If you have been doing needlework and creating Christmas souvenirs for a long time , and your new idea is a decorative deer made of felt, a pattern of a soft toy that you will see below, you will definitely like it. For beginners, there are simpler options, consisting of two identical parts or even performed without threads, and in the application technique. In a word, everyone will find a suitable idea.
Souvenir Options
New Year's deer from felt can be both flat and voluminous, like soft toys.
Funny figures can be used as the following New Year's souvenirs:
- interior decorations;
- Christmas tree toys;
- a magnet;
- key fob;
- gift wrapping;
- ordinary children's soft toys;
- element of any decor.
As you can see, there may be several options. Simple felt products, such as magnets or deer-shaped charms, can even be made by children.
How to sew a deer
In order for you to get a beautiful and neat felt deer, the pattern must be chosen correctly. The template should be selected in accordance with the experience and level of training of the needlewoman. For beginners, options consisting of a minimum number of parts and, accordingly, seams are suitable. When you master simple souvenirs, you can move on to more complex products, voluminous soft toys that are sewn from more details.
The overall sequence of work will be as follows:
- Cut out a paper template that you can print from the Internet or draw yourself.
- Place the details on the flaps of felt, pin with pins, circle the contours with chalk. If necessary, add allowances and cut elements.
- Sew or immediately sew carefully all the necessary parts manually or on a typewriter. Felt is good because it does not require processing of the slices, as it does not crumble, so you can stitch the elements even on the front side.
- Turn out the sewn parts if you were sewing from the inside out. If you worked on the front side, skip this step.
- Fill the finished product or individual blanks (depending on the complexity of the object) with holofiber or other prepared material.
- Sew the holes that were left for packing.
- Combine all the details into one object.
- Sew or glue small decor (ears, eyes).
All is ready.
Materials and Tools
You will need the following to get a beautiful New Year's deer:
- pattern;
- pins
- a piece of chalk;
- felt;
- scissors;
- threads
- needle;
- sewing machine;
- filler (holofiber, cotton wool, synthetic winterizer);
- glue;
- any additional decor (beads, ribbons, bows, sequins).
If you will make magnets, you will need a base (magnetic strip), for a key fob - a chain, braid or ribbon.
Deer from felt: pattern for applique
The following are simple product options. According to them, even a beginner will get a beautiful New Year's deer. The pattern in this case should consist of one, maximum pair of parts that will have to be stitched. Small elements can simply be glued to the base. Itβs easy to make a magnet, a key chain, a Christmas tree toy, a pillow, or just an interior decoration using these templates.
The first option looks more realistic, and the second template looks like a muzzle of a simplified cartoon character. The horns and ears of these figures can be made flat or voluminous, sewn to the base. Even simpler is to complete the entire form as a unit.
According to these patterns, it is easy to sew a jewelry for gift wrapping or, using the same principle, make a magnet or keychain. For two-sided things, you will need to make two identical parts, so that from the reverse side you could not see the threads with which small elements were sewn. If the eyes and muzzle are glued, one blank of the head is enough.
Deer toy pattern
Below is a diagram where you can sew a three-dimensional figure of a character, but this is a more complicated option. It is best performed by a person with experience. The first diagram shows a deer head pattern . She can decorate a wreath or just make a souvenir of this shape.
To create such a voluminous toy you will need to carve the following elements:
- ears - 4 pieces (two brown blanks, two pink);
- horns - 4 pieces (in pairs for one horn);
- head - 2 parts;
- nose - 1 part.
All elements are sewn together inside out. Remember to leave a filling hole. Before turning, it is worth making neat cuts in places of complex transitions of the form, so that later the parts have a flat surface. If you donβt want to complicate the work, it is easy to sew felt on the front side (even if it is a complex product), but the seams must be neat and even.
The following pattern allows you to create a full-fledged toy in a simple way. The head can be made flat or sewn from two identical parts. The torso is also performed.
So, you saw how a deer is made from felt. Pattern of a soft toy, applique template and any of the presented options deserves attention and can be used as an idea for creating a New Year's gift. Choose, sew, craft. Create beautiful souvenirs with your own hands.