Elephant Plush Sewing Pattern
Elephant Plush Sewing Pattern
Elephant Plush Sewing Pattern
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elephant plush
This handheld elephant is an adorable mini difficulty:
version of the enormous pachyderm! It features
a tiny four-legged body and big head that
manages to stand on its own thanks to a very
large poly-pellet pouch in its hindquarters. It The hardest part of this plush is likely
has a curled trunk and big floppy ears as well as sewing the tiny legs into the body. They
a tiny swishing tail. require a good bit of pivoting. So be sure
It looks wonderful in classic gray or lovely to stop frequently with your needle in the
soft pastel colors for a sweet version that no fabric before turning in new directions.
elephant lover could resist!
skills used:
makes: • Fusible web applique
One plush: about 6" tall, 9" long from trunk to • Curved sewing
back of body, and 5" wide from each side of the • Basting
head • Ladder stitch
• Sewing small pieces
• Matching notches and points
suggested fabrics:
faux fur Plush, stretchy fabrics such as fleece or minky
are suggested. The variations of fleece and minky
mentioned to the left would work well, but really
any plushy fabric with a bit of stretch on the
minky crosswise grain would be well-suited.
Stretch fabrics like fleece or minky will create
a more squat, round shape when stuffed.
Non-stretchy fabrics, like felt or cotton, won’t
cuddle fleece
stretch when stuffed so the resulting plush will
look elongated as shown.
micro fleece minky vs. felt
anti-pill fleece
fleece
1 2 3 4
Place pattern on the fabric, Pin the pattern in place, use Using the paper as a For all fur fabrics, shake the
and make sure the stretch pattern weights, or trace the template, cut out the fabric. excess fuzz away.
line matches the stretch outline of the pattern with a Cut the required amount
of the fabric. The nap line washable marker. according to the pattern.
should go in the direction of
the fur.
cutting layout:
STRE TCH
main fabric
J J
¼ yd.; 9” long
E E
G H F D
A A C C E E
NAP
B B B B
46" wide
⅛ yd.
K K K K I I 5” long
L L
NAP
NAP
eyes - black
eye highlight - accent
trace onto eye shines - white
paper side
4 2
straight stitch; applique 3
great for felt whipstitch 1
trim seam
sew along allowance at
trunk edge tight corners
only and curves
trim seam
allowance at
curves
leave open
for turning
flip inward
and baste
leave
open for
turning
line up curves of
body and inner legs
circle markings
should match up view from
other side
open
up pieces
when
complete
center behind
piece over belly
sew with ¼" extra
on both sides
stretch
tail tip to open
fit along up when
tail complete
sew along
curved edge
continue
from step 13
fold tail
in half clip seam
allowances
leave at corners
open for
turning
stuff baste
tail tip tail to
behind
align tail
over notch
sew
back to
body along
curve
18. sew the back to the body
a. Grab your newly joined back/behind piece. One edge of this piece will be joined around the curved
edge of the body (J). For help with alignment, the body has a circle marking that should match up
with the back seam from step 17.
b. Take your back/behind piece and align one edge around the curve of the body. Pin from corner to
corner and match the circle marking to the back seam.
c. Sew the back/behind to the body along this edge. Note that you can sew a little beyond the corner
into the leg pieces to ensure there are no holes there later.
c. d.
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c. d.
Then insert the needle near the finished knot and out of the (folded inside)
stuff base of
trunk very firmly fill rest of
head ladder stitch closed
transfer
stitching guide
to head back transfer
→ Joining the head of the stitching
elephant to the body guide to
body
can be a little awkward,
so the paper pattern
has some stitching
guides for extra help.
Transfer them over by
cutting them out of the
paper pattern and using
them as a tracing guide
onto the plush.
26. transfer the stitching lines
a. For the head, the stitching guide is transferred from the head back piece (C). One half of the
stitching guide can be drawn at a time on each half of the head back.
b. For the body, the stitching guide is transferred from the back piece (F) and traced onto the front
half of the body (opposite the tail).
sew around
gathering:
stuff opening of tusk The process of shortening
lightly the length of a piece of
fabric by sewing long
stitches through it. When
the thread is pulled, it
forms small folds that ruffle
the fabric.
gathering
stitch:
A long version of the
29. stuff the tusks running stitch, which is a
stitch done by weaving the
a. Turn the tusk right side out through the opening and stuff it lightly needle in and out of a length
with stuffing. of fabric going along a line.
The long stitches (about
b. Thread a hand sewing needle and knot the end. Sew a gathering ¼”-½” long) gather the
stitch around the opening of the tusk, about ¼" in from the edge. fabric when pulled later.
pull at
thread to ladder stitch
cinch closed place beside to head
trunk
congrats!
This completes your plush!
Now give it a big hug!
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