu""ing into the toes& Be$ow you see the three stes that a$$ow the
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!ro!'s "eet to take shae&

=& sing the #arks on the origina$ attern ie!e as your guide, in the "our "eet tothe so$id "$ee!e be$$y& *he so$id "$ee!e botto#s o" the "eet shou$d be against theso$id "$ee!e o" the be$$y& *he "eet shou$d be s$ight$y ang$ed: the "ront "eet ang$ingtowards the head, the ba!k "eet ang$ing in the oosite dire!tion toward thetai$&
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K& -a!hine baste ea!h "oot in $a!e, staying aroi#ate$y H; "ro# the raw edgewithin the standard sea# a$$owan!e&

#sse'le to" to otto'( stuff and add eyes

1& %$a!e the !ro! to and the !ro! botto# right sides together a$igning a$$ the rawedges a$$ the way around& %in in $a!e, $eaing an aroi#ate D; oening "orturning and stu""ing a$ong one side&

2& sing a 9; sea# a$$owan!e, stit!h a$$ the way around& o s$ow$y so you !an keeyour sea# a$$owan!e ni!e and straight as you "o$$ow the !ro!odi$e's !ures&


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Ce#e#ber to $o!k your sea# at either side o" the D; oening&

3& *urn the !ro!odi$e right side out through the oening& ent$y tug on the ri!k ra!kto #ake sure a$$ his teeth and his sine are in $a!e and een&

& tu"" with %o$y/i$ ure#e /iber"i$$so he is so"t and s5ueezab$e, but sti$$ stayss$eek and steath$y, $ike a good !ro!odi$e shou$d& e shou$dn't be ro!k hard& As we#entioned aboe in our su$y $ist, we used one "u$$ =oz bag o" %o$y/i$&
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D& /o$d in the raw edges o" the oening so they are "$ush with the sewn sea#& $istit!h the oening !$osed, using tiny stit!hes&

& and stit!h the button eyes in $a!e& +he!k the attern ie!e "or $a!e#ent& *heeyes shou$d be !entered at the to ba!k o" ea!h "e$t oa$& *his osition gies the


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!ro!odi$e his arti!u$ar$y ;sneaky; $ook)

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Use a Fairfield insert or filler to make a pillow with

pizzazz!

*ake a digita$ i!ture o" your !reation, and write u a short des!rition 6D0 words or $ess7about your i$$ow's ersona$ity and whether the i$$ow was #ade to be assed a$ong orket& Fou #ust be o$der than 1= and a $ega$ !itizen o" the A to enter&

E#ai$ the digita$ i!ture and its des!rition to: N"air"ie$dwor$d&!o#&

Ea!h day, /air"ie$d wi$$ ost a rando# nu#ber o" i$$ow i!tures on their/a!ebook wa$$,

as we$$ as onto a se!ia$ board on their %interest age& *he twenty hotos that generatethe #ost a!tiity at these so!ia$ #edia out$ets wi$$ be the se#i"ina$ists&

/ro# these to twenty se#i"ina$ists, an industry ane$ o" (udges wi$$ se$e!t the "ie#a(or winners to re!eie:

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First Pri4e:o#e E$egan!ePo"t *ou!h Assort#ent Cetai$ a$ue O10

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Third Pri4e:o"t *ou!h %ie!e %i$$ow Bund$e Cetai$ a$ue OD

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Ce#aining 1D se#i"ina$ists with ea!h re!eie a 12oz bag o" %o$y/i$ ure#e /iber"i$

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