Children get to play with stuffed animals.They are both friends.Most animals can be made into plush toys.A custom stuffed animal toy can be made with a little creativity.
Step 1: Put your fabric in a line.
The best sides of your fabric should face each other.You don't need to pin the sides together if you're not sewing the stuffed animal.Stronger fabrics work better in this method.
Step 2: Attach your sides together.
Hot glue or staplers are the two easiest ways to attach them.If you have a stuffed animal for a small child, choose glue.It's possible to cause cuts or be a choking hazard.If you are using hot glue, make sure to run a thin line of glue along the sides of your animal.Before moving on, press the sides together and let the glue dry and cool.To staple, just staple around the sides leaving a quarter to one-half inch of space at the edge.Without leaving gaps in between, place the stapler close together.Leaving an inch open will allow you to stuff your animal.You can use fabric glue instead of hot glue.You just need to let it dry for a while.
Step 3: You need to flip your fabric inside out.
Pull the fabric through the gap that you left in the side.Make sure you don't put holes in your hot glue edge or pull out your stapler.The good side of your fabric will be visible when you turn your animal inside.
Step 4: Stuff your animal.
You will need to begin filling your animal once you turn your fabric.You want to fill it without straining it.You can find stuffing at craft stores.Use your hands to push the stuffing in as much as you can, and use the end of a wooden spoon, a dowel, or a chopstick to help push it into the corners of your animal.
Step 5: The gap needs to be closed up.
To seal up the small hole in your animal, you will want to use a few staplers or glue.If you use staplers around the perimeter of your animal, consider using glue for a small hole so that you don't have any visible staples.The raw edges of the fabric should be tucked in.
Step 6: You can decorate your stuffed animal.
It is possible to add more character to your creation after you have finished the basics.You can make decorations from fabric scraps, buttons around the house, or just draw on with markers.Glue on buttons or eyes.These can be a hazard around small children.Draw on other features with fabric paint or fabric markers.You can use scrap fabric to make clothes for your stuffed animal.
Step 7: Pick a fabric for the stuffed animal.
You can choose between realistic coloring, like brown and greys, or a fun pattern like polka dots.Some types of fabric are easier to work with than others.Cotton quilting fabric, which comes in many fun patterns and felt, is a great fabric for beginners.If you don't want to sew your stuffed animal, you can use felt.Pick a pattern that will look nice when connected randomly.It can be hard to line up patterns like stripes.Most craft and hobby stores have fabric for sale.Repurposing old fabric is a good way to not buy fabric.An old dress shirt, tablecloth, or towel can be used to make your stuff animal.
Step 8: Pick the animal.
You need to decide what animal you want to create before you start.Try to pick an animal with a simple silhouette and a distinct shape.A cat, bear, rabbit, monkey, owl, and fish are possibilities.You can make things that are not like animals.
Step 9: You should make a pattern.
Feel free to use any paper that you have on hand for this project.Since you only have two pieces of fabric to connect, your pattern is a simple template for cutting out those pieces.When your stuffed animal is finished, decide how big you want it to be.You need to make your pattern one-half to one inch larger.You can draw a two-dimensional outline of your animal.You can find a lot of free animal patterns online.Once you have drawn your pattern, cut it out.
Step 10: Take care of your fabric.
You need to transfer your pattern onto your fabric after you make it.It is important that the fabric you are using is free from creases.It will be easier to work with.Place your pattern on top of your fabric.Use a piece of white chalk or a dark marker to draw around it.One for each side of the stuffed animal.You drew a line and cut your fabric along it.If you have sewing scissors, use them to cut fabric.
Step 11: Pin your fabric together.
Straight sewing pins are needed to pin your two pieces of fabric together.As you begin to sew, make sure your fabric pieces stay lined up.Put your fabric inside.You will want the two finished sides of the fabric facing in the same direction.The pins should be used around the perimeter of the animal.You want your pins to be half an inch apart.
Step 12: You need to sew your sides.
You can either use a sewing machine or basic hand stitching to make your stuffed animal.You should thread a needle and knot the end of your thread before sewing.If you want to use a contrasting color for decoration, use thread that is the same color as your fabric.Take a quarter of an inch to a half-inch from the edge of the fabric.If you are using a machine, leave about an inch left unsewn so that you can stuff your animal.It works well at the end of a leg.Remove the straight pins from the perimeter of your animal after you finish sewing.
Step 13: Your animal should be turned inside out.
Pull your fabric through the hole you left unsewn, and turn it inside out.It may take some work to get all of the fabric through your whole.The good side of your fabric will be visible when you turn it inside out.
Step 14: Put your animal in a container.
You will need to fill your animal once you turn your fabric.It is important to make sure it is full, but there is no strain on the stitching.There are local craft stores that sell stuffing.To help push the stuffing in the corners of the animal, use the end of a wooden spoon, dowel, or chopstick.
Step 15: Close the hole.
You should sew up the small hole you put in the stuffing after you stuffed your animal.It shouldn't take a lot of thread to do this.The same thread is used for the perimeter of your animal.If you want your last stitch to stay in place, knot the end.Excess threads should be trimmed.
Step 16: Your creature should be embellished.
You can add more character to your stuffed animal once you finish sewing it.These will make the animal come alive.Pick up some decorations at a craft store or use items on hand.There are buttons for eyes and a nose.If you are giving an animal to a small child, be careful with buttons as they can become a choking hazard.Draw in details with fabric paints or markers.Smaller children can't pull off small pieces of decoration so this is a good option.