Here are two different “Salty” Seahorses for the pattern by Jodie Carleton, RicRacSews on Etsy.

This fun pattern makes a stuffed seahorse which is 9 1/2 to 10 inches tall. I used batik fabric for the body and crest of the seahorse on the left, and regular quilting cotton for the seahorse on the right.

I added medium weight Pellon® fusible interfacing to one side of the pieces I cut for the mane and the fins. i fused the interfacing to the fabric and then cut out the pattern pieces. I thought it might be fun to add some body to the fabrics in the mane and fins. I’m happy I did it, but it did make it harder to turn the fins right side out when the plain piece of fabric and the fused piece were sewn together. I think I might use lightweight interfacing if I make the pattern again.

Medium weigh Pellon® fusible interfacing fused onto the fabric prior to cutting the pattern pieces

While not a difficult pattern, the curves in the pattern are tricky, so I’d recommend this pattern for someone who has some solid sewing machine skills.

Jodie has a super cute version make with fabric she created from 2 1/2 inch squares…perfect for a quilter with a stash of squares for one of those 2 1/2 inch pre-cut packs.

“Salty” is a fun summer sewing project! I’m planning to gift the the seahorsewith a children’s book about ocean animals.