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Update:18January2020WehavebeensoincrediblyoverwhelmedbythekindnessandgenerosityofboththeAustralianandinternationalsewingcommunitiesinofferingtomakejoeypouchesforourAustralianwildlife.Wearenowreceivingagreatdealofparcelseachweekandwefeelthatwewillhavemorethanenoughpouchestodistributetoourownwildlifecarernetwork,aswellastohelpotherwildlifegroupsintheregion.Aswehavelimitedstoragespace,wewouldaskifyouhavenotalreadystartedsewingpouches,thatyoupleaseholdoffonmakinganymoreuntilwedistributethepoucheswhichweexpecttoarriveoverthecomingweeks.Ifyoualreadyhavepouchessewn,pleasefeelfreetosendthemtous.Wecurrentlyhavenoneedforknittedorcrocheteditemsthankyou.OnbehalfofourWildcarecommunity,thankyouforthinkingofourpreciouswildlifeatthis.KarenScottkaren@wildcare.org.auAttached:MakingPouchesforOrphanedJoeys

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Whatisajoeyandwhydotheyneedpouches?Theterm‘joey’referstothebabyofanymarsupial.Babypossums,gliders,kangaroos,wallabies,koalas,wombatsand bandicoots are all referred to as ‘joeys’. When hand-raising orphaned joeyswe try to imitate theway theirmotherwouldcareforthem,which includesprovidingthemwithawarmandsecurepouch inwhichthe joeywillliveuntilitisoldenough(…andbraveenough!)tostarttoventureawayfromitssafety.

AbouttheseinstructionsTherearevariouspatternsand instructionsavailableonline for joeypouches.Wehavecreated these instructionsbasedonpreferencesfromourownwildlifecarers.Ifyouaremakingpouchesforanotherwildlifegrouporcarer,wewouldsuggestyoucheckwiththemfirstiftheyhaveanyspecificpreferences.Makingjoeypouchesisagreatwaytonotonlyhelpyourlocalwildlife,butforless-experiencedsewers,theyareafantasticprojecttoimproveyoursewingskills.Theyareeasytomakeandwillgiveyouplentyofpractice!Becauseweoftenhavepeoplewith varying sewingknowledgeandexperiencemakingpouches,wehavedeveloped theseinstructions to cater for everyone. Experienced sewers will be able to skip through to the specifics, whilst less-experiencedsewerswillbenefitfromthestep-by-stepinstructionswithaccompanyingphotos.FabricchoicesBelowaresomeguidelinesforselectingfabrictomakejoeypouches:-

• Fabricmustbemadefromnaturalfibressuchas100%cotton.• Cottonjersey(t-shirt/knitfabric)andflannelettearethemostpreferredfabricsasthesearewarmandsoft.• Cotton sheets are also good choices, particularly during summermonths. Cotton sheets that have avery

smallpercentageofpolyesterareokay.• Donotusenon-natural(synthetic)fabricsastheydonot“breathe”andcancausethejoeystooverheat.• Unfurredjoeyshavedelicateskinsothefabricneedstobesoftsothatitdoesn’tcauseirritation.• Newfabricsarepreferredbutnotessential. Goodqualitysecond-handfabricssourcedfrombedlinencan

beused(e.g.flannelettesheets)butpleaseensurethattheyareingood,usablecondition.Sheetsthatarewellwornmayripeasilyonceanactivejoeyiswriggingaround!

• Justlikeanyotherbaby,ourmarsupialjoeysliketosuckle,sometimesontheirpouch,somaterialsthatdonotshedanylint,orpill,orhaveanyloosethreadsareessential.

• Thereisnopreferenceforspecificcoloursorfabricdesigns/patterns–ourjoeysdon’tmindifthefabricisaslightly“ugly”!

• If usingnew fabric, there isnoneed topre-wash the fabricor towash thepouchesbefore sending. Ourcarerswillwashbeforeusing.

• Ifusingsecond-handfabrics,pleasepre-washthefabric.

Whatyouwillneed

• Suitablefabricasperabove• Sewingmachine(hand-sewnpouchesarenotsuitablesorry)• Basicsewingnotions(ruler/tapemeasure,scissors,thread,pins/WonderClips)• Iron(noonelikesironing…butitreallymakesadifferencetothequalityofyourfinishedpouch)• Optional-Cuttingtools(cuttingmat,rulerandrotarycutter)• Optional-Overlocker(serger)–onlyrequiredforPouchCandbeneficialforPouchesDandE.

