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Old Mac Donald Finger Puppet Set Embroidery Project

By Pat Williams on April 25, 2025

PROJECT DETAILS

SKILL LEVEL

Some Experience

TIME REQUIRED

03:50

Description

Young children will love these quick to make felt finger puppets. A felt pouch with an appliqued barn provides a safe home for all the puppets.

Project Preview Video

Materials

3 sheets of light blue felt

2 sheets of black felt

1 sheet of red felt

8” of black sew in Velcro

4” x 4” embroidery hoop for the puppets

5” x 7” embroidery hoop for the barn

Extra stable cut away stabilizer

Spray adhesive

Designs used in this project

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/Pat-Williams/DesignPack/1/DPOMDOP

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/pat-williams/designs/1/OMD01

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/pat-williams/designs/1/OMD02

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/pat-williams/designs/1/OMD03

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/pat-williams/designs/1/OMD04

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/pat-williams/designs/1/OMD05

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/pat-williams/designs/1/OMD06

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/pat-williams/designs/1/OMD07

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/pat-williams/designs/1/OMD08

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/pat-williams/designs/1/OMD09

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/pat-williams/designs/1/OMD10

https://www.embroiderydesigns.com/productdetails/pat-williams/designs/1/OMD11

Final Product: What You Will Create

Preface:

The use of a stable cut away stabilizer is the key to success in applying filled in embroidery designs on felt. Madeira E-Zee Cut Extra Stable was used in the samples. It is a mid-weight, but soft, cut away. All of the finger puppets are made in the same manner so only one will be shown in these instructions. Stitch the outline and tack down lines as explained; follow the color sequence for each individual design through the next to last color stop; position the back of the finger puppet; stitch the final color stop in a color to match your background felt. Instructions are included to complete the barn appliqued pouch.

Step 1:

Cut four 3” rectangles across the width of each light blue felt sheet.

Step 2:

Measure up 4.5” on each rectangle and cut in half.

Step 3:

Load a puppet design in the embroidery machine; hoop cut away stabilizer in a 4” x 4” hoop; stitch the 1st color stop which is a placement line for the felt.

Step 4:

Spray adhesive on a 3” x 4.5” rectangle of felt and place over the outline; stitch color stop #2 to tack down the felt.

Step 5:

Continue to follow the color chart to embroider the puppet through the next to last color stop.

Step 6:

Remove the hoop from the machine; do not unhoop; turn the hoop over; spray a felt rectangle and place over the back of the embroidery.

Step 7:

Stitch the last color stop in light blue thread to complete the finger puppet.

Step 8:

Remove from the hoop; cutting through all layers, cut across the bottom of the puppet just below the final tack down lines; cut around the puppet shape between the two outside outlines.

Step 9:

Your first finger puppet is complete – follow Step 3 through eight to make the other 9 finger puppets.

Step 10:

To make the barn pouch; cut 4” off the end of the two pieces of black felt so that you are left with two 8”x 9” rectangles of felt.

Step 11:

Hoop stable cut away in a 5” x 7” embroidery hoop.

Step 12:

I marked the center of the block both vertically and horizontally, but when I make the pouch again I would move that horizontal line down another ½”.

Step 13:

Spray adhesive on the back of the felt. Place the felt so that the 9” edge of the fabric is across the 5” width of the hoop; align your fabric marks with the marks on the hoop.

Step 14:

Run the first color stop in black for an outline of the top of the barn. Cut a 2 ½” x 2.1/2” square of red felt; spray with adhesive and place over the outline.

Step 15:

Stitch the second color stop in Black as a tack down line for the top of the barn.

Step 16:

Trim as close to the tack down stitches as possible.

Step 17:

Stitch the 3rd color sequence in black for an outline of the barn.

Step 18:

Stitch the 4th color sequence in black to tack down the barn; trim as close as possible around the outside edges and inside the little window at the top of the barn.

Step 19:

Stitch the remainder of the color stops to complete the embroidery.

Step 20:

Remove from the hoop and trim the cut away backing.

Step 21:

Take the two black felt squares to your sewing machine. Turn ½” on the top edges to the inside and stitch down with black thread.

Step 22:

Cut 8” of ½” Velcro; trim the ends to a curve on each end; place over the turned in hems on the inside of the pouch pieces leaving a ½” seam allowance on each side and using a zigzag stitch sew the Velcro in place.

Step 23:

Align the Velcro on the front and back of the bag together; stitch a ½” seam allowance around the sides and bottom of the bag with a triple run stitch.

Step 24:

Using a clear ruler and your seam line as a guide trim the seam allowance to ¼” around the two sides and bottom of the bag.

Step 25:

Congratulations your Old Mac Donald Finger Puppet Set is complete!

For the love of embroidery. . .
Pat Williams

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Meet the Author: Pat Williams

Award winning Digitizer, Embroidery Educator, Author and a Consultant to the Industry, Pat Williams has 30 years of experience in the embroidery industry. Pat has won multiple awards for her digitizing expertise including the 2007 Impressions Awards Grand Championship, Best of Show as well as the 1st and 2nd Place Awards. Pat’s love of digitizing has afforded her the opportunity to write numerous articles for Impressions magazine in the United States and Images Magazine in Europe. In 2001 Pat was named “Embroidery Educator of the Year.” For many years Pat taught digitizing seminars at the ISS Shows in Long Beach, CA and for Compucon software. She now resides in Tucson, AZ.

Old Mac Donald Finger Puppet Set Embroidery Project

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Cut Away Stabilizer - 2.5 Oz wt.