Felt Toy Animals

Free Kangaroo with Joey Sewing Pattern

Approximate height: 16″

Materials required:

• Pattern
• Felt: Fawn 30″ x 18″
• Stranded cotton: 2 skeins Fawn, 1 skein each Black and Brown
• Wire – 24″ piece of 16 Gauge
• Pair Brown Glass Eyes
• Filling

Download Free Kangaroo Sewing Pattern with Joey = >>>
(requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

Preparation

Cut 2 body sides, 2 inside leg, 2 ear, 1 chest piece and 1 head inset.

How to make the felt Kangaroo toy – Sewing instructions

All seams are glove stitched on the right side unless otherwise stated.

Fold arm darts on dotted line and saw on wrong side with small running stitches following the curved line on pattern of the chest piece.

Fold on the dotted line for pocket matching A to A, and sew up each side to complete the pocket. Join one inside leg piece to each chest piece from A to B on wrong side.

Join each body side piece to the completed chest starting from C to A around to B, leave open for stuffing.

Join seam from C under neck to D, place head inset D to D and join seams over the head to E, at the same time fold and stitch ears firmly into position where marked on pattern. Prepare the wire for legs (see General Instructions).

Push a little stuffing down the end of each foot. Push wire down the legs and feet, pack stuffing around the wire to a nice smooth finish. Join the seam from E down the back and around the tail. Stuff firmly and stitch the under tail seam.

Stitch the eyes. Stitches for nose, paws and feet in brown cotton (see General Instructions).

Preparation – Joey (Baby kangaroo!)

Cut 2 side body, 1 chest piece and 1 small diamond head inset.

Sewing method – Joey

Sew darts of chest piece on the wrong side where indicated. For inside leg join each side body to chest piece from A around B, then around tail to back. Join around nose from A to C. Insert small diamond head inset between ears with the point meeting C and stitch into position. Lightly stuff the Joey and stitch up the back. Make stitches for eyes in black.

Boing, boing!

Free Felt Toy Elephant Sewing Pattern

Approximate height: 7 1/2″

Materials required:

• Pattern
• Felt: 30″ x 10″ Dark Grey
• Felt: 8″ x 5″ Red
• Felt: 2″ x 2″ White
• Stranded cotton: 1 skein each, Dark Grey and White
• Pair Brown Glass Eyes
• 16 Gauges Wire for legs and trunk 40″
• Gold Braid 18″
• Filling
• Pinking shears

Download Elephant free sewing pattern = >>> (upcoming)
(requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

Preparation

Place all the pattern pieces (except he Tusks and Harness Cloth) onto the grey felt and cut the shapes carefully. Cut 4 ear, 2 main body, 2 underbody, 4 sole, 1 under-trunk gusset, 1 back gusset and 1 tail.

Cut 4 tusks in white felt. From red felt, cut out harness cloth 8″ x 3 1/2″, cut understrap 6″ x 1″ with pinking shears.

Cut wire into three pieces, 10″, 15″, 15″ and prepare the two longest pieces for legs (see General Instructions) bind the end of the 10″ piece for the trunk.

How to make the felt toy Elephant – Sewing instructions

All seams are glove stitched on the right side unless otherwise stated.

Using two strands of dark grey cotton, join underbody pieces together from C to E on the wrong side.

Join the back gusset to one of the body pieces from D over the head along the back matching D and B. Join the second body piece to back gusset in the same manner.

Join under-trunk gusset to underbody from A across E to A on the wrong side. Join trunk from D around F, insert point of under-trunk gusset F, and join from F to A on each side. Continue to A, joining underbody to main body down each front leg.

Join back of each front leg from O to G, and sew in the front soles.

Join end of back gusset to underbody from B across to C to B on the wrong side.

Push a little stuffing down to the end of the trunk and two front legs. Join one end of the 10″ wire to the centre arch of the front wire legs. Push the wire down the trunk and legs, pack the stuffing around the wires.