Easy Reference Sheet MakingPouchesforOrphanedJoeys Version2.1:UpdatedJanuary2020

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2Pouchsizes Differentspeciesrequiredifferentsizepouches.Smallspeciessuchasgliderswillneedmuchsmallerpouchesthanlarger species. Some, like kangaroos and wallabies, stay in their pouches for much longer than others so theyrequirealargerrangeofpouchsizes.We have listed below a guide on cutting your fabric, which should result in the finished pouch sizes listed.Measurementsinbothmetricandimperialareincluded.Pleasedon’tstressifyourpouchesendupbeingslightlydifferentinsize–joeyscomeinallsizes!Makethemostofthesizeofyourfabrictopreventwastage.Metricmeasurements Cutfabrictosize

Sizesincludeseamallowanceof~1cm.Ifcuttingonthefold,dividethedepthby2.

Finishedsizeofpouch Suitablefor:

Small

12cmwidex35cmdeep** 10cmwidex15cmdeep Gliders,Antechinus(unfurred)17cmwidex45cmdeep

15cmwidex20cmdeep Gliders(allages)Koalas(unfurred)Possums(unfurred)Bandicoots,Antechinus,NativeRodents

Med

ium

22cmwidex55cmdeep 20cmwidex25cmdeep Koalas(furred)Possums(furred)Kangaroosandwallabies(unfurred)

27cmwidex65cmdeep 25cmwidex30cmdeep Koalas(furred)Kangaroosandwallabies(furred)

Large 37cmwidex85cmdeep 35cmwidex40cmdeep Kangaroosandwallabies(furred)

54cmwidex135cmdeep 50cmwidex65cmdeep Kangaroosandwallabies(furred)**Makewithacurvedbottom

Imperialmeasurements Cutfabrictosize

Sizesincludeseamallowanceof¼”–½”Ifcuttingonthefold,dividethedepthby2.

Finishedsizeofpouch Suitablefor:

Small

5”widex13.5”deep** 4”widex6”deep Gliders,Antechinus(unfurred)7”widex17.5”deep 6”widex8”deep Gliders(allages)

Koalas(unfurred)Possums(unfurred)Bandicoots,Antechinus,NativeRodents

Med

ium 9”widex21.5”deep 8”widex10”deep Koalas(furred)

Possums(furred)Kangaroosandwallabies(unfurred)

11”widex25.5”deep 10”widex12”deep Koalas(furred)Kangaroosandwallabies(furred)

Large 15”widex33.5”deep 14”widex16”deep Kangaroosandwallabies(furred)

21”widex53.5”deep 20”widex26”deep Kangaroosandwallabies(furred)

**Makewithacurvedbottom

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35differentstylesofpouchesTheseinstructionsincludedetailsonmakingthefollowingvariationsofpouches:-

A. PouchwithFrenchseamsandstraightsidesandbottom(preferredoption)B. PouchwithFrenchseamsandstraightsidesandacurvedbottomC. Pouchwithsewnandover-lockedstraightseamsD. Doublepouch–fleeceouterpouchwithafixedinnerpouch(option1–foldedattop)(preferredoption)E. Doublepouch–fleeceouterpouchwithafixedinnerpouch(option2–flushtop)

Wesuggestreadingthroughtheinstructionsbeforestartinganddecidewhichstyleofpouchyouwouldliketomake.Youcanthenprintoutjusttherelevantpagesforthatstyleofpouch.

Straightorcurvedbottom–doesitmatter?Somewildlifecarerspreferpoucheswithcurvedbottoms.Somecarersfeelthatjoeyscanget‘stuck’inthecornersofsquare/rectangularpouches.Theonly joeysatriskofdoingsowouldbethesmallerspeciessuchastinyglidersandantechinus.Makingthesmallestpouchsizeswithcurvedbottomswouldpreventthisfromoccurring.Somecarersbelievethatthecurvedbottomsareessentialforlargerspecies.Mostofourcarersdon’tmindeitherwayandmanyactuallypreferthestraightbottomsasitprovidesabitofextrawriggleroomforactivejoeys.Manyjoeys,suchaskoalas,havealittleteddybearintheirpouchwiththemaswellforcomfortsotheextraroomofthesquarebottomhelps.Joeyslayinallsortsofweirdpositions–upsidedown,ontheirsideandsnuggledupamongsttheirsiblings.If you are making hanging bags for kangaroos and wallabies, it is important that those are curved but theseinstructionsdonotcoverthosetypesofbags.

