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Area 49

This guide provides information on how to use technology within Area 49, as well as guides for digital technologies and physical projects. Area 49 is available for use by all current students, faculty, and staff.

Introduction

This pattern is an easy way to get started with hand sewing! You can download the template and print it out for use at home. If you are attending an in person workshop, this template will be provided.

You Will Need:

  • 2 pieces of fabric (body)
  • 1 small piece of pink or red felt (tongue)
  • A needle and thread
  • 2 small black beads (eyes)
  • Sewing clips or pins
  • Fabric scissors
  • Polly pellets, dry rice, beans, etc. (for weighted frogs) or stuffing (for light frogs)
  • A skewer, popsicle stick, pencil, or other thin, long object
  • Pattern listed above

Materials will be provided for workshop attendees.

Pattern Instructions

  1. Trace the body pattern on the wrong side of your fabric, then cut it out. You can use the holes cut in the pattern to mark where you will backstitch, snip, and insert the eyes.
    1. Cut two of these. One will be the top of the frog, and one will be the bottom.
      2. Tracing frog template onto wrong side of fabric
  2. Trace and cut the tongue from pink felt.
  3. On the top piece, sew/attach the eyes.
  4. With the right sides facing together, pin/clip the two body pieces so that they line up on top of each other. Sandwich the tongue between these two pieces in the spot and orientation indicated on the pattern. Make sure the tongue is facing the inside.

    Two frog shaped pieces of fabric are clipped together, with the right sides facing each other. The tongue is between them, facing inwards.

    Two frog-shaped pieces of fabric clipped together, with the right sides facing each other.

  5. Backstitch along the line indicated in red on the pattern. Be sure to leave a spot open at the back.

    One clip is removed, and there is a needle sewing on the same limb.

    The needle continues going around the perimeter of the frog fabric.

  6. Snip both layers along the magenta lines. This will make it easier to shape the front of the face. Do not cut into your stitches!A pair of scissors creating small snips in the curved part of the frog's face.
  7. Cut some of the excess seam allowance off on the limbs. Leave around 1/8 in of fabric around the border.The excess seam allowance has been cut off from the frog piece.
  8. Turn the frog inside out, using a skewer or other similarly sized stick to push out the limbs. Be careful if using something pointy; you may poke through the seams.
  9. Fill the frog with poly pellets or stuffing.
  10. Use a ladder stitch to close the hole.