Animals Pattern Templates

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TEMPLATES
For the patterns in this book, you’ll need to add a
All templates on the following pages, except the
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-inch (6 mm) seam allowance. The quickest way
Dinosaur, are set to print to their actual size when
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to do this is to simply eyeball it. Trace around the
printed at “actual size,” or “size to 100%.” Do not
pattern piece on the fabric, or iron it on if the pat-
set the document, or your printer, to print “to fit.”
tern has been copied onto freezer paper, then cut
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the fabric
inch (6 mm) away from the edge of
For the Dinosaur, print at 110% on 11 x 17-inch
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the pattern piece measuring it by eye. With a little
paper or print at 100% and enlarge at your local
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practice, cutting a
inch (6 mm) away becomes
copy shop.
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easy. If you aren’t comfortable eyeballing it, use a
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sliding gauge (page 12) set at
inch (6 mm). Line
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it up with the edge of the pattern piece and use a
disappearing fabric marker or chalk to make a dot
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inch (6 mm) away. Move the gauge over
inch
1
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2
(1.3 cm), and make another dot. Continue all the
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way around the pattern piece, making dots
inch
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(6 mm) away from the edge of the pattern piece
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every
inch (1.3 cm). Connect the dots to create a
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2
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-inch (6 mm) seam allowance, then cut the fabric
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along this line.

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