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4Howmanypouchesdoweneed?Pouchesneedtobechangedregularly(sometimesasoftenaseachfeed),soeachjoeywillneedatleast30pouches.Mostcarerswillhaveatleastafewjoeysincareatanyonetime,sothat’salotofpouches!Carersareprettybusypeoplesohavingsufficientpouchesthattheydon’thavetowasheverydayisahugehelptothem.Thedonationofevenjustafewpouchesismorethanwelcome!The need for pouches is always great and any assistance that you can provide to our volunteers is greatlyappreciated.Havingajoeyincarenotonlytakestimewithchoressuchasfeeding(sometimesuptoeighttimesaday-throughboththedayandnight)butalsocleaning,foodpreparationandcollectingnaturalfoodforolderjoeys.Mostofourwildlifecarershavemorethanonejoeyincare,whichalsogreatly increasestheirworkloadandmostvolunteerwildlifecarersworkfulltimeinotherareasofemployment.WherecanIsendpouches?CompletedpouchescanbepostedtoWildcarefordistribution.Pleaseincludeanotewithyournameandpostaladdress,sothatwecanletyouknowthepoucheshavearrived.Ourpostaladdressis:

WildcareAustraliaInc

POBox2379 Nerang,Queensland,4211

AustraliaSendingviacourier: WildcareAustralia(Att:Karen) c/-FirstMortgageInvestments 11WestStreet BurleighHeads,Queensland,4220Ifyouaresendingaparcelorboxofpouches,itmaybemoreeconomicaltouseaparceldeliveryservicesuchasSendlewheretheparceliscollectedfromyouanddeliveredtousdirectly.TheirparcelpricesareoftencheaperthanAustraliaPost.https://www.sendle.com/

Ifyouaresendingfromoverseas,pleaseinvestigatetheshippingchargesbeforesewing,asinternationalpostalchargestoAustraliaareveryhigh.

Needingmoreinformation?Ifyouhaveanyquestionsaboutmakingjoeypouches,pleasedon’thesitatetocontactme.Iamnevertoobusytotalksewing!

KarenScottEmail-Karen@wildcare.org.auMobile0400165462

Thankyou!On behalf of all of our volunteerwildlife carers, thank you for taking an interest in caring for our precious littlewildlife!

Ifyouwouldlikeaprintedcopyoftheseinstructionspostedtoyou,pleasefeelfreetoemailkaren@wildcare.org.auandwewillpostyouacopy.(Australiaonly)

Wearehappytoprovideaprintedcopyevenifyouaremakingpouchesforanotherwildlifegroup!

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PouchA-PouchwithFrenchseams(straightsidesandbottom)

Note:Wehaveusedacontrastingthreadcolourinthediagramstomakeiteasiertosee.Mostsewerswouldpickathreadcolourtomatchthefabric.PouchA-Step1–CutyourfabricCutyourfabricasperthemeasurementsonthepreviouspages.Itismucheasiertofoldyourfabricwithrightsides(theprettysides)together.Thatwillgiveyouanicefoldededgealongthebottomthatwon’tneedtobestitched.Thepouchinthediagramisamedium-sizedpouchcutaround20cmwidex25cmdeeponthefold(so~50cmintotallength).Youwillachieveamuchnicerfinishifyourfabricisflatbeforecutting.Ifitisn’t,giveitaquickironbeforecutting. FoldPouchA-Step2–HemthetopFoldthetopedgesover~1cm(¼”)andthenfoldagain.Givethehemagoodpresswithahotirontoholdinplace.Foldtowardsthewrongsideofthefabric.Stitchalongtheedgeofthehemtosecure.Makesurethatyouuseareversestitchatthestartandfinish.

PouchA-Step3–StitchthesidesWiththerightsidesofthefabrictogether,foldinhalf.Makesurethatthefoldedhemsatthetopmatchupevenly.Youcanpinthefabrictogethertokeepitinplacebeforesewingifrequired,butifthefabricisnicelyironed,thisgenerallyisn’trequiredforsmallerpouches.Forthelargersizes,pinningisrecommended.Usinga~1cm(¼”)seamallowance,stitchdowneachsideofthepouch.Makesurethatyoudoareversestitchatthestartandfinishtosecuretheseam.

