[Illustration: Fig. 1 · Fig. 2 · Fig. 3 · Fig. 4]
STUFF UNTIL PLUMP
GATHER & TIGHTEN BEFORE CLOSING
TURN ENDS DOWN
CUT TWO WINGS
SEW WINGS TO SIDES
SEW TO SOCK HERE
CUT TWO OF THESE
BODY: Use foot from light colored sock. Stuff plump and round. Sew up
opening in the bottom. Tie off about one-third the way down for the
head. Add a stiff-necked white collar with the tabs turned back around
the neck (Figure 1).
WINGS: From stiff material of the same color, cut two wings as shown.
Sew one to each side of the body with tip of the wings extending down
and out at the bottom to form the tail (Figure 2).
FEET: Cut two webbed feet from cardboard and two from stiff material.
Sew one of each together and fasten to the bottom of the duck (Figure
3).
FEATURES: Sew a round black button onto a large circle of white felt for
each eye. Make the beak from two pieces of felt and sew to the front of
the face (Figure 4).
OPTIONAL: If you want to make a sailor out of your duck, add a sailor
hat perched at an angle on the top of his head and the regular sailor’s
collar and neckerchief. To make the collar, use a rectangle of blue
material, cut a deep arc from one corner to the other, then overlap
corners at the front. Embroider or paint 3 white stripes along the three
outside edges—add neckerchief. The hat is made from the ribbed end of a
sock. Cut off the cuff, gather rough edge together tightly and turn back
the other edge about 1″. If you prefer a stiff brim, insert a piece of
cardboard around the inside of the turned back section.