Today, many people are fond of handicrafts - they make crafts from beads, sculpt toys from salt dough, sew from felt, practice quilling, decoupage and other types of art. In this section I would like to talk in more detail about how to make fabric toys with your own hands.
Fabric toy patterns: cats
Cute bunnies
Baby Bears Mice
Sheep
Cows
To sew such unusual toys, you just need to print out the patterns on a sheet of paper, pin them on the fabric and cut out the fabric pieces that will be used to make a toy in the future.
Such a funny octopus can be made without a pattern at all. Let's try together to create such a wonderful toy for your child.
DIY octopus
To prepare this toy you will need a ball of cotton wool, fleece or jeans, eyes with moving pupils, threads, ribbons, and a handkerchief. The octopus can be made from either fleece or denim.
The stages of work are quite simple, no patterns are needed, you don’t even need to sew anything. Take a cotton or foam ball and wrap it in a square piece of fabric so that there is enough loose fabric left for the legs.
We tighten the fabric wrapped around the ball with floss threads of the same color as the fabric, weave a braid from the cut strips, and tie it with a ribbon of a contrasting color.
The strips at the end of the braids must be cut so that they are the same length.
All that remains is to design the octopus's face. We glue the eyes with glue and embroider a smiling mouth with threads, this is the only moment when we had to sew. And at the end we will tie a scarf on the head of the toy. The octopus is ready!
Patterns of fabric toys for the New Year
Now let's look at some patterns for New Year's toys made of fabric.
Christmas toys
Herringbone
Father Frost
Deer
Here's a Christmas reindeer:
You can independently download for free from the Internet patterns of original toys of devils, penguins, giraffes, kittens and dogs, bunnies and bear cubs, and even stars.
Flat toys
The child can be asked to choose one of the patterns of flat toys. They are the easiest to sew; this work is already accessible to children as young as 3 years old. The main thing is to teach the child to hold the needle correctly and control it. If you are still afraid to trust your baby with a needle, then you can use another method. The needle and thread can be replaced with regular glue, and the patterns can be printed from the Internet.
Tilda dolls
If you have a professional approach to the issue of creating a toy with your own hands from fabric, then I bring to your attention Tilda dolls. For example, a sheep
It is better to sew it from terry cloth, it will be curly.
Angel girl, made in vintage style:
A bee and a flower, in love with each other.:
Original and funny goat pillows with a pattern:
And the pattern for it:
Goats as pendant toys:
DIY toys: simple master classes, the best patterns, interesting ideas.
As the great Coco Chanel said, “Handmade things are luxury.
It is not necessary for everyone to have them.
Anyone who wants to have them makes them himself or pays a master for his work.”
Soft toy - the first association of a children's teddy bear. But the concept of a soft toy includes much more. This is an interior toy Tilda, and funny toys in the car, and much more. This article contains various types of soft toys, as well as techniques for making them and step-by-step master classes.
Types of soft toys with your own hands
Such toys can be divided into several subtypes: for children and adults, interior, with practical use (for example, pincushions).
Also, toys can be divided according to the type of material used: fur, cotton or linen fabrics, felt, fancy fabrics.
Folk toys, as well as soft toys made using national handicraft techniques, have regained particular popularity today.
DIY soft fur toy
A fur toy created with your own hands is especially warm and beautiful. To sew it, you can use both natural and artificial fur. It is, of course, much easier to work with artificial fur, but if you decide to sew a toy from natural fur, you will receive a unique designer toy! First you need to decide on the pattern of the toy; the larger the finished product, the easier it will be to work with. Small details are especially difficult for beginners.
Trace the details and cut out with a margin of 0.5 cm for the seam. Unlike fabric, it is best not to use scissors when working with fur. If you don't have a special tailor's knife, use a sharp utility knife. Cut with sharp short movements, do not move the knife deep so as not to cut off the fur.
To sew the fur, it is necessary to apply the two front sides to each other and straighten the fur outward. After sewing the toy, you need to leave a small hole through which the toy is turned inside out and stuffed with filler. Previously, toys were stuffed with cotton wool and pieces of leftover fabric.
But such stuffing takes a very long time to dry when washed, and often after cleaning the toy was thrown away only because the stuffing wasn’t dry enough and mold appeared inside. Modern fillers are made of synthetic materials (sintepon and others), which dry quickly and well, do not bunch up and retain their shape. Having stuffed, all that remains is to sew it with a hidden seam.
The final touch is the eyes, nose and mouth. You can embroider it yourself, or you can buy ready-made accessories in the store.
Video: OFFENSED CAT / DIY SOFT TOY
DIY felt soft toy
Today, felt toys are the most popular in children's master classes and handicraft circles. But they appeared not so long ago, and there is even an exact date for their appearance.
Margarete Steiff and her first dolls An enterprising German woman, Margarete Steiff, submitted an idea in a magazine for housewives to sew a soft toy with her own hands from felt. Margaret published a pattern and a detailed master class in the magazine absolutely free of charge. But in the note she said where exactly you can buy felt for such toys.