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6PouchA-Step4–TrimthesidesUsingaruler,cuttingmatandrotarycutter,trimtheseamallowancetoaround0.5cm(1/8”).Ifyoudon’thavearotarycutter,usescissors.Youneedtotrimtheseamonbothsides.Ifyoudon’thaveafoldonthebottomandhaveastitchedseamonthebottomaswell,youwillneedtotrimthatalso.Trimmingtheedgehelpstomakethenextstepeasierandcreatesaneat‘frenchseam’.

PouchA-Step5–TurnandpressTurnthepouchoutsothattherightsidesarefacingoutwards.Usingapointedobject(e.g.chopstick),pokethecornersouttomakethemsitsquare.Givethepouchagoodpresswithanironandmakesurethattheseamsareflushonthesides.PouchA–Step6–FinalseamTofinishtheFrenchseam,sewa~1cm(¼”)seamlongeachside.Doingthiswillfullyencasetherawedgeoftheinsideseam.Ifyouhaveironedthepouch,youwillbeabletofeeltheedgeoftheseaminsideandusethatasaguidetoensurethattheseamisfullyenclosed.Oncestitched,theinsideofthepouchshouldhavenoraw/exposededges.

Andyou’redone!!!

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PouchB-PouchwithFrenchseams(straightsidesandcurvedbottom)

PouchB-Step1–CutyourfabricRefertotheinstructionsforPouchAabove.Itiseasiertocutthefabricinarectangularshapetostartwith.PouchB-Step2–HemthetopRefertotheinstructionsforPouchAabove.PouchB-Step3–CreatethecurvedbottomDrawacurvetowardsthebottomofthepouch.Useaplateasaguidetocreateaneven,neatcurve.

PouchB-Step4–SewthesideandbottomseamUsinga~1cm(¼”)seamallowance,sewdowntherightsideofthepouchandthenfollowyourdrawnlinearoundthecurveandthenbackuptheleftsideofthepouch.Ifyouaren’tconfidentsewingcurves,slowdownyourmachine.Thismakesiteasiertostayonthedrawnline.Sewingcurvesthisway(beforecuttingout),givesyoualittlemorecontroltohelpguidethefabricasyoustitcharoundthecurve.YoucanseeIwentofftrackalittlebitonthelefthandside-butnearenoughiscloseenough!Makesurethatyouuseareversestitchwhenyoustartandfinish.

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8PouchB-Step5–TrimyouredgesTrimyoursideseamsdowntoaround0.5cm(1/8”).RefertoStep4inPouchAinstructions.Trimthecurvedbottomwithscissorstothesamemeasurements.PouchB-Step6–TurnandpressTurnthepouchoutsothattherightsidesarefacingoutwards.Usingapointedobject(e.g.chopstick)topushouttheseamaroundthecurvedbottomtomakeitsitcorrectly.Givethepouchagoodpresswithanironandmakesurethattheseamsareflushonthesides.PouchB-Step7–FinalseamTofinishtheFrenchseam,sewa~1cm(¼”)seamlongeachside.Doingthiswillfullyencasetherawedgeoftheinsideseam.Ifyouhaveironedthepouch,youwillbeabletofeeltheedgeoftheseaminsideandusethatasaguidetoensurethattheseamisfullyenclosed.Oncestitched,theinsideofthepouchshouldhavenoraw/exposededges.

Andyou’redone!!!

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PouchC-Pouchwithoverlockedseams(straightsidesandbottom)

Note–thisisourleastpreferredmethodastheoverlockededgescanstillcauseahazardforsmalljoeysthatmaygettheirclawscaught.Evenwiththeoverlockededgesontheoutsideofthepouch,joeysoffersquirmtheirwayoutofthepouchandintothenextlayerofpouches.PouchC-Step1–CutyourfabricRefertotheinstructionsforPouchAabove.PouchC-Step2–StitchthesideseamsWiththewrongsidesofthefabrictogether,foldinhalf.Youcanpinthefabrictogethertokeepitinplacebeforesewingifrequiredbutifthefabricisnicelyironed,thisgenerallyisn’trequiredforsmallerpouches.Forthelargersizes,pinningisrecommended.Usinga~1cm(¼”)seamallowance,stitchdowneachsideofthepouch.Makesurethatyoudoareversestitchatthestartandfinishtosecuretheseam.PouchC-Step3–OverlocktheseamsUseanoverlocker(serger)tooverlockalongeachedge.Trimalittleofftheseamallowanceasyouoverlocktoachieveaneatfinish.Leaveasmallsectionofthreadtailsatthestartandfinishoftheoverlockededgetopreventitunraveling(circledinred).Toensurethatthepoucheslastlonger,wepreferthattheedgesarebothsewnandoverlocked.

