How I embroider animal noses and mouths

I will be using my Little Lady Bug Lover as my example, but I make all my animal's noses and mouths in the same way. Maybe some a little bigger then others depending on the type of animal and the size of it.

 First make an upside down triangle shape, always with the point starting at Rnd 1 of my heads (this may be different if you are using someone else's pattern).

Then fill in the triangle space.


Then cross over the top to flatten the edge and make a little slit down.


Lastly make 2 little marks for his mouth.



Here is The Little Ladybug Lover completed.







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