#plush pattern

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sewing patterns for bugs! (pt 2)

beetle plush pattern by ApothecaryOcto

simple fabric moth/butterfly pattern by willowynn

bee plush pattern by TooStuffedPatterns

snail plush pattern by willowynn

beetle plush pattern by MasterPlush

spider plush pattern by SugarcubeCherry

minecraft bee plush pattern by HabbiesAus

snail plush pattern by Delilah Iris

butterfly / moth plush pattern by Victoria Zhuk

garden snail pattern by DragonsGardenShop

[milk-sharks]

god i hope this won't be too confusing-- here's the seeker pillow/plush pattern (just a loose guide, plus the actual pattern!)

***attach the cockpit AFTER the body is stuffed instead!!! so, skip step 7 and do it last!***

- step 5 is optional!

the pattern should be printer-ready on 8.5x11 paper, but if tumblr eats the quality, then twitter will hopefully work!

seam allowance is already included (whoops), and the dotted lines show where you should be sewing

the grey (non-dotted) lines on the wings and cockpit are there as a reference, please don't cut them!

if your fabric has a right and wrong side, make sure to flip over the paper pattern when making the L vs R wings (and tail fins and wing details).

if the pile of your fabric faces one way, make sure that you pin the pattern accordingly!

if there's any errors, please let me know so i can correct them!

[doodle-with-alizard]

Sooo unrelated but would you guys be interested in a free Goldfish cracker plush sewing pattern?

Cuz uhhh

Look at him!

[adorablediscoveries]

Plush Crochet Patterns by CelestialCB on Etsy

[spooked-skull-studios]

The making of my Vortigaunt plush

Hi! I'm Silas and I frickin love vortigaunts. They're my favourite Half-Life alien :3

Yeah so there are vintage Vort plushies you can buy off like,,,, eBay n shit but they're all around £400-£500 and buddy. I am an unemployed college student. I cannot afford that. SO! I made my own >:3

This is Jeremy the Vort :> (Named by my Grandma BC she couldn't pronounce the word Vortigaunt) h is very silly and looks at me like a borzoi.

The Patterning:

Right off the bat, Jer is made from my own modified version of this pattern

The Face, Arms and Legs:

These were kinda tricky to make but I eventually figured it out :D (At this stage, their face will look quite scrompled lol)

Body:

Before sewing the body patten together, I attached the third arm through a slit made in the chest piece then stitched the parts together.

After stitching up the body (excluding the seam beneath the legs) and turning it the right way out, I thoroughly stuffed the head and body with an ungodly amount of cotton from college before stitching up the open seam.

i chose to shape the third arm last since it seemed, and turned out, easier.

Final Touches (Aka: Woe, Vortigaunt Be Upon Ye):

The teeth and eyes were the last thing I detailed. I just gently dabbed the eyes with red fabric paint while using an old, crusty paintbrush.

For the teeth, I stitched a freehand pattern with my sewing machine before cutting it out and sewing it under the 'mouth' seam with the teeth seam facing inwards so it was hidden.

So yea! This has been my silly little HL project I've been working on! I'm planning to make another one of my Vort, Void but for now we must wait :>

[bewilderbark]

i sewed a spearmaster pincushion a few days ago ! here's the pattern and rough tutorial if you want to create your own

this was a good learning experience... and i never want to embroider details again either

[universalblips]

here she is!!! finally fixed up my pattern for pretzel, here it is for anyone wanting to make their own frogtopus (I would love to see pics if you do! it gives me the sweet sweet serotonin of online validation)

here's a pdf version of the pattern to print, tutorial under the read more!

I would probably consider this an intermediate level project and this tutorial assumes you have a general knowledge of sewing, but I tried to explain some of the little details for anyone who may not be as familiar with sewing/making plushies

Materials needed:

¼ yard main fabric (smth like minky or fleece would work best!)

