Make a Santa cover

1. Download and print the templates. From red fleece, cut out a 44cm x 58cm back piece. For the front of the Santa, snip a 24cm x 58cm piece of red fabric and a 22cm x 58cm skin-toned piece. With right sides together, stitch these front pieces together along a 58cm edge on each, open out and lay flat. Press iron-on adhesive to the reverse of the black felt and some of the red fabric.

2. Use the eye, nose, mouth and cheek templates on the reverse of these fabrics and cut out. If using the eye shape with eyelashes, mark one out then flip the template over to make a mirror image eye shape. Remove the backing paper and press the eyes, nose and cheeks centrally to the skin-toned section. Use a pressing cloth or a scrap of cotton fabric over the face details when pressing to prevent scorching.

3. Lay the front piece directly on top of the back piece, right sides facing, and pin together. Stitch all around the left, top and right sides leaving the bottom edges open. Turn through to the right side, push out the corners. Taking notice of the fold line on the template, mark and cut out a beard piece in white fabric before turning the template over and cutting out another mirror image beard.

4. Lay together with right sides facing and stitch all round, leaving a 10cm gap along a straight edge for turning through. Trim all around and make small snips in the seam allowance in the inverted corners, taking care not to snip the stitching. Turn through to the right side, push out all the scalloped edges and close the gap with ladder stitch. Press the mouth shape to the front of the beard.

5. Position and attach the bear