This years stuffed critters

[kowgiirl.up]

I’m not done 

I had promised my BFF well over a year ago that I would make her a bunny. I had made one before and she told me she had to have one. That one is almost done and hopefully I will remember to post a pic.

Lastly, I made another polar bear. This bear is half the size of the first one I made maybe 2 years ago? I am sorry but I do not have a finished pic of it as it was shipped off to another good sewing friend. These bears I will not make for little kids. There is too much handwork (and I am not a fan of handwork lol) and these will only go to special people

This is the layout
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Finished before stuffing. I just love how they turn out

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[Ouryve]

They are all adorable (though your empty bear is a little freaky!) What a shame the fabric for the puppy gave you such a headache!

[SewRuthieSews]

I rather like the donkey.

[Cazlyn]

@kowgiirl.up your critters are gorgeous which patterns do you use?

[Sheilago]

They are all gorgeous , but that donkey has quite an attitude!

[kowgiirl.up]

They are all adorable (though your empty bear is a little freaky!) What a shame the fabric for the puppy gave you such a headache!

I agree, very freaky!

[kowgiirl.up]

@kowgiirl.up your critters are gorgeous which patterns do you use?

I will try to post them and please tell me if these links do not work

The bear (my favorite) is here https://www.etsy.com/listing/1235376374/sherbet-polar-bear-pdf-sewing-pattern-30?ref=yr_purchases.

The bear pattern is a very, very good pattern with great instructions. There is lots of ease in this pattern and more than what is noted in my experience (yours may not).


 Sam the Dino: https://www.etsy.com/listing/189571223/sam-the-dinosaur-pdf-sewing-pattern-with?ref=yr_purchases.good pattern and came out cute.


The next two were tricky for me. These are smaller critters and the legs were very fiddly (know that I do not have tons of patience so you may very well find these easy)



Donkey https://www.etsy.com/listing/457896146/stuffed-animal-donkey-burro-pdf-sewing?ref=yr_purchases


Puppy https://www.etsy.com/listing/472156544/stuffed-animal-standing-puppy-dog-pdf?ref=yr_purchases


These were easy
Elephant https://www.etsy.com/listing/1476174162/simple-pattern-18-memory-elephant?ref=yr_purchases

The bunny https://www.etsy.com/listing/995489544/snuggle-bunny-pdf-sewing-pattern?ref=yr_purchases

As we all know, fabric plays a lot into how hard or how easy a pattern is(along with good instructions). I made good choices and made awful choices..

I will help the best I can so let me know :-)

[Cazlyn]

Thank you, the links work fine.

[Silver Rose]

Sam the Dino is my favourite.

[kowgiirl.up]

Thank you, the links work fine.

I would like to see which one(s) you end up making.

[kowgiirl.up]

Sam the Dino is my favourite.

It’s a super cute pattern that was pretty easy to follow. The instructions have you glue the spots in place before machine sewing. I couldn’t force myself to machine stitch after glueing. I didn’t want the bits of glue getting in my machine so I hand stitched instead and it worked out fine

[kowgiirl.up]

I just wanted to comment about both the polar bear and the bunny patterns. The instructions call for a stitch length of 24 stitches per inch which is a whole bunch or you can double stitch the seams. I always, always double stitch since I do not want them falling apart at the seams.

My question, what stitch length do some of you use on your stuffed critters?