This little gobbler was made by my daughter when she was about 9 or 10 years old.
He has become one of my favorite Thanksgiving Decorations.
His body is made out of four sections. Three tail piece sections and one body piece.
Each section needs two pieces of felt cut the same size that are sewn together leaving a small opening to stuff it and then finish sewing it up...it is a simple whip stitch with embroidery floss of a complimentary color.
The back feather piece is 9 1/2 inches wide. The middle feather section is 7 1/2 inches wide and the front section is 6 1/2 inches wide. Also the front section does not get stuffed.
This next picture is to show you how they all line up when you hot glue the pieces together.
The first one is the back tail feather.
9 1/2 in. wide and 7 1/2 in high
Next is the middle piece.
7 1/2 in. wide and 6 in high
And the front feather
6 in. wide and 3 inches. high
And lastly the body
you can free hand a little beak and wobbly thingy... and glue on some googly eyes and tie a little ribbon around his neck. Give him some buttons for his front and you're all set.
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