Sew Your Own Felt Microbe Plush

Step 5 Second Half!

Okay, so now you've got one half of your Microbe done, it's time to do the other half. Sew two pieces together just like you did in the last step. This time, when you're done, you need to check something before you sew the third piece on. Try lining up one of the edges of the two pieces you sewed together with the half you already finished. If it doesn't quite match up, that's the side you need to add the third piece to. If it does match up, then the third piece goes on the other side.

Why? Well, inevitably your pieces aren't perfect, one side might end up a little bigger than the other on your pieces, but if you cut them all to match each other, it's the same side on all the pieces!

Take the three small pieces with "tentacles" on the bottom and sew them together in a similar fashion as the long pieces before them, lining them up and then just sewing along the sides - not the tops! Do the same with the three "top" pieces. Now comes the tough part, and the one I never got to work right. Sew together the two halves so that they are the same length as the long pieces, and so you get an attractive little "lip" going on. This will be Microbe's mouth. If you can figure out a way to do this that doesn't look stupid, let me know - this difficult step is why I recommend everyone just use the new pattern.

Time to move on to decorating.