Join the seams and soles on each back leg, wire and stuff. Join main body and underbody seam from O to N, complete the stuffing and stitch the remaining seam from O to N.

Join each pair of ears together from L around to M. Sew the ears on each side of the head in the position marked on the pattern.

Sew in the eyes (see General Instructions). Join each pair of tusks with white cotton, stuff firmly, close the opening and stitch into position as in pattern.

Fold the tail lengthways adding a few strands of dark grey cotton inside and to hang about 1″ from the felt. Stitch down the tail, and with the seam to the back stitch into position matching X to X.

Sew gold braid around harness cloth, about 1/2″ from the outer edge.

Join the 1″ strip of red felt for understrap to lower edge of cloth. Place the cloth on the Elephant’s back and pass the other end of the strip under the body. Join to corresponding side (see photograph).

Trumpet!!

Free Toy Felt Frog Sewing Pattern

Approximate height: 9 1/2 “

Materials required:

• Pattern
• Felt 14″ x 10″ Green
• Stranded cotton: 1 skein green
• 2 x 3/8 ball buttons for eyes
• Filling – eg. rice, millet, bird seed, wheat

Download Frog free sewing pattern = >>>
(requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

Preparation

Cut 2 frog shapes from the sewing pattern below

How to make the felt toy frog – Sewing instructions

All seams are glove stitched on the right side and stitches must be close together, thus sealing the seams to hold the grain filling.

Using two strands of cotton, join the seam from A, right round the frog to B.

Fill the frog with rice or alternative seed filling, allow him to “sit” then carefully stitch the remainder of the seam.

Stitch the eyes into position as in photography.

Grridipp!

Duck Sewing Pattern Free Toy Felt

Approximate height: 6″

Materials required:

Pattern

• Felt: Yellow 12″ x 10″
• Felt: Orange 12″ x 10″
• Felt: Black – small piece for eyes
• Stranded cotton: 1 skein each Yellow and Orange
• Filling

Download Duckling free sewing pattern = >>>
(requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

Preparation

From yellow felt cut 4 wing, 2 body, 1 overbody, 1 underbody. From orange felt cut 2 beak, 1 underbeak, 4 foot. Cut 2 round eyes from black felt.

How to make the felt toy Duckling – Sewing instructions

All seams are glove stitched on the right side unless otherwise stated.

Using two strands of yellow cotton, join overbody on the wrong side C to C. Join overbody to body, commencing at C over head to B, and across the back to A.

Join underbody to body from C to A, at the same time leaving an opening for stuffing.

Stuff the head and body firmly and close the seam. Make the wings by sewing each pair of wing shapes together around the edges, and sew to body as indicated on the pattern.

Join the two top beak shapes together from D to E, next the bottom beak from E to F, stuff hard and sew into position.

Join each pair of feet shapes together by sewing around outer edges, stuff a little and stitch to underside of body. Sew on small black felt eyes where marked on pattern.

Quack quack!

Free Felt Toy Bunny Rabbit Sewing Pattern

Approximate height: 18″

Materials required:

• Pattern
• Felt: Grey 18″ x 13″
• Felt: White 9″ x 5″
• Felt: Blue 14″ x 7″
• Felt: Red 10″ x 6″
• Felt: Orange 3″ x 3″
• Plastic foam sheet 5″ x 3″
• Stranded cotton: 1 skein each Red, Blue, Grey and Black
• Pair Pink Glass Eyes
• 4 Press Studs
• 2 Pearl buttons
• Cardboard – for stiffening the rabbit’s soles
• 1/4 yard of 1/4″ elastic
• Cotton material for shirt 1/4 yard
• Filling

Download Bunny Rabbit free sewing pattern = >>>
(requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

Preparation

From grey felt cut 2 body, 2 leg, 2 head, 2 arm, 2 ear, 2 sole and 1 head gusset. From white felt cut 2 ear, 2 sole. From orange felt cut 2 carrot pieces. From plastic foam sheet cut 2 ear. Cut 2 cardboard sole stiffeners.

