Catnip Fortune Cookie Toy
Simple enough of a pattern, a 5" circle. Most people use felt but I find that it doesn't stand up enough to a cat, not the way polar fleece does. Thing is, fleece is softer and squishes when you want a fortune cookie to be stiff, so it's a trade off. You can find the same orange color in both fabrics.
I used to use a piece of bias tape for the fortune, though that unravels along the cut line. A dab of Elmers Glue on the fingers to be smeared on the cut solved that. Later I just used a strip of white felt for the fortune. It saved me time when making 60 Fortune Cookies all at once.
Then I found this tutorial online. It's specifically for felt. I tried it with fleece, the results weren't as good. However here's the tutorial.
Myself I'll do the sewing all on the machine for the edging, stuffing as I go without taking it out of the sewing machine. Once they're done I trim them (be CAREFUL not to cut off the fortunes!) and then hand do the fold on the back, stitching that in place.
Sure, they sometimes look more like perogies, but the cats like them a lot.
posted by hudsongray | 3:30 PM
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