3-D egg pattern

would anyone know where i could find instructions on how to sew a 3 demensional egg. Just like the eggs in your fridge but a grander scale. Maybe 8-10 inches

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Xman
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3-D Egg - 8"

Draw a line down the center of the page 8 5/8" long (This includes 3/8" seam allowance).

Divide this into thirds (2 7/8").

Draw a line across the page at first third 6 1/4" long (from vertical line it would be 3 1/8" to each side.

Draw a line across the page at second third 5 1/4"

A french curve will help in drawing the curves, or a computer program.

The two horizontal maybe would be better a 1/4" less each.

This is a two piece. A three piece should get an A+, because of it's difficulty.

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If it were spring you could find a blow up Easter Egg and trace the sections. Maybe someone has one in their attic.

If not you can make a pattern for almost anything with Kitchen plastic wrap, the clingier the better. I get the real big boxes of it at the restaurant supply store. If you can find a large egg it would be better than a tiny real egg to use, but you can use a real egg. Use pieces of plastic wrap and wrap the egg. Try not to use such big pieces that you get folds, maybe using strips would be best. Make sure you have at least 2 layers all over the egg. Draw lines from big end to small end, like a beach ball with something like a fine line permanant marker, something that won't rub off the wrap and make a mess. I would bet you need at least 6 sections. Think baseball cap, if you only had

4 sections it would look very square. Try to keep the sections that you are drawing pretty even. In other words you don't want one skinny panel and one real fat one.

Cut apart on the lines you drew. The plastic wrap should stick to itself, and if you cut enough panels, (probably 6), then they should lay flat. and Voila there is your pattern without any seam allowances.

Now this pattern is pretty small unless you were able to find a big egg, but even then it could not be as big as you want. This pattern could be enlarged on a copy machine without too much problem of distortion, some patterns won't enlarge this way. If you need to draw the pattern bigger, then ask me and I'll tell you how, the copy machine would be quicker. Add seam allowances after you enlarge because you would be enlarging the seam allowance too if you do it after you add them. A 1/4 inch seam allowance enlarged 4 times would be an inch and too big to sew nice.

I've made perfectly fitted basket liners with plastic wrap, copied a teddy bear, made a sloper for a doll to use to make clothes, and even a wedding dress. I wrapped the bride and we drew the lines she wanted right onto the plastic wrap, she was thrilled to see where the lines would be on her own body. One day I headed a sewing guild meeting where 30 women wrapped each other to make slopers. Now that was a funny time.

Sandy Erickson

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Corasande

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