Pin the head to the body and sew the head to the body with ladder stitch, going around twice to make it extra secure. Take a running stitch along the top edge of the body and pull the stitches to gather it mostly closed. Clip the curves and turn the body right side out. Sew around the body, leaving the top edge open as marked. Place the other body piece on top and pin well. Place the arms, legs, and folded tag on the right side of one body piece as marked and pin in place. Now place the muzzle on the head and whipstitch it in place. Stitch the mouth with small, straight stitches. Place the nose on the muzzle piece and whipstitch it in place using coordinating thread or embroidery floss. Stuff the head, then close the opening with ladder stitch. Clip the curves, then turn the head right side out. Stitch all the way around, leaving the opening as marked. Put other head piece on top, right side down. Place the ears on the right side of one head piece as marked. Sew the ears the same way, but leave them unstuffed. Place two arm pieces right sides together, stitch around, leaving the top edge open. Dana requested that they read, “Love from Grammy.” I have a laser printer so I cut an 8 1/2″ x 11″ sheet of freezer paper, fused it to the back of some cotton muslin, and ran it through my printer to create the labels. To create a tag you can use an ink jet printer and printable fabric sheets (affiliate link) to print out a message to sew into the seam.
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