Making soft toys is an interesting creative process that is exciting not only for adults, but also for children. To make the toy really beautiful, you need to put a little effort and imagination. Especially for you, we have made a selection of 15 inspiring ideas on how to make a stuffed toy with your own hands. Use them and your neck with pleasure!
1.Fun company
Please your child with a cheerful company of cute stuffed toys. You can sew them yourself or together with your baby. To work, you will need a fleece of different colors, filler, beads for the eyes and a piece of leather to make a voluminous nose.
You can print the pattern of the toy or, by enlarging it on the monitor, attach a sheet of paper and circle it. Next, transfer all the details to the fabric and pay attention that you need to cut two blanks for the body, four for the legs, you will also need two white circles for the eyes and one leather for the nose.
First, form the legs, using two blanks for each, sew them to one of the base parts. Now we sew the torso from the wrong side, leaving a small gap in the lower part. We turn it out, stuff the toy with filler and sew up the hole with a blind seam.
Now we sew all the details of the face, as shown in the photo. To form a voluminous spout, you need to go around the edge of the leather mug with a needle and thread and tighten it tightly, fill it with filler. The mouth can be simply embroidered. Our wonderful toy animal is ready! Use the patterns below and make a whole company for your baby!
2. Mustache-striped
Probably, there is no child who would not be delighted with the playful faces of cute kittens. But not every mother is ready for a heroic deed - to have a live pet in her apartment.
Sew funny toys from fabric, stuff them with cotton wool, padding polyester or filler from old pillows. Add accessories of your choice, for example, a scarf for a cat or an openwork bow for a cat.
3. Owlets-pillows
Decorate your child's room with decorative pillows. They can be sewn in the form of cute owls - your baby will gladly go to bed surrounded by such a company.
Making such a pillow toy will not take much time - correctly redraw the pattern, sew the details and fill it with a soft "filling". Next, shape the face with big curious eyes.
4. Smeshariki
Smeshariki are favorite cartoon characters of many children. Settled in the nursery of the Funny Krosh, the coquette Nyusha, the brooding Hedgehog and other "round" animals, sewn with their own hands - your child will be immensely grateful to you.
Choose fleece of different colors - preferably, such as in the cartoon, because your child is used to perceive cartoon characters just like that. For eyes and noses, you can use beads, buttons or fabric. Don't forget the accessories! For example, little Nyusha can come up with a bow, and the Hedgehog will not do without glasses.
5. Soft toy "Bunny" from a sock
A gorgeous bunny can be made without much effort. For work, you will need a regular sock, several thin elastic bands (you can use a thread), scraps of white and black fabric to decorate the face, a ribbon for a bow and a pom-pom tail.
Divide the sock into three parts. Two of them - the torso and the head, fill with filler and tighten with an elastic band. Cut out the ears from the rest of the part and sew the edges. Now we cut out the details of the face and glue it on. It remains to sew a pom-pom-tail and decorate the neck with a bow. The bunny is ready!
6. Snowman
In a similar pattern, you can make merry snowmen out of socks, which will become excellent room decorations for the Christmas holidays. They can be placed on cabinets, shelves, or a Christmas tree.
7. Little elephants
Sew a little felt elephant - turn it into a keychain or decoration for a child's backpack. Many multi-colored elephants will become a real decoration of the nursery, if you form a garland out of them!
Using a pattern, sew the main workpiece and separately the ears. Fill all the details with padding polyester and patch up the holes. Clip the details together and add a couple of eyelet beads. To get a pendant keychain, do not forget to sew in a loop - for this you can use a narrow braid.
8. Chicken basket
Using felt, you can sew a wonderful voluminous chicken. Put "kinder" or sweets in it - you will see how much joy such a gift will bring to your baby! And also, a wonderful chicken can be used to decorate an Easter table or a basket, filling it with dyed eggs.
9. Little mouse
A cute little mouse will be a suitable toy for a child up to one year old. It will fit comfortably in his handle and contribute to the development of tactile sensations.
Pick up brightly colored scraps and contrasting threads. Sew all details from the outside with a buttonhole seam. Especially securely attach the eyes and bead nose to the body so that the baby cannot accidentally tear them off.
10. Baby hippo
For some unknown reason, these representatives of hot Africa are rarely found among children's toys, but kids really like these cute creatures. You urgently need to correct this flaw. Prepare thick cotton fabric of different colors, filling and get to work urgently!
It is better that the fabric for the torso and legs differ in color - this will make the toy look funnier. For the eyes, use beads, buttons, or get ready-made in the store for creativity. Don't forget the small piece of ponytail tape.
Form the legs first, stuffing them with filler. Now you can start collecting the toy - during the formation of the calf, you need to simultaneously sew in the legs, stuff the toy, arrange the muzzle and tail. Such a wonderful hippo will certainly delight your child!
11. Polar fleece bear
To make a teddy bear, it is better to use fleece - this is the softest and most pleasant to the touch material. Additional details in the form of ties, butterflies will give the toy a particularly stylish look.
The details of the pattern can be easily adjusted, making the toy lower or taller, thin or full. Nevertheless, we recommend leaving the arms and legs long, as shown in the photo - then your baby can play with the bear in a hug.
12. Tilda's dwarf
Tilda's toys have a special charm. Looking at them, it is as if you are plunging into the atmosphere of a cozy village life of the past centuries. If you make a toy as a fairy-tale character - a gnome, it will always give a feeling of fairy-tale magic.
The pattern in the photo shows how to make a wonderful company of Christmas gnomes that can be placed under a tree or on a fireplace. It is better to take a flesh-colored material for the "body". If this is not available, pre-hold the fabric in a light brewing solution and dry it.
It is better to sew clothes for gnomes from bright materials and do not forget about a cap with a bell - after all, it is the main sign of a real gnome!
13. Fur puppy
This soft fur toy will be especially warm and beautiful. It is not necessary to use natural material - artificial fur is also quite suitable, especially since it is much easier to work with it.
When cutting out the details, keep the fur in the correct direction. You will need some more fleece to decorate the inside of the ears and the mouth of the dog. All parts of the toy must be filled with padding polyester and sewn. On the face, make a tie with a thread, as shown in the photo, to give a realistic shape.
When the puppy is completely ready, you can add decoration in the form of a neck bow or a bright leash.
14. Hedgehog made of fur and fleece
This toy will be made of two materials at once - the belly and legs from fleece, and the fur coat from fur. Transfer the patterns to the fabric at the desired scale, make patterns.
The fur coat and the abdomen will be formed in two parts to make the hedgehog as voluminous as possible. All details must be filled with padding polyester or scraps of fabric. Now it remains to attach the handles and legs sewn in advance and arrange the muzzle.
15. Funny trio
Three soft toy representatives of the zoo will take their rightful place among your kid's favorites. To make these cute toys with your own hands, you will need a minimum of materials and time.
Use patterns and colorful fabric. The details of the face can simply be embroidered or drawn with a marker.
If you want to involve children in work, entrust them to make a toy whale. It is so easy to do that your child can easily cope with this task, and the result will delight the whole family!
