Elephant Stuffed Animal FREE Sewing Tutorial and Pattern. Elephant Soft Toy Project. Cute Fabric Elephant Tutorial – Easy and Adorable Sewing Project.
Free sewing pattern for a cuddly elephant blanket
Materials:
* Soft fabric – 40 cm x 40 cm (16 in x 16 in)
* Cross-stitch thread (three different colors)
* Strong machine thread
* Fiberfill – 30 cm x 20 cm (12 in x 8 in)
Instructions:
Download the free pattern here.
Draw the pattern pieces and cut them out (seam allowance: 1.5 cm (5/8 in)). Please note that the two head and ear pieces should be mirror images. The stuffing pattern is indicated by dashed lines. Begin with the elephant's body.
Pin the tail to the body piece (the tail consists of six cross-stitch threads in three different colors). Pin the two body pieces right sides together. Now sew from point A to point B. Clip the corners diagonally and carefully clip the seam allowance every 4 cm (1.5 in).
Tie a knot in the end of the tail. Sew over the tail a few times to secure it. Fold the seam allowance of the top layer to the inside and pin it in place. Place the stuffing on top and pin it in place.
Sew the stuffing to the seam allowance by hand. (The elephant's legs do not contain stuffing, as the seam allowance here overlaps and can be sewn together.) Turn the whole thing right side up. Close hand from b to c.
Continue with the head. Pin the ear pieces to the head pieces, right sides together. Sew from d to e. Pin the two resulting pieces together again, right sides together, and sew from e to f. Embroider the eyes onto the head using cross-stitch thread (use stabilizer for best results).
Sew from g to h. Turn the head right side out. Sew by hand from f to h. Place a layer of stuffing inside the head and sew it into place by hand. Depending on the size of the head, two layers of stuffing may be necessary for optimal firmness.
Position the head correctly and pin it in place. Sew by hand from g to d and from d to e. Braid the elephant's tail and tie a knot in the end. Finally, embroider the elephant's nails onto its feet using machine thread.
Pretty Elephant Toy Sewing Project
Making stuffed animals for little ones is lots of fun and these cute and colourful elephant free soft toy sewing patterns is perfect!
You Will Need:
Elephant Toy Pattern - Download Here
Fabric for elephant body and ears/tail
Toy filling
Medium iron-on interlining
Two small buttons
Procedure:
1. Trace off the patterns and use to cut out 2 x A (body), 2 x B (head and trunk), 2 x C (legs) from one fabric, and 4 x D (ear) and 1 x E (tail) from a contrasting fabric. Fold your fabrics in half before pinning patterns in place and cutting out (to ensure pattern pieces are reversed as necessary).
2. When sewing your fabric pieces together, always have the right sides of the fabric facing. Before turning sewn fabric pieces through to the right side, snip curved seams close to the stitching line taking care not to cut through the sewn stitches.
3. Turn a narrow hem on the long ends of the tail, fold wrong sides facing to bring the hemmed edges together and sew. Knot one end.
4. Using D, cut two ears from interlining. Place two patterned fabric ear pieces together, right sides facing and sandwich an interlining in between. Sew around the curved edges only; turn through and press. Pin an ear to each body piece, align raw edges and sew in place.
5. Tack (baste) the legs to the body and sew. Now sew the leg sections together along the straight edge.
6. Sew the head/trunk sections to the body, taking care to keep the legs out of the way. Pin the tail in place facing inwards, and sew the sides together stitching only up to where the legs are sewn – leave a gap for stuffing. Turn right side out, firmly stuff and ladder stitch to close gap. Sew on button eyes.
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