Description
With this paper pattern, you’ll receive a printed version of our Hobby Horse sewing pattern “HOPE” – including a blanket and ear bonnet pattern as wella s instructions for making a halter. All patterns are also featured in our book My Hobby Horse & Me. For the facial elements, you can optionally download free matching embroidery files (like PES, for embroidery machines) or cutting files (like SVG, for digital cutting machines) to use instead of sewing the eyes and nostrils by hand or machine.
All pattern pieces come with 3 different seam allowance options and are printed on professional-grade paper with clear markings and precise cutting lines. The easy-to-follow, illustrated instructions are printed on the pattern sheet and can be cut out and folded into a handy booklet.
About the Hobby Horse sewing pattern “HOPE”
Hobby Horse “HOPE” is the stick horse pattern originally featured in our sewing book My Hobby Horse & Me. The design includes two nostril options – sewn-on appliqué or sewn-in 3D nostrils – as well as optional blaze shapes, fur markings, and different eye styles with templates for painting or embroidering them. You’ll also find instructions for shading the fabric and attaching a yarn mane. Here is the full video tutorial for sewing the stick horse HOPE from our Youtube channel:
To complete your horse’s look, the pattern sheet includes templates for a blanket, a Hobby Horse ear bonnet pattern, and a simple halter – everything you need to sew your own realistic stick horse.
Check out our video tutorial on our YouTube channel to see how to sew a Hobby Horse with sewn-in nostrils!
- Sewing time: 3-6 hours for the horse
- Difficulty level: intermediate
Embroidery designs for the stick horse
A download link is printed on the paper pattern, giving you access to free embroidery files for the eyes and nostrils of the horse – so you can stitch the them instead of sewing them by hand or with a sewing machine. All embroidery files fit a 4×4″ hoop (10×10 cm)and come in the following formats: DST, EDR, EXP, HUS, INF, JEF, JEF+, PCS, PES, TAP, VIP, VP3, and XXX.
Cutting files for the stick horse’s face
If you have a digital cutting machine like a Cricut or Silhouette, you can download SVG cutting files for the eyes and nostrils of the hobby horse. These let you create iron-on vinyl patches using HTV instead of sewing the elements by hand or as sewing machine appliqués. Files are provided in .DXF, .SVG, .JPG, and .PNG formats.
What’s included in these printed sewing templates for stuffed animals:
- Color-printed paper pattern sheet with illustrated sewing instructions (language: English), incl. 3 seam allowance options: 1/8″ (3 mm), 1/4″ (0.7 cm), 3/8″ (1 cm), or without seam allowance
- Digital embroidery files: different pairs of eyes (each left and right eye) and nostrils (each left and right), in DST, EDR, EXP, HUS, INF, JEF, JEF+, PCS, PES, TAP, VIP, VP3, XXX
- Digital cutting files: different versions of eyes and nostrils, in .DXF, .SVG, .JPG, and .PNG
- Link to video tutorials for making the stick horse
The Hobby Horse sewing pattern with the accessories and the matching embroidery and cutting designs are for private use only. However, you can buy a license extension for commercial use here in our shop (you only need one license for using all).
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