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10PouchC-Step4–TurninsideoutandhemthetopTurnthepouchinsideoutandfoldthetopofthepouchover~1cm(¼”)andthenfoldagain.Givethehemagoodpresswithahotirontoholdinplace.Youneedtofoldtowardsthewrongsideofthefabric.Stitchalongtheedgeofthehemtosecure.Thiswillsecuretheopenoverlockedtailsatthetopofthepouchinthesideseams.Makesurethatyouuseareversestitchatthestartandfinish.

PouchC-Step5–SecurethebottomoverlockedtailsOnthebottomofeachside,foldtheoverlockedtailthreadsupandusingyoursewingmachine,sewafewstitchesbackandforthtosecurethethreads.Thiswillpreventthemfromunraveling.

Andyou’redone!!!

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PouchD–Doublepouch–Fleeceouter&fixedinnerpouch(foldedattop)

PouchD-Step1–CutyourfabricDoublepouchesaremadefroman‘outerpouch’andapouchinsert,whicharesewntogether.Tracksuitfleeceisidealforthesepouches.Itwasheswelland‘breathes’morethanothersyntheticfleecestopreventthejoeyoverheating.Cutyourfleecefabricasperthemeasurementsonthepreviouspages.Greyfleeceisusedinthephotoexample.CutyourpouchinserttothewidthasthefleecepouchBUTMAKETHELENGTHAROUND~7CM(3”)LONGER.Pinkflanneletteisusedinthephotoexample.Itismucheasiertofoldyourfabricwithrightsides(theprettyside)together.Thatwillgiveyouanicefoldededgealongthebottomthatwon’tneedtobestitched.Youwillachieveamuchnicerfinishifyourfabricisflatbeforecutting.Ifitisn’t,giveitaquickironbeforecutting.PouchD-Step2–StitchthesideseamsPlacethefabricwithrightsidestogetherandthefoldatthebottom.Youcanpinthefabrictogethertokeepitinplacebeforesewingifrequiredbutifthefabricisnicelyironed,thisgenerallyisn’trequiredforsmallerpouches.Forthelargersizes,pinningisrecommended.Usinga~1cm(¼”)seamallowance,stitchdowneachsideofboththeouterandinnerpouches.Makesurethatyoudoareversestitchatthestartandfinishtosecuretheseam.PouchD-Step3–OverlockedgesOverlockbothsidesofeachpouch.Trimasmallamountofftheseamallowanceasyouoverlock.Ifyoudon’thaveanoverlocker,youcanusetheovercaststitchonyoursewingmachine.Refertoyourmachine’smanual.

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12PouchD-Step4–TurnyourpouchesTurnyourfleecepouchtherightwayout.Exposedseamswillbeontheinside.Leavethepouchinsertinside-out.Exposedseamswillbeontheoutside.Makesurethatthepouchinsertissittingevenlyinthefleecepouchandthattheinsidebottomcornersmeetup.

PouchD-Step5–FoldthetopofthepouchinsertFoldthepouchinsertoverthetopofthefleecepouch.Pressthepouchwithahotironmakingsurethatthefleeceissittingneatlyunderneaththecrease.Itisimportantthatthefleeceissittingcorrectly.Ifitisn’t,thenextstepwillnotworkcorrectly.PouchD-Step6–StitchthepouchinserttotheouterfleecepouchRunalineofstitchingabout~0.7cm(¼”)underthefoldatthetop.Thistopstitchshouldsecurethepouchinsert to the fleece, if they are lined upcorrectly.Ifyoursewingmachinehastheabilitytoremovethecovertoexposethe‘free-arm’,usethisfeatureasitwillmakestitchingmucheasier.

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13PouchD-Step7–FoldandstitchthelowerpartofthepouchinsertTuckthebottomsectionofthepouchinsertupunderneathensuringthatitisevenlyspacedinlinewiththetopstitchingthatyoujustsewed.Pressintoplacewiththeiron.Runanotherrowoftop-stitchingalongthebottomedgeofthefold.

Andyou’redone!!!