How to make the felt toy Bunny Rabbit – Sewing instructions

All seams are glove stitched on the right side unless otherwise stated.

Using two strands of grey cotton, join each arm to each body piece from D to E on wrong side. Join body seams from B to D, and E to F. Next join each arm seam from E around paw to G. Stuff arms and body, work a running stitch around the top opening, draw up the thread a little and fasten off. Join bottom seam from F to F.

Join each leg from M around the foot to J. Stitch each white sole to foot matching J and K. Insert cardboard stiffener into each foot and stuff firmly to top of leg. Join top of each leg from F to F, then join top of leg seams to body seams matching F to F.

Join one grey ear, one lining ear and one white ear together, stitching around the edge; make a second ear in the same manner.

Sew in head gusset matching C over the head to H, at the same tine fold ears and stitch into position as marked on pattern. Join seam from H to B and seam under nose from C to A.

Stuff the head quite hard. Secure the head to the body with a stitch or two at centre front and centre back and join, by taking up a stitch in the body then one in the head. Work around, pulling the thread tight and at the same time turning in the raw edge. Stitch around in this manner two or three times to make a strong join.

Sew in the eyes and stitch nose and paws in brown (see General Instructions).

Fasten shirt and waistcoat fronts with small press studs and trim waistcoat with pearl buttons. A small ribbon bow may be tied around the rabbit’s neck under the shirt collar.

Sewing Method – Carrot
Join the two carrot shapes together around the edge, stuff firmly and gather the top. Stitch carrot to Bunny Rabbit’s paw.

Sewing Method – Girl Bunny Rabbit
This can be made from the pattern provided, by joining at shirt bodice a piece of cotton material 8″ x 6″, gathering to make a skirt.

The trousers to be cut from plain cotton and trimmed with lace, become Jane’s pantaloons (!). An apron may also be cut from plain cotton and edged with lace.

“What’s Up Doc?!”

Free Toy Felt Bambi Deer Sewing Pattern with small butterfly

Approximate height: 16″

Materials required:

• Pattern
• Felt: 30″ x 12″ Fawn
• Felt: 10″ x 3″ White
• Small scrap of colour for butterfly
• 16 Gauge Wire, 2 pieces – each 15″ long, 1 piece 14″ long
• Stranded cotton: 1 skein each Fawn and Brown
• Pair Brown Glass Eyes
• Filling – eg. rice, millet, bird seed, wheat

Download Bambi Deer free sewing pattern = >>>
(requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

Preparation

From the fawn felt, cut 2 main body, 2 underbody, 2 ear, 1 tail, 1 head gusset and 4 sole. From the white felt cut 2 ear and 1 tail. Cut 1 butterfly in contrast colour.

How to make the felt toy Bambi Deer – Sewing instructions

All seams are glove stitched on the right side unless otherwise stated.

Using two strands of fawn cotton, join one white and one fawn tail together. Join each white ear to each fawn ear. Join head gusset to head, matching C to D on both seams, at the same time folding each ear in half (white inside) and inserting into the seam as marked on the pattern. Join seam from C over the nose to A. Join back from D down to tail, fold tail in half (white inside) insert, and stitch into the seam, allowing the tail to stand upright, continue stitching to B.

Join the underbody to main body from A down each front leg to E.

Join underbody to main body from B down each back leg to F. At this stage it is advisable to stuff the top of the the head firmly. Fold the 14″ wire in half and twist to strengthen. Insert into the neck and head. Stuff the head and neck firmly.

Join each inside front leg, from I to J, and each inside back leg from G to H. Stitch a felt sole into each foot. Pack a little stuffing into each leg, pressing it well down into the feet. Wire each pair of legs as per General Instructions, and finish stuffing the legs. Join one underbody seam from J to H. Complete the stuffing and join the last seam J to H.

Sew in eyes (see General Instructions) and embroider eyelashes and nose. See photograph.

Glue small spots of contrasting felt to butterfly wings, fold and stitch to top of Bambi’s tail.