Felt Plush Bear Tutorial
These little bears make great gifts! They are cute and unique since they are handmade! The one in this blog probably don’t look the best cuz my sewing skills were never too great… but it might look better for you :’)
Anyways, recently I’ve (tried) to make a little plush teddy bear out of felt for a classmate of mine. I decided to make a tutorial on how I did it. So, without further ado… let’s get to it!
You will need:
- A large piece of felt
- Black floss
- Floss the color of your felt
- Needles
- Cotton
- Scissors
- Ribbon (optional)
- Hot Glue (if you are lazy like me)
1. The Head
1) Cut it out
Cut out two equal round-ish circles for the head.
2) Give it a face
Using black floss, stitch a cute little face for the bear. Try to leave space around it because a lot of it will be stitched together.
3) Stitch the two pieces together
Stitch the two pieces together, leaving the bottom open. Remember, stitch it with the wrong side facing up so we can flip it later!
4) Flip
Flip it inside out so that the side (with the cute little face) is facing outwards.
Fill it with some cotton and set this aside for now.
2. The Body
1) Cut the pieces
Cut two oval shapes (same size)
2) Sew
Sew that together just like you did to the head, leaving a side open for flipping and stuffing cotton.
3) Add cotton
Add some cotton. If you want your bear to be more soft, you can add less. If you want it sturdier, you can add more.
4) Sew it together
After filling the cotton, sew the hole together with small, neat stitches.
3. Arms and Legs
Cut a rectangular piece. Roll it around and sew it together, including the end of one side. Flip and add cotton. Do the same for the other limbs. Use larger rectangles for the legs
4. Put it together
Now, you should have a head, a body, two arms and two legs.
You can sew the pieces together. At this point I was a bit lazy, so I just used hot glue to glue the pieces together. But again, the easiest way isn’t always the best way…
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Don’t forget to give your bear ears and a little tail!
5. Optional Accessories
1) Scarf/Ribbon
I used ribbon, attempting to give the bear a ribbon. It ended up being too thick, so I made it look like a scarf. You can give your bear any kind of little cute decorations.
2) Heart
You can have your bear holding something, like, say a heart. Cut out two pieces of a heart and sew them like we did the head and body. Attach it to the bear’s hands. I used hot glue to attach it.
And here, is your little felt bear!
They make great gifts. You can attach a hook to it and turn it into a keychain. Hope this was helpful, I would love to know how it turned out! If you have any questions, ask them in the comments below! :D
