Depression has been kicking me in the butt lately so I decided to make a little pill bug friend for myself using this pattern by @livvi3love. I changed a couple details to fit my own preferences (like sewing the legs rather than using felt) and I'm very happy with the result! I've been wanting an isopod plushie for a while so it was fun to make my own :>
I've been sitting on this pattern and tutorial for a while now! so time to finally share it with you!
I was lamenting that the jellycat pip and sugar mice were long retired and difficult to get your hands on unless you are willing to pay much more than they retailed for each mouse, so i decided to try and eyeball a pattern and make some myself! they're not exact as i only used constructed visual references but they're close! please note that this pattern set is intended for personal use only. Rough tutorial under the cut!
This pattern is for printing onto A4 but you can check your scale with the measurements I've provided or just play around with how big or small you want to try and make them! i didn't really get any wip photos of pip mouse but it's method is largely the same with the nose being the major change, which i will detail in text in the instructions below.
for sugar mouse i would recommend using polar fleece as it will act the right way for the ears to do their squishy marshmallow looking thing. but minky should also work or other similar fabrics! for pip mouse if you can find a similar curly looking fabric with a thin backing that'll be ideal but fleece will also work well, you just wont get the furry texture, you want a fabric with a little bit of stretch to it. i however would not recommend fabrics like felt or non stretch cotton for these guys as it's likely to not take shape the same as there's no give to the fabric.
once you have printed out the pattern and cut the pieces in your fabric, you'll want to sew the ears up and turn them inside out, then put them aside for later. just leave them as is for now but here you can see i was playing around with pinching the turned through ear into shape.
Then moving on, sew the back pieces together along the spine and front of face. you then want pull the bottom open ends apart gently and place the open sides flat up against the base piece so that they're aligned, it can be good to pin this in place so it doesn't shift.
then, get your tail rope, and tie a knot at either end, placing the base of it inbetween the seam at the butt so that it'll sit in the right place, then sew the seam up directly with the tail in place, make sure you sew through the rope to secure it and make sure it doesnt shift. Sew around the bases seam leaving a hole in one side so that you can then turn your mouse through.
once turned through you will want to stuff your mouse with polyfill quite a bit so it takes shape! i like to put weighted beans in mine for extra effect, you can use dried rice or wheat too, just sew a little circle pouch a bit smaller that the mouses base with scrap fabric and fill and seal! then insert into the turning hole while you stuff. once stuffing is done you can sew the hole up with a ladder stitch. the weight from the beads will allow your mouse to sit up quite well.
next you will want to get those ears you put aside, take each corner and bring the ends together in the middle. then sew them gently together at the ends with one or two stitches in about the same spot. you want them to look 3d so dont sew the ends to the back of the ear, just end to end so they meet in the center.
Then pin the ears in place on the head
then you need to ladder stitch the ears in place while they're pinned so they dont shift around, go all the way around the outside edge of each.
now you're almost done! next they just need a face! sugar mouse only needs embroidery by way of a french knot for both the eyes and nose (you can find good video tutorials on how to sew a french knot online), pip mouse will also need a french knot for the eyes but has a separate process for it's nose.
(for the pip mouses nose you will need to leave the marked nose hole open and then stitch the nose fabric to the square nose backing in line with the dotted direction on the pattern, (it should look kind of baggy when it's unstuffed) sew it up completley with no hole, then cut a tiny slit in the backing and add polyfill there before closing with a basic stitch, then you ladder stitch the nose directly to the marked nose hole)
in order to hide the embroidery anchor knots i find the best way is to start by going down through the middle of the ears and then coming back up where you want the eye to be, and then going back down and up through the ear for the finishing knot, as it creates a very easy cover for them and looks nice and clean!
then you have yourself a little buddy!
haha they're great to squish!
if you use this pattern i'd love to see your results!
AAA ok so a lot of people have been asking for the pattern to this, tho I've been using just these two little papers to do the cut outs lol
i tried my best to translate it into digital so that people get a bit more accurate look at them. Tho bear with me I've never done an actual pattern design sheet before!
so basically my hope is that anyone could print these out to any size of their choosing and get the same result, but ive never tried anything larger than approx. 3 inches with these sooo idk if you try it tag me!
the goal is to sew the backs together to the lines at the tip of the head to the middle of the butt. then leaving a space along the belly piece near the butt end and sewing from one side of the butt including all the legs and the "mouth" to the other side with its legs to get back to the butt. if that makes sense
i usually pause sewing up the body once the head is fully sewn together,, usually after ive sewn both arms and ill yank it inside out where ill start sewing on the little poofball eyes so i know theyre in a good place, then resuming the body, and then pulling the whole thing inside out and pushing out the tips of the limbs with a skinny blunt object like a dull pencil until i can see the stitches. if you attempt this piece definitely make sure you stitch up the arm and leg crevices very well!!!!
then just stuff the lad and sew up his back end and its done :)
one suggestion for fabric is always try to use a stretchy soft fleecy fabric with these because its much easier if mistakes are made during sewing and to hold the ROUND shape better
Overall its a very good use of scraps if you’ve accumulated a lot and don’t know what to do with them 👍👍
BRICK THE RAT FROM THE HIT INDIE GAME PIZZA TOWER JUST BECAME REAL ‼️‼️
I got inspired by @spotart-station-animation 's Brick plushie and decided to make my own version of him!! I didn't make an exact copy of the original post so I made him in my own style
Also if you want to make yourself a Brick plushie here's the pattern!
Para iniciar el proyecto debemos escoger una fruta o verdura, en este caso se utilizo una piña, la cual en un principio debe ser envuelta en varias capas de masking tape (aproximadamente 3 o 4), una vez que este bien cubierta y el color de nuestra fruta ya no se vea, se uso un plumón, lápiz o rotulador para dibujar las lineas guías de nuestro patrón, posterior se rotula cada una de las piezas para que estas no se confundan con las demás y se tenga una clara visión de en que lado va cada pieza. Con estos pasos terminados queda recordar nuestro patrón de la piña y pasarlo a una hoja de papel blanco, con esto podremos sacar en limpio la figura de cada pieza y así recortarlos de la hoja a la cual los hemos transferido. Una vez finalizados todos los pasos anteriores ubicamos las piezas ya de papel en nuestra tela a elección y recortamos sin dejar el margen de costura , ya teniendo todas las piezas cortadas las iremos uniendo con costura manual y así ir formando la silueta de nuestra fruta, obteniendo así una cascara de la misma la cual llenamos con napa o algodón sintético, para luego sellar la base superior y adornar con imitaciones de hojas de la piña real, así con eso logramos una ilusión mas realista de la fruta y tenemos la pieza terminada.
Fruta envuelta en cinta y cortada para luego sacar el molde y repicarlo en tela con IDENTIDAD
Mi identidad es la locura lo poco convencional lo desarmado y urbano por eso quise utilizar la costura hacia afuera y desordenada para así no seguir el patrón típico preestablecido, también utilice tela jeans no elasticada así representando lo urbano pero a su misma vez usando un tipo de malla no elasticada para marcar diferencia y que se pudiera ver su relleno.
¡Términada! me ha costado demasiado tiempo (la vida se ha comido mi tiempo de costura) pero esta ya terminada con las varias modificaciones necesarias. Esta vez no puedo contabilizar el tiempo real para su confección.
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