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How To Make A Softie

Posted by Tizzalicous from Netherlands Antilles, The Netherlands • Published See Tizzalicous's 4 projects »
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  • Step 1

    Draw your pattern. As you can see on my pattern, you don't really need to be a good drawer for this!

  • Step 2

    Cut out your pattern. If you want your softie to be symetric, you might want to only draw one half, then fold your paper in half and cut both halves at the same time.

  • How to make a plushies & friends. Softie - Step 3
    Step 3

    Place 2 pieces of fabric on top of each other, pin the pattern on it, and cut around the pattern.

  • How to make a plushies & friends. Softie - Step 4
    Step 4

    It's time to give your softie a face. Add a mouth with embroidery thread...

  • How to make a plushies & friends. Softie - Step 5
    Step 5

    and buttons for eyes...

    Some people prefer doing this after they put the whole thing together, but I prefer doing it first, do I don't need to worry about where to leave spare threads, they can just stay on the back, as they'll end up inside anyway.

  • How to make a plushies & friends. Softie - Step 6
    Step 6

    Add some more decoration, like an applique on the belly...

  • How to make a plushies & friends. Softie - Step 7
    Step 7

    or a bow for a more girly look!

  • How to make a plushies & friends. Softie - Step 8
    Step 8

    When you finished adding the face and decoration, it's time to sew the back and front together. Place them on top of each other (with the insides facing each other), and use a blanket stitch. Take a long thread, at least 2.5 times as long as the complete outline of your softie. Make sure you don't stitch it up completely yet, you'll need a hole to add the stuffing! If you don't know how to do a blanket stitch, don't worry, I'll make a tutorial for this in the near future!

  • How to make a plushies & friends. Softie - Step 9
    Step 9

    We're almost done! All we need to do now is add stuffing! Start with the little parts, like the ears, arms and legs. Use something small (like your little finger, the back of a spoon, a pen, anything like that) to get into the small spots.

  • Step 10

    Sew up the gap!

  • How to make a plushies & friends. Softie - Step 11
    Step 11

    Show off the cuteness you just created!

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RogueSister
RogueSister · Richmond, England, GB · 11 projects
In case anyone doesnt know how to blanket stich...

http://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/how_to_blanket_stitch

Happy i hope this helps! xx
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RogueSister
RogueSister · Richmond, England, GB · 11 projects
aaah i keep coming back to it! i cannot get over how sweet it is!!!
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RogueSister
RogueSister · Richmond, England, GB · 11 projects
thats absolutely Gorgeous! well done.
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Cupcake girl
Cupcake girl · U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado, US · 28 projects
I am going to make one!
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stella.
stella. · Cleveland, Ohio, US · 1 project
That's really adorable. I love all these little creature plushies people make!
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Kaitlin Y.
Kaitlin Y.
Wow! i love this project soooooo much. I am totally going to make one over my spring break!
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Kaitlin Y.
Kaitlin Y.
Wow! i love this project soooooo much. I am totally going to make one over my spring break!
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Nosnin
Nosnin · Chicago, Illinois, US · 21 projects
Very very cute! I love to make stuffies!
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Jia
Jia · Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, MY
^^ nicely done
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Brendan Oh.
Brendan Oh. · Chuo Ward, Fukuoka Prefecture, JP · 2 projects
KYUUUUUUUUUUUUUTTTTTTTTTTEEEEEEEEE
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