1 - 5,11x7,08 in hoop
2 - Tear-away stabilizer
3 - Embroidery threads
4 - Fine-point scissors for trimming
5 - Masking tape
6 - Glue
7 - Bobbin with the color of the finishing thread
8 - Acrylic stuffing (heads)
9 - Felt cutouts (list below)

Felt cutouts for the mane and little ears (Step 01)

LION

2 pieces of caramel felt 4.72 x 3.94 in. (mane)
2 pieces of beige felt 3.15 x 1.97 in. (outer part of the ears)
1 piece of caramel felt 2.76 x 1.57 in. (inner part of the ears)

LION

2 pieces of beige felt 3.94 x 3.54 in. (head)
1 piece of cream felt 1.97 x 2.36 in. (muzzle)

LION

2 pieces of beige felt 5.51 x 7.09 in. (mug rug)
4 pieces of cream felt 1.97 x 1.97 in. (little paws)
1 piece of R1 acrylic batting 5.51 x 7.09 in. (mug rug)
Optional appliqué – 1 piece of cotton fabric 3.94 x 3.94 in.

LION

2 pieces of caramel felt 5.51 x 5.12 in.
1 piece of R1 acrylic batting 5.51 x 5.12 in.
Optional appliqué – 1 piece of cotton fabric 4.33 x 3.94 in

MONKEY

2 pieces of brown felt 3.54 x 1.97 in. (outer part of the ears)
1 piece of salmon felt 3.15 x 1.57 in. (inner part of the ears)

MONKEY

2 pieces of brown felt 3.94 x 3.54 in. (little head)
1 piece of cream felt 3.15 x 2.76 in. (muzzle)

MONKEY

2 pieces of brown felt 5.51 x 7.09 in. (mug rug)
4 pieces of cream felt 1.97 x 1.97 in. (little paws)
1 piece of R1 acrylic batting 5.51 x 7.09 in. (mug rug)
Optional appliqué – 1 piece of cotton fabric 3.94 x 3.94 in

MONKEY

2 pieces of brown felt 5.51 x 5.12 in.
1 piece of R1 batting 5.51 x 5.12 in.
Optional appliqué – 1 piece of cotton fabric 4.33 x 3.94 in

ZEBRA

2 pieces of gray felt 2.76 x 4.72 in. (mane)
2 pieces of white felt 3.94 x 2.36 in. (ears)
1 piece of pink felt 2.76 x 2.36 in. (bow)

ZEBRA

2 pieces of white felt 3.94 x 3.94 in. (little head)
1 piece of pink felt 1.18 x 1.18 in. (muzzle)

ZEBRA

2 pieces of gray felt 5.51 x 7.09 in. (mug rug)
4 pieces of white felt 1.97 x 1.97 in. (little paws)
1 piece of R1 acrylic batting 5.51 x 7.09 in. (mug rug)
Optional appliqué – 1 piece of cotton fabric 3.94 x 3.94 in.

ZEBRA

2 pieces of gray felt 5.51 x 5.12 in.
1 piece of R1 batting 5.51 x 5.12 in.
Optional appliqué – 1 piece of cotton fabric 4.33 x 3.94 in

Prepare the hoop with the stabilizer.

Place the machine with the Juba and Ears embroidery frame and run the first color, which will be the marking.

MATS:
(Monkey) ears.
(Zebra) mane and ears.

Use the same thread color in the machine and in the bobbin for the next steps.

Place the camel felt piece measuring 4.7 x 3.1 in on the front of the hoop, aligned with the first marking, and the felt piece measuring 3.1 x 2.0 in at the lower marking. On the back, place the second camel felt piece measuring 4.7 x 3.1 in over the first one and secure it with masking tape around the edges.

Place the brown felt piece for the ears measuring 3.5 x 2.0 in on the front of the hoop, aligned with the marking, and secure it with masking tape.

Place the gray felt piece measuring 2.8 x 4.7 in on the top marking, the pink felt piece measuring 3.1 x 2.8 in on the center marking, and the white felt piece for the ears measuring 3.9 x 2.4 in on the lower marking, as shown in the photo below. Secure it with masking tape.

This photo is only to show the position of the felt pieces and how it will look after embroidery.

Take the material to the machine and embroider, fixing the fabric and marking the inner part of the lion and monkey ears. The zebra does not have any marking on the ears.

Place the camel felt piece measuring 2.8 x 1.6 in over the bottom felt piece for the inner part of the ears, then secure it with masking tape, return it to the machine, and stitch the embroidery.

Place the salmon felt piece measuring 3.1 x 1.6 in over the center marking and secure it with masking tape. Return it to the machine and stitch the embroidery.

Take it to the machine and embroider the details of the ears

Cut away the excess camel felt only from the inner part of the little ears, then return it to the machine and embroider the blanket stitch finish around the cut felt.

Cut away the excess salmon felt and return it to the machine, then embroider the blanket stitch finish.

From the back of the hoop, place the other brown felt piece for the outer part of the ears, measuring 3.1 x 2.0 in, and secure it with masking tape. Take it back to the machine and embroider, then continue with the hoop in the machine and stitch the last color, which is the details of the mane and ears.

From the back of the hoop, place the other brown felt piece for the outer part of the ears, measuring 3.1 x 2.0 in, and secure it with masking tape. Take it back to the machine and embroider, then continue with the hoop in the machine and stitch the last color, which is the details of the ears.

