Before you start assembling the ears, attach the interfacing to Ear Front Inner fabric piece. If you are using hair canvas, baste the canvas to the wrong side of the fabric pieces, using a wide machine basting stitch and staying within the 1/4 inch seam allowance. If you are using a heavy fusible interfacing, follow the instructions for your interfacing to adhere it to the wrong sides of the Ear Front Inner pieces.
Then, sew the the Ear Front Inner piece to the ear front outer piece. This can be a tiny bit tricky, so you can watch me do it in a video, or just follow the pictures below.
First, sew one side, from the point of the ear to the base, right sides together. The stitching line is marked on the pattern piece at the top of the ear, it might help you to transfer this marking to your fabric pieces with a fabric marker. You can see my markings on the picture below.
After stitching the first side, clip the tight angle of the outer ear piece just to the stitching. This will make it easier to line up the second side.
Then, pin and sew the other side from point of the ear down to the base.
After stitching, press your stitching flat. If you are working with a napped fabric, use a scrap of napped fabric as a press cloth, or press it from the back, to avoid crushing the fibers.
Then, sew the Ear Back to the assembled Ear Fronts, right sides together.
Clip the point and trim the seam allowances to 1/8 inch.
Turn the ear right side out. Use something pointy like a chopstick (or a point turner, if you have one!) to gently press the tip out.
Repeat all steps for the second ear, then you are are ready to assemble the body!
First, sew one side, from the point of the ear to the base, right sides together. The stitching line is marked on the pattern piece at the top of the ear, it might help you to transfer this marking to your fabric pieces with a fabric marker. You can see my markings on the picture below.
After stitching the first side, clip the tight angle of the outer ear piece just to the stitching. This will make it easier to line up the second side.
After stitching, press your stitching flat. If you are working with a napped fabric, use a scrap of napped fabric as a press cloth, or press it from the back, to avoid crushing the fibers.
Then, sew the Ear Back to the assembled Ear Fronts, right sides together.
Clip the point and trim the seam allowances to 1/8 inch.
Turn the ear right side out. Use something pointy like a chopstick (or a point turner, if you have one!) to gently press the tip out.
Repeat all steps for the second ear, then you are are ready to assemble the body!
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