Nyan Cat Plushie

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  Step 1

  Draw 4 ruler width strips on the long side of a piece of tan felt. Cut them out.

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  Step 2

  Sew the 4 strips together end to end. The easiest way to do this is to place two strips back to back evenly and sew one end so that you have a bad side and a nice side with a nice seam. Sew them into one long strip, NOT A CIRCLE!!! Set this strip aside

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  Step 3

  Take out your full sheet of pink felt, a ruler, and a pen. Make a ruler width border around the whole sheet.

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  Step 4

  Cut the border off and discard it. Round the edges of the new pink rectangle. Set it aside with your tan strip.

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  Step 5

  Print off the head pattern or draw your own. You may need to play around with the enlarging to get the right size head. Cut the paper head pattern out and trace it twice onto the grey felt. Cut it out.

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  Step 6

  Pin the two grey head pieces together with the marked up/bad side facing out and pin together. Sew around it with grey thread, leaving a hole to turn it inside out.

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  Step 7

  Turn inside out and stuff. Sew hole closed.

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  Step 8

  You could do this next step before you sew it up, but I did it after. Use black embroidery floss to sew on a mouth by going in on a discreet spot and loosly making two U shapes.

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  Step 9

  Cut out the facial features and glue on with fabric glue or sew on. Set the head aside.

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  Step 10

  Again, print off the tail pattern enlarging or shrinking until your pleased. Cut out and trace onto grey felt. Cut out.

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  Step 11

  Fold the grey tail piece in half with the bad side facing out. Pin and sew around leaving a space to turn inside out.

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  Step 12

  Turn inside out, stuff, and sew. Set aside.

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  Step 13

  Here is the part that is hard to explain. I didn't use the patterns legs, but you can. Instead I drew my own pattern and set it with the body and head to see if I liked it. So you can choose either way.

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  Step 14

  Trace the leg pattern onto grey felt 8 times, remembering to do it 4 times on one side then flip the pattern for the other 4.

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  Step 15

  Cut them out. Pin two bad side pieces together, sew around leaving a hole, flip it inside out, stuff it, then sew the hole up. Repeat for all 4 legs. I suggest the hole being the top flat edge be the hole, since it won't be seen.

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  Step 16

  Lay the tail and legs out on one piece of tan felt where you want it to be when done.

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  Step 17

  Carefully fold the legs and tail inside the piece of felt as shown in the picture. Pin into place.

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  Step 18

  Another picture showing step 17.

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  Step 19

  Take your tan strip and lay it along an edge of the large piece of tan felt with the legs and tail pinned. Leave about 1 1/2 inch piece and start sewing from there. Sew around the whole thing until you get to the tail or a leg.

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  Step 20

  When you get to a leg or tail, sew across normally then sew backwards across, then go straight and keep sewing normally. This will ensure that it is firmly sewn on.

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  Step 21

  When you get to the end, cut off the rest of the tan strip leaving about 1/2 and inch un-sewn.

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  Step 22

  Sorry if this part is confusing. Sew the two ends together so the stitches will be on the same side as the other stitches.

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  Step 23

  This is what it should look like flipped right side out.

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  Step 24

  Leave it the wrong way out and...

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  Step 25

  Place the other sheet of tan felt on top and sew the strip to it too, leaving a hole big enough to flip inside out.

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  Step 26

  Flip it inside out.... :3

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  Step 27

  AND STUFF!!! Then close the hole by tucking some fabric on each side of the hole in and using tiny stitches with tan thread. Set the body aside.

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  Step 28

  Now take out your bugle beads. Any colour will work, I just happened to have pink and blue handy. Also take out the pink felt you cut and rounded.

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  Step 29

  Sew or glue the beads all over randomly on your pink felt (on the good side). I sewed each one individually. Place the head on to figure out where no beads are needed.

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  Step 30

  And this is my back. See how all the threads are tied and clipped so none hang out or leave bulges in the fabric.

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  Step 31

  Use fabric glue (I used elmers white glue because I ran out of fabric glue. So far it is holding very well. :3) To attach the icing to the body. LET DRY! Do not rush. Make sure to smooth all bubbles and wrinkles out.

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  Step 32

  While its drying you can work on the next step. Take out the red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple felt. Cut one ruler width strip from each piece (on the long edge) The order in the picture is how nyan cats rainbow goes, except I substituted the second blue for purple.

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  Step 33

  Sew the pieces together with all the bad sides on one side. Pin and sew on one side, then unpin and pin the next strip, and repeat.

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  Step 34

  Should look like this on the good side.

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  Step 35

  Either sew the rainbow to the back or for a removable version sew on velcro to the rainbow and back.

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  Step 36

  Sew or hot glue (lol) on the head.

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  Step 37

  YAY! Your done! That wasn't so hard, was it? *pats on back* Now go take some pictures with him! :D Hope you enjoyed my tute.

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Megan D. 9th August 2013

How did you resize the head and tail to the proper size? When I try printing they are quite tiny.

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kat b. 4th March 2013

i absolutely love this i am quite young but i would like to have a go at this thank you very much for this cute design!

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Gabe 25th October 2012

Do you sell these cats for the ones who do not have the talent to create one?

Sarah :D · La Cañada Flintridge, California, US · 20 projects 24th December 2012

Not at the moment I do not sell any of my crafts. Sorry maybe in the future.

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Gabby A. 20th September 2012

Plzzzz can u make me one! I don't have felt or anything!

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happymrschicken · 5 projects 1st September 2012

This is great! My toddler is obsessed with Nyan cat (seriously, she would Nyan all day if I let her) at some point I may have to make her this, thanks for the tutorial! x

Sarah :D · La Cañada Flintridge, California, US · 20 projects 24th December 2012

That's awesome I hope she enjoys it!!

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Sarah :D · La Cañada Flintridge, California, US · 20 projects 4th January 2012

@Christina @Sammi I am very sorry that my directions confused you. I would love to make a video to help, but I am very busy right now with exams coming up. I will try to make a video soon. Try looking at the pictures to help you out.

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Sammi J. 30th December 2011

i figured it out but when i flipped it inside out the legs and tail were inside not outside like the picture.

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Sammi J. 29th December 2011

does anyone know how to do 19 to 21 cause i have the long strip but idk ho to sew the other side.

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Sammi J. 29th December 2011

yea a video could help because from19 to 24 i dont understand help please?

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Sammi J. 29th December 2011

yea a video could help because from19 to 24 i dont understand help please?

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