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finally a how-to! =]
i made this for my best friend because she needed a friend lol =]

sorry picture heavy -__-

Posted by sophia y. from San Diego, California, United States • Published See sophia y.'s 13 projects »
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  • How to make a dog plushie. Doggie Plushie =] - Step 1
    Step 1

    sketch a dog or whatever animal on paper. make sure animal is the size of your hand or a little bigger. fold the picture in half so your animal is even on both sides and cut it out.

  • Step 2

  • How to make a dog plushie. Doggie Plushie =] - Step 3
    Step 3

    i folded a piece of felt in half, pinned the dog onto the felt, and started cutting. cutting it this way is never perfect, so just recut the edges that don't look right.

    you need TWO pieces of every shape.

  • How to make a dog plushie. Doggie Plushie =] - Step 4
    Step 4

    i cut out a triangle for the nose, tear drop eyes, and pink blush. ignore the 6 dots, was going for whiskers, but it doesn't fit. hahahaha

    make sure to cut out TWO of each shape.

    i usually eye ball how big the eyes or other shapes.

  • How to make a dog plushie. Doggie Plushie =] - Step 5
    Step 5

    i sew it the in and out way...not the over the top way...because you won't see the stitches that much...start sewing from the bottom of the cheek all the way to the other side, but leave an openning for cotton =]

  • How to make a dog plushie. Doggie Plushie =] - Step 6
    Step 6

    flip it inside out =]

  • How to make a dog plushie. Doggie Plushie =] - Step 7
    Step 7

    start stuffing =]

  • How to make a dog plushie. Doggie Plushie =] - Step 8
    Step 8

    add some love =D

  • How to make a dog plushie. Doggie Plushie =] - Step 9
    Step 9

    this is the tricky part...closing up the hole.
    it's like your shoes..chucks...when you want to change your shoelances to make them look straight and not zigzag...

    -poke it over one side so that the needle is on the inside.

  • How to make a dog plushie. Doggie Plushie =] - Step 10
    Step 10

    the make another poke next to your last poke.

  • How to make a dog plushie. Doggie Plushie =] - Step 11
    Step 11

    and poke it over the other side so that the needle is again facing the inside

  • How to make a dog plushie. Doggie Plushie =] - Step 12
    Step 12

    and as you make more stitches, make sure to pull on your thread to tighten it, but becareful of knots and breaking the string =(

  • How to make a dog plushie. Doggie Plushie =] - Step 13
    Step 13

    loop three knots around needle and pull through to tie. do this about 2 or 3 times to make sure it won't come off.

    message me if you have problems =\

  • How to make a dog plushie. Doggie Plushie =] - Step 14
    Step 14

    ta da =] fluffy!

  • How to make a dog plushie. Doggie Plushie =] - Step 15
    Step 15

    this is two triangle shapes for the nose.

    start from one corner and sew to the other side, leaving an openning for the cotton =]

  • How to make a dog plushie. Doggie Plushie =] - Step 16
    Step 16

    stuff with cotton

    use steps 9-13 on how to close the hole.

    message me if you have problems =\

  • How to make a dog plushie. Doggie Plushie =] - Step 17
    Step 17

    poke through the middle of the nose

  • How to make a dog plushie. Doggie Plushie =] - Step 18
    Step 18

    and then poke through the middle of the doggie's face.

  • How to make a dog plushie. Doggie Plushie =] - Step 19
    Step 19

    pull the needle through and poke the nose on the same side as the first poke to tie the nose onto the doggie

  • How to make a dog plushie. Doggie Plushie =] - Step 20
    Step 20

    glue on the eyes and blush =]

  • How to make a dog plushie. Doggie Plushie =] - Step 21
    Step 21

    cut two dog bones, make sure it's big because i made it a little too small and had a LOT of trouble flipping it inside out.

  • How to make a dog plushie. Doggie Plushie =] - Step 22
    Step 22

    sewing steps 5-7

    closing hole steps 9-13

  • How to make a dog plushie. Doggie Plushie =] - Step 23
    Step 23

    to attach bone onto the doggie, repeat steps 17-19.

  • How to make a dog plushie. Doggie Plushie =] - Step 24
    Step 24

    i decided to make spots =]
    ...but i added too many spots in this photo...

    glue spots

    i can't find the finished photo yet =(

  • How to make a dog plushie. Doggie Plushie =] - Step 25
    Step 25

    and my trademark =]

    finished!!!!!! =]

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CO + K User

LoL! Love him with spots or without.
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