This turtle design grew out of an email I received from Nancy. A fourth-grade teacher, Nancy raises two Blanding’s Turtle hatchlings with her class each year. Once grown, they release the turtles into the wilds of Massachusetts.
This is my second attempt at the Blanding’s Turtle. My first design was flat – the shell more like the shape of my sea turtle. I didn’t think it looked enough like this turtle, so I went back to the drawing board. This version is a little more complicated, but gives his shell a nice curve to it. He should be created from a darker colored felt, but the colors left in my stores were somewhat limited. I hope you have fun with this guy. Let me know how your turtle turns out if you choose to make him!
Here are a few images referenced in the instructions that my help you in making this turtle.
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- Pinning the legs and tail to the wrong side of the belly. Tack by creating the decorative stitching.
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- Cutting and creating the turtle’s shell.
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- See the overlap of the shell beyond the belly.
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- The red lines show where your second line of running stitches will attach the shell to the belly.
I absolutely love all your patterns. My printer has run out of ink for I have such fun copying the patterns. Hopefully I will get myself organized in a couple of months and then can start making some of the birds and animals. I am thinking of doing some as Christmas invitations for 2018.
Thank you for sharing your talents.