⅛ yard accent fabric 

Matching thread

Safety eyes (I used 24 mm ones) 

Alternatively you could use:

Small amount of black and white felt

Buttons 

Embroidery floss

Stuffing

Other basic sewing materials (scissors, needles, pins, etc)

First off you’ll want to trace and cut out all your pattern pieces! If you’re using minky or a similar fabric, you’ll want to make sure the nap (direction that the “fur” lays) matches the direction of the arrow on your pattern pieces. Personally I also like to trace the seam lines onto the wrong side of the fabric so I know exactly where to sew (and bc I like to micromanage my seams to get the exact shape I want lmao) - you don’t have to do this, but I do recommend it for the dart lines on the body front and especially the tentacles as they might be a little tricky without that guide. After cutting out everything you should have something like this:

(If you’re doing applique for the eyes and mouth, you’ll also need to cut the mouth and 2 of the larger eye circles out of black and 2 of the smaller eye highlights out of white fabric, preferably felt)

MAIN BODY

Start with the front body piece and fold it in half vertically with the right sides of the fabric facing each other. Line up the edges of both darts and make sure the seam lines match up, then pin in place and sew along the lines. In case you’re not familiar with sewing darts, you’ll want to start at the outer end and sew in towards the middle where it comes to a point for each one. These will help give your finished plush a fuller, more rounded shape!

Here’s what the top dart looks like finished! I also like to leave a little extra thread at the end point and use both ends to tie a knot there to secure it (mostly bc that’s just smth my costuming prof always told us to do lmao)

Once you’re done with the top dart, you’ll want to do the same thing with the bottom one.

Next you’ll want to align both pieces of the back body with right sides facing together and sew along the smooth edge, leaving an opening where marked for turning later.

Lay the front and back body pieces flat and align them with right sides facing. Pin and sew all around the edges, leaving the bottom open.

TENTACLES

Next up are the tentacles! You’ll want to take two of your top tentacle pieces and match them up along the top edge with right sides facing, then sew along the straight line there, making sure to stop at the corner where the curve of the tentacle begins. Repeat for the other pair of them, and do the same with the bottom tentacle pieces as well.

To make sure your top and bottom tentacle pieces all line up correctly when you go to sew them together, you’ll also want to sew a little diagonal line going from the corner bit to the edge like this:

Clip the corner of the seam allowance like so, making sure not to cut through the seam itself. It’s important to clip your corners and curves to make sure everything will lay right and look smoother when you’re done!

Once that’s done, you’ll want to align the pairs of attached tentacles together with the right sides facing and repeat the last steps for the other two sides.

Do this for both the top and bottom sets of tentacles, and you should end up with something like this:

Take the bottom oval and pin it to the bottom tentacle piece around the center hole, right sides of the fabric facing. It helps to mark the four points on the bottom piece and match them up with the four connecting seams of the tentacles. Sew all around the piece.

Take the whole bottom piece and line it up with the top tentacle piece, making sure to match up the seam lines. Pin them together and sew all the way around, taking care around the inner corners in particular. If you’re using a machine, it helps to stop at the very point of the corner, leaving the needle in the fabric, then lifting the presser foot to pivot the fabric. Drop the presser foot back down and continue sewing along the line like before.

Once you have both pieces sewn together, you’ll want to clip the corners and trim the seam allowance. You could also clip the curves, but I find that trimming the seam allowance down to about ⅛” around the tentacles works well and doesn’t take nearly as long to do. Just be careful and make sure you don’t snip through any of your seams!

The inner corners are most important here, because you want to release tension in the seam allowance so the tentacles can spread out properly when you turn everything right side out.

You’ll also want to clip the curves and corners of the main body piece if you haven’t already (except for the seam allowance around the opening on the back body piece, you’ll want to leave that alone). Turn the tentacle piece right side out and now you should have something like this:

FINISHING THE PLUSH

Now, with the tentacle piece right side out and the main body piece inside out, place the tentacles inside the main body piece and line up the raw edges of the fabric. Match up the tentacle seams to the ones on the main body, making sure the widest points of the bottom oval are aligned with the side seams. Pin and sew all the way around.

Use the opening you left in the center seam of the back body to turn everything right side out. I found it easiest to pull the tentacles through first, and then everything else.

Now would be a good time to add on the safety eyes if you’re using them! If you’re going for the applique option (or maybe button eyes!) you could also probably do that now, or you could wait until after stuffing your frogtopus if you prefer, it’s up to you!

