Child psychologists advise buying a child older than three years old soft toys from different materials. This is necessary for the development of tactile sensations. There is a wide selection in the shops, but the toy will be more interesting if the mother sews it herself for her child. Pattern of toys from fleece will help you in this matter.
What is fleece
Fleece is a knitted fabric, and translated from English means "sheep's wool." But there is no wool in this fabric; it consists of synthetic fibers and polyester. And she got her name thanks to the warmth and softness comparable to a sheep rune. Fleece is actively used in sportswear tailoring. He found his application in sewing rugs and blankets. The fabric is non-allergenic, therefore children’s clothing, hats, underwear, jackets and scarves are also sewn from it. If you use patterns of soft toys, from the fleece you can sew bears, dogs and other funny animals for your child. The fabric does not crumble, so sewing from it is a pleasure.
Animal toys
If you plan to sew figures in the form of animals, it is preferable to choose a fabric that matches the color of the animal.
So the child, playing, will find out what color one or another animal has. In addition to fabric, for sewing you will need a needle, thread, scissors, crayon, filler and, of course, a pattern of toys. From fleece, for starters, you can try to sew the simplest figures. They usually consist of two identical parts. For example, take a whale or a crocodile. On paper, draw the shape of the toy to the desired size and add 0.5 cm to the allowances along the contour. Next, transfer the pattern to the fabric and cut out two details. You can make animals eyes and legs. It remains only to sew and fill with filler.
We sew funny toys from fleece: patterns
Then you can move on to the toys a little harder. They will have separate legs, ears, tail. Below is a basic pattern of toys made of fleece, which can be modified.
Thus, from one pattern you get three toys! First we sew a fox. From the orange fabric we cut back, tail, ears. From white fleece - the breast and tip of the tail, from brown - ears and legs. We cut 2 pieces for each piece. The first step is to stitch the back and chest of the fox. Sew a white tip to the tail. Between the parts of the body we put the tail and grind everything with one seam, leaving a hole for stuffing. To stitch the ears, we combine the orange and brown details. Sew the ears to the head with the orange side up. Stitch the legs and fill with filler. Now we sew the paws to the torso and also stuff them with padding polyester. On the face we embroider the nose and fasten the eyes. Similarly, we sew a dog from brown fleece, and a wolf from gray.
Simple octopus
This character will not need a pattern. Several pieces of different colors can be made of fleece toys of such a plan at once, and you can attract a child to work, since she does not require sewing skills and is very simple to execute.
To make an octopus, you need a foam rubber ball, a blue fleece, threads, eyes and a ribbon of two colors. We put fabric on the ball, marking the head of the animal with chalk. Then we lay the fabric back and cut 6 strips on each side to the mark. Put the ball in the middle of the fabric and wrap it around the base with thread. From the strips we braid the pigtails. We trim the ends of the braids with scissors and decorate with ribbons. Glue the eyes and embroider the mouth. For an octopus girl, you can sew a scarf.
Caterpillar
Well, if you have many different fleece pieces left, you can sew a bright caterpillar. For the toy body, draw a circle with a hole. Two parts of the same color are cut out on each link. Cut out the legs. Sew circles by inserting paws between them. We put the circles on top of each other and pass the gum through the holes. Sew on the head and back. It will be interesting for the child to play and learn colors with such a toy.