From the back of the hoop, place the other gray felt piece measuring 2.8 x 4.7 in and the white felt pieces for the ears measuring 3.9 x 2.4 in, then secure them with masking tape. The ears are not an appliqué; they are only a felt piece. Take it back to the machine and embroider, then continue with the hoop in the machine and stitch the last color, which is the details of the mane and ears.

Remove the hoop from the machine. Cut along the stitch line on the edges of each piece, as shown in the photos below. Keep the pieces for assembly into the little heads (Stage 02).

If preferred, sew a running stitch around the edges of each felt piece so the white batting does not show through.

Prepare the hoop with the stabilizer.

Place the LION HEAD frame in the machine and run the first color, which will be the placement stitch.

Place the beige felt piece measuring 3.9 x 3.5 in for the head over the marking, and secure it with masking tape. Run the machine to stitch the placement and the snout marking.

Place the cream felt piece measuring 2.0 x 2.4 in for the snout over the marking and secure it with masking tape. Take it to the machine and stitch the embroidery. After finishing, cut away the excess cream felt from the snout.

Return it to the machine and embroider the snout outline and the color sequence for each little head.

LION AND MONKEY: next 4 colors.
ZEBRA: next 6 colors.

Place the reserved ear pieces from Stage 01, stitched as shown by the arrows, positioning each ear on the correct side, right and left, with a little tension so the machine needle does not hit the ears and so they do not slip out. Secure well with masking tape.

Take it back to the machine and stitch the ears in place. After securing, remove the masking tape.

On the front of the hoop, place another 3.9 x 3.5 in piece of felt over the back piece of the head and secure it with masking tape. For a better finish, the machine and bobbin thread should be the same color as the fabric, so the stitching does not show too much. Return it to the machine and run the placement stitch.

Remove it from the machine and take it out of the hoop. Tear away the stabilizer and cut the felt around the little head, leaving a little extra felt at the opening so it can be turned and sewn closed.

Turn the little head right side out, stuff it with acrylic filling, and close it with an invisible stitch. Position the head on the mug rug and stitch the mane points and the crown. Place the lion cub and sew it onto the zebra head. Keep it aside for the next assembly in Stage 03.

Fill with stuffing

Do the invisible stitch

Glue as shown

Pin in place

Place a drop of glue as in the image

Glue as shown

Place a drop of glue as in the image

Glue as shown, close to the little zebra’s ear

Prepare the hoop with the stabilizer.

Place the MUG RUG frame in the machine and run the first color, which will be the placement stitch.

OPTIONAL APPLIQUÉ: place the MUG RUG APPLIQUÉ frame in the machine and stitch up to step 6. The change will happen at step 7.

Place the R1 batting 1.57 x 7.08 in and the beige felt for the mug rug 1.57 x 7.08 in over the marking and secure them with masking tape.

Take it to the machine and stitch the material in place, then mark the little paws.

After the placement stitch, place the 4 pieces of cream felt measuring 2.0 x 2.0 in on the paw markings and secure them with masking tape. Take it to the machine and stitch the placement.

Cut away the excess felt only on the paws.

Take it to the machine and embroider the details of the paws and the center of the mug rug.

OPTIONAL APPLIQUÉ IN THIS STEP
After embroidering the paw details, continue with the appliqué: run the next color of the pattern for the little cart in the center of the piece, place the 3.9 x 3.9 in tricoline fabric over the marking and secure it with masking tape. Take it to the machine, cut the excess fabric, return it to the machine, and stitch the next two colors, which are the detail and the finish.

Place the other 5.5 x 7.1 in beige felt piece at the back of the hoop for the mug rug and secure it with masking tape. Take it to the machine and stitch the placement with a zigzag stitch.

Cut away the excess felt on the front and back of the hoop.

Change the bobbin thread to the finishing color.

Return it to the machine and run the last embroidery step, which is the finish around the mug rug outline.

Remove from the hoop, take off the stabilizer, and trim the tail in the same way we trimmed the pieces in Step 8 of Stage 01.

Apply a little glue to the top part of the mug rug (little body) and attach the finished little head from Stage 02, as shown in the photos below.

To complete the project, proceed to Part 2 (LID)

Prepare the hoop with the stabilizer.

Place the lid design in the machine and run the first color, which will be the marking.

OPTIONAL APPLIQUE

Place the lid appliqué design in the machine and run it through Step 3. The color change will happen at Step 4.

Place the R1 batting 5.51 x 5.11 in and the caramel felt 5.51 x 5.11 in over the marking, and secure the edges with masking tape.

Take it to the machine and stitch the material in place. Continue on the machine and embroider the paw details and the edges.

OPTIONAL APPLIQUE IN THIS STEP

After stitching the material in place in this step, continue with the appliqué:

Run the next color in the design for the paw appliqué marking.
Place the fabric over the marking and secure it with masking tape.
Take it to the machine to stitch it in place.
Trim the excess fabric.
Embroider the paw outline detail and the satin stitch finish.

On the back of the hoop, place the other piece of caramel felt 5.51 x 5.11 in and secure it with masking tape. Take it to the machine and stitch the material in place.

Remove it from the machine and trim away the excess felt and batting from the front and back.

Place the bobbin with the thread in the color of the final finishing.

Return to the machine and embroider the last color in the design. Remove from the hoop, take off the stabilizer, and clean up the embroidery.