Anyone who at least once in his life tried to sew a small felt toy with his own hands on the patterns would definitely do it again. Sewing from such a soft and supple material in the hands of the master is a pleasure. Firstly, on sale you can find matter of any color of the rainbow, which is also important for successful undertakings, and secondly, the fabric is warm, pleasant to the touch and easy to sew. The edges of the circumcised material do not split, the felt can be cut with scissors and sewn with threads, glue small parts with a glue gun. The pattern drawn on paper is easy to transfer to the fabric in chalk or pencil.
In the article, we will consider how to sew a cat from felt according to a pattern, we will tell novice masters how to step by step perform actions. How can I fill the internal space of the figure and how is it recommended to decorate the craft. You will learn all the intricacies of working with such fertile material as felt.
Cat pattern from felt
Before you begin, you must draw a pattern on a piece of thick paper. Samples of some interesting images can be seen in the article below. If you yourself do not know how to draw this pet, then you can print it from the Internet to a printer. The image along the contours is cut with scissors. For convenience, it can be glued onto a sheet of cardboard. The pattern of the cat from felt should be small, since this fabric is sold in sewing accessories stores with already cut sheets.
Then the template is transferred to the fabric of the selected color and outlined on the contours with chalk on the wrong side. You can cut two parts at once. For speed and convenience, fold the sheets on top of each other and cut out two parts of the cat in one fell swoop.
Sewing toys
The main work on sewing a cat from felt on a pattern consists in stitching two parts of the body of the animal along the contours. You can make side seams on the wrong side with small stitches, leaving a small hole for the filler. It looks interesting toy with external decorative seams over the edge, made with floss thread. As a filler, you can choose either synthetic winterizer or artificial cotton.
When the toy has acquired the necessary volumetric shape, the seam is brought to the end and a knot is tied. Thin cavities, for example, the tail, are filled with the help of improvised materials: sticks, pencils, knitting needles or other long objects. Try to fill the space inside the toy completely so that there are no voids.
DIY decoration
When the cat is sewn on a toy pattern from felt , work on small details begins. You can attach pink ears to the pussy, add stripes to the tail, attach a mustache or put on a hat. Eyes are most often made either from beads and buttons, or embroidered with floss thread. A bow on the neck or a heart made of felt of pink or red will look beautiful.
If you sew seals in the form of key chains, then do not forget to sew a loop from a thin rope or edging. The image below shows the image of three cats from felt. According to the pattern, the contours of the figures were transferred to sheets of fabric of different colors. After the main sewing, the crafts were decorated with details of a different shade. So, black ears, a muzzle and a tail of a cat stand out clearly against a light background. A bright accent spot shows the heart. Such a keychain can be made to your beloved on keys for Valentine's Day.
As you can see, it’s not difficult to make soft toys from felt, even a school-age child will cope. Create and enjoy your work! Have a good start!