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PouchE–Doublepouch–Fleeceouterandfixedpouchinsert(flushtop)

PouchE-Step1–CutyourfabricDoublepouchesaremadefroman‘outerpouch’andapouchinsert,whicharesewntogether.Tracksuitfleeceisidealforthesepouches.Itwasheswelland‘breathes’morethanothersyntheticfleecestopreventthejoeyoverheating.Cutbothyourfleecefabricandthepouchinsertasperthemeasurementsonthepreviouspages.Note–bothouterandinsertfabricswillbethesamesize.Greyfleeceusedinthephotoexampleistheouterpouch.Pinkflanneletteusedisthepouchinsert.Itismucheasiertofoldyourfabricwithrightsides(theprettyside)together.Thatwillgiveyouanicefoldededgealongthebottomthatwon’tneedtobestitched.Youwillachieveamuchnicerfinishifyourfabricisflatbeforecutting.Ifitisn’t,giveitaquickironbeforecutting.PouchE-Step2–StitchthesideseamsPlacethefabricwithrightsidestogetherandthefoldatthebottom.Youcanpinthefabrictogethertokeepitinplacebeforesewingifrequiredbutifthefabricisnicelyironed,thisgenerallyisn’trequiredforsmallerpouches.Forthelargersizes,pinningisrecommended.Usinga~1cm(¼”)seamallowance,stitchdowneachsideofboththeouterpouchandpouchinsert.Makesurethatyoudoareversestitchatthestartandfinishtosecuretheseam.

PouchE-Step3–OverlockedgesOverlockbothsidesofeachpouch.Trimasmallamountofftheseamallowanceasyougo.Ifyoudon’thaveanoverlocker,youcanusetheovercaststitchonyoursewingmachine.Refertoyourmachine’smanual.

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15PouchE-Step4–TurnyourpouchesTurnyourpouchinserttherightwayout.Exposedseamswillbeontheinside.Leavetheouterfleecepouchinsideout.Exposedseamswillbeontheoutside.Makesurethatthesideseamsofeachpouchmeet.Pushthepouchinsertdownintothefleecepouchmakingsurethatthepouchinsertissittingevenlyinthefleecepouchandthattheinsidebottomcornersmeetup.Ifdonecorrectly,thetopedgesshouldbeflushasperthephotobelow.

PouchE-Step5–StitchthepouchestogetherPinthepouchestogether,makingsurethatthesideseamsmeet.Runalineofstitchingaround1cm(¼”)fromthetopedge.Thestitchingwillrunallthewayaroundthepouchleavingagapofaround2”forturning.

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16PouchE-Step6–TurnpouchesoutandpressUsingthe2”openinginthestitching,turnthepouchesouttherightway.Useapointedobject(e.g.chopstick),topushthecornersofboththepouchinsertandfleecepouchoutsothattheyaresquare.Youwillendupwiththeopeninginthepouch,whichwillbestitchedclosedinthenextstep.Givebothpouchesaquickpresswiththeiron.Itisworthwhileatthispointtopressthepouchinsertneatlyabovetheopeningsothatitisniceandstraight.Pushthepouchinsertintothefleecepouchandpushthecornersdownsothattheymeet.Thisshouldresultinthetopofthepouchesbeingflush.UseeitherpinsorWonderClipstokeeptheopeninginplacebeforestitchinginthenextstep.

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17PouchE-Step7–TopstitchTopstitcharoundthetopedgeofthepouchabout0.5cm(3/8”)fromthetopMakesurethatuseareversestitchatthestart/finishtosecurethestitching.Thisshouldclosetheopeningthatyouhadpinned.

Youcanrunanotheradditionalrowofstitchingaroundthetop.

Andyou’redone!!!

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18Andherearesomeofourjoeys!

Oliverthekoalajoey

Oliverwasfoundonhisownatthebaseofatreewithnosignofhismother.Hewasextremelydehydratedbutwithspecialisedveterinarycareandadedicatedwildlifecarer,hegainedstrengthquickly.Hereheissnuggledupinseverallayersofpouches.

MiffytheLong-nosedBandicoot

Miffywasorphanedwhenhermotherwashitbyacar.Shewassotinywhenshecameintocare,hereyes

hadn’tevenopenedyet.Miffywashand-raisedandreleasedbacktoasuitablebushhabitat.

ChrissietheRed-leggedPademelon

Chrissiewasorphanedasaresultofroadtraumabutreceivedthelovingcareofoneofourvolunteerwildlifecarerswhospecialisesinraisingpademelonjoeys.Shewasraisedwithseveralotherpademelonsandwasreleasedbacktothewild.