Felt Sleepy Bat

     My first Halloween post of the year!  I love making Halloween decorations :).

Materials:
*2 sheets black felt
*2 sheets purple felt
*1 sheet white felt
*1 sheet lilac felt
*Chalk
*Sewing machine or needle and thread
*All purpose adhesive
*Scissors
*Stuffing
*Needle and thread

Directions:
*Enlarge the template below to the desired size and print.

*Using chalk, trace 2 of the large ovals and 2 large triangles onto black felt, 4 wings and 2 medium triangles onto purple felt, 1 large quarter circle and 2 small quarter circles onto the lilac colored felt, and 2 small triangles onto white felt.
*Cut out the respective shapes.
*Align two wing shapes and sew the two pieces together.  Draw veins onto the wing and sew along the lines.
*Repeat with the second set of wing shapes.
*Place a purple triangle on top of one of the black triangles to form the inner and outer ear and sew together.  Repeat with the second set of black and purple triangles.
*Fold up wings so that they fit inside the two ovals when the ovals are sandwiched together, but be careful to make sure that the tips of the wings to not touch the edge of the oval.  Place the ears between the ovals so that they spill over the outer edge of the oval some and the point at the top of each ear points inward, toward the center.  You should end up with a setup resembling the image below.  The wings and ears should end up sandwiched between the two ovals.

*Sew the two ovals together, leaving an opening at the bottom.  You will now have an inside out bat.
*Turn the bat right side in and insert stuffing into the opening in the bottom until the bat is as full as you would like.
*Sew or glue the bottom closed.
*Glue on the bat's face.
*Tie a piece of thread to a needle and poke it through the bottom of the bat.  Once it's through, cut off the needle and tie the ends of the string together.  This will give you something to hang your bat from.

Looking for more Halloween decorating or costume ideas?  Check out my Halloween crafts.