When you go to stuff your plush, it’s best to stuff the tentacles first, then the main body, taking extra care to push some stuffing into small areas like the eye bumps to make sure they’re well defined. Once you have your frogtopus filled, you can go ahead and stitch up the opening in the back with a needle and thread. I like to use a ladder stitch so the thread stays hidden and the final seam looks nice and clean

I used heat transfer vinyl for Pretzel’s mouth, so I’m adding that on now and ironing it in place. This would also be a good time to sew or glue on your appliques if you’re going with those and haven't already!

Add on any other details you might like, and then you’re finished! Congratulations on your brand new, extremely marketable Pretzel plushie!

[lyoth737]

As per folks asking, have the Joltik plush pattern on a DIN A 4 sheet!

First I sewed everything together from 1. - 3. and stuffed it. Next up come the 4 legs (I like to sew paw and leg parts together (4. + 5.) first before sewing both mirrored parts). 

Joltik love to crawl all around your room, preferably in high places , so adding small magnets inside the paws gives the Joltik a lot of potential hiding places! A round magnet with 10 mm x 1 - 2 mm might work best. A short furred Joltik might also need fringes like in 11. to stay warm... (The longer furred Joltik is able to hide any edges and weird proportions more efficiently as I noticed! Though both are nice to touch, so go with whatever you prefer or have on hand.)

They love th play with you, so help them out by only sewing the tips of the legs to the lowest part of the body. That way the Joltik has as much mobility as possible! More spidery that way, too!

Sewing the face is the most fickle part. I sewed extra backsides for the larger spikes and plan to add small ones on the short furred Joltik. (Small spikes didn’t really work with the long fur unfortunately...) Add a bit of wadding and a few stitches to get them into shape as well!

The eyes are done with cutting out felt! Cut a hole for the pupil and press the smaller felt inside. (I love to add a small gradient with a copic marker). The white hightlights can be glued on top and the whole eye can be glued and sewed on the face. 

For the finishing touches I trimmed some of the long hair on the long furred Joltik and glued the fur on the teeth together since that’s no place for long fur and pulled out any fur caught in between the seams.

For the short furred Joltik I plan to add more custom small spikes to the face and back (a feature the long haired Joltik doesn’t need). 

That’s all! And without further ado:

Feeding time~!

[littjara-compleated-sage]

Check out this adorable little guy my friend made! Now you can create your own horrible little acab mite friend for FREE!!!!

(They aren't on Tumblr unfortunately)

[itsthebeastpeddler]

I've been making the bat poppets for a while!

You can pick up a random one with the Bat Poppet Blind Bag ( if you're feeling adventurous ) or sew one yourself with my Poppet Crafting ebook ( if you're feeling crafty ) ✷

[blackstarchanx3new]

Pattern for the Pecharunt plush.

I approximate almost all my paterns but hopefully this helps!!! ^w^

The lil guy disguises himself as a plush so I couldn't NOT make one.

[humblegrub]

sewing patterns for bugs! (pt 1)

these are just some I found on etsy. please add more you know about!

giant tropical velvet worm pattern by LilLeviathan

aphid plush pattern inspired by Grounded by TheWeaversTools

tarantula pattern (there's a crochet version, too) by LarriecraftsNL

jester the snail pattern by Oddnest

bee plush pattern and fruit fly plush pattern by CirquellCuriosities

isopod plush that stays rolled up with snaps or velcro by CholyKnight

snail plush pattern by CholyKnight

moth and butterfly plush pattern by CholyKnight

dragonfly plush pattern by CholyKnight

[noxxplush]

Make your own possum friend! Pattern here.

[doodle-with-alizard]

HIYA!! Guess what I finished!!?

This is my first ever public pattern so I hope you guys will enjoy it as much as I do!

[adorablediscoveries]

Plushies Crochet Patterns by JuliiaPyha on Etsy

[venirush]

I made a slugcat plushie :D it’s a little ugly becuase I was more so testing of the pattern (hence bad fabric) would work but even then it doesn’t look too bad, the arms should be larger however I was rushing and sewn too far in, either way the pattern is fairly simple (makes a pretty chunky slugcat!!!) and free to use if anybody can actually figure out how it gets put together

Sorry for my bad camera haha it’s very broken

More photos under the cut