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Catnip Kitty Fortune Cookie

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By Cindi Massei, KobeDog.etsy.com
Make your feline a fortune he or she will go bonkers for! Using felt and simple sewing techniques, this quick project is a great solution to overpriced catnip toys.

Materials:

felt, tan and white
fiberfill or batting
dried organic catnip
sewing machine
needle
thread
quilter's pencil
pins

Steps:

1. Cut a 3 3/4" diameter circle out of the tan felt. Tip: Trace around a wine goblet with a white quilter’s pencil to get your circle. This will be the "cookie."

2. Cut a strip of white felt measuring 2 1/2" long and 3/8" wide. This will be your cookie's "fortune."

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Figure A
3. Sprinkle a teaspoon of catnip onto the center of the tan felt circle (figure A).

4. Take a piece of fiberfill about the size of a ping pong ball and roll it between the palms of your hands to form it into a cylinder shape.

5. Place the fiberfill cylinder on top of the catnip in the center of the felt circle.

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Figure B
6. Sprinkle another teaspoon of catnip on top of the fiberfill (figure B).

7. Fold the felt in half to make a half-circle and pin into place.

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Figure C
8. Place one end of the white felt "fortune" inside the "cookie" so that about 2" of the fortune is sticking out (figure C).
9. Using a sewing machine, sew around the circle from one end to the other to completely close it (figures D, E).
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Figure D
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Figure E
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Figure F
10. Fold the two ends of the half-circle together to form your fortune cookie and sew them together, hiding the stitches inside the folds of the fortune cookie (figure F).

11. Trim the fortune so it's about 1 1/2" long.

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