This move in 1879 made it possible to establish a toy empire in just a few years. The nuance was that the toys were both sewn at the factory and they sold blanks for toys that you could sew yourself. She left an empire to her children and grandchildren, and gave the world the fashion for soft toys.
Master class felt dog
To work you will need: brown, white and black felt, scissors, a needle and thread, beads or eyes for toys and a hot glue gun.
We print out the pattern, cut out and sew each detail step by step.
Depending on the type of seam, you can create completely different textures of the toy.
If the parts are connected with glue, the toy can only be cleaned dry. When wet, the parts will separate.
DIY soft toys made of fabric
Fabric toys appeared much earlier than felt ones. But with the advent of fur and plush toys, they were unfairly forgotten for some time. With the advent of plastic, even children's toys made of fabric went out of use. But today, with a new wave of popularity, handmade toys have again revived the popularity of fabric toys. The most popular interior toy today is Tilda.
When looking at the Tilda doll, you get the feeling that the roots of this toy go back to the Middle Ages. Not at all. The appearance of Tilda was in the 90s of the last century by the young designer Toni Finnanger. The girl was full of ideas and Tilda turned out to be one of the many ideas. Today it is impossible to imagine a delicate, homely interior without it. And craftswomen all over the world are simply in love with Tony’s idea and create prototypes to suit their tastes.
Tilda Angels Video: Tilda's master class
DIY soft animal toys: chicken, fox, horse, penguin, pig and others
With the arrival of the baby, I want to change the world for the better and create a special atmosphere at home. And the child is perfection itself, and you really want him to play with unique toys filled with his mother’s love.
DIY toys - simple. We have put together master classes on a variety of animal toys made from a variety of materials. Note that children under 2 years old put everything in their mouth. Therefore, the material must be natural, preferably lint-free. Wonderful fur toys are best given in the third year of life.
Chicken pattern, you can sew it like for a baby and put in toys-eggs. Or you can create a miracle basket for Easter.
Video: Learning to sew a designer soft textile toy Baby Elephant
Video: How to Sew a Penguin Finger Toy
Aleftinka pig pattern.
Pattern of a giraffe and his company.
Pattern Cheerful Giraffe 
Flower Elephant Pattern 
Since the release of Despicable Me, the world of toys has changed forever. Yes, everyone still loves bears, but when they see the cute minions, children and adults are delighted. Minion toys are the first to sell out at exhibitions. Do you want to sew it yourself for your child? It couldn't be easier! All you have to do is choose your baby’s favorite character.
Video: Master class on sewing a minion
DIY simple soft toys
For beginners, a lot of details may seem too complicated and the desire to create will gradually disappear. For beginners, we have selected simple patterns that even children can handle. These patterns are especially relevant for creativity lessons in schools.
DIY bouquets of soft toys photo
Bouquets of soft toys Teddy bears Conservationists fought for a long time against the sale of fresh flowers, until someone introduced bouquets of sweets or toys into fashion. Now this global trend is so popular that in some countries the sale of fresh flowers has halved.
Bouquets of soft Kitty toys Are you going to celebrate? Make a bouquet of soft toys yourself! This is a unique gift that will take pride of place in the birthday girl’s bedroom for a long time.
Video: Bouquet of toys. Master class for beginners
DIY soft toys pillows
Garfield pillow toy Well, having touched on the world of toys, it is impossible not to remember about the pillow toys that fill the sofas of all needlewomen. These are favorite things for both family and guests. Please note that sitting down on the sofa, few people can resist reaching out and touching the half-toy. And children happily travel with their favorite soft toys, falling asleep to the sound of the roads.
Video: Toy pillow owl
On the eve of the New Year, every person strives to decorate their home as attractively as possible, where the Christmas tree plays the main role on this holiday. Sparkling with multi-colored lights and shimmering shades, it can look much more original if it is decorated with hand-made New Year's fabric toys. Sounds tempting, but the complexity of the process raises concerns? There is no need to worry about this, since sewing an original toy is not at all difficult - even a schoolchild can handle it. The main thing is desire and maximum imagination.
DIY Christmas tree decorations made of fabric: advantages and preparation process
The undeniable advantage of this type of jewelry is that toys made of fabric do not break, unlike glass ones. There is no need to worry that an inquisitive child will certainly take out the toy and break it during the game. Any handmade Christmas tree decoration will remind you of one or another New Year's Eve, especially if this holiday left pleasant memories.
You can sew any toy yourself - be it a fairy-tale or cartoon character, an animal - a symbol of the coming year, or a fairy-tale creature born in an unbridled fantasy. A Christmas tree decorated with Christmas soft toys with your own hands will undoubtedly look unique and original. In addition, you can save a lot on expensive toys. If all these beliefs have given you optimism, then go ahead and consider what is needed for such needlework.
To begin with, you need to decide on the choice of fabric. You can use any, but still for sewing soft toys, we recommend fabric with a texture that retains its shape. Fleece, in this case, is the best option, although felt, linen, calico and any coat fabric are also suitable.
Fleece does not fray when cutting like regular fabrics, which makes it the most convenient material for making soft Christmas tree toys
To work you will need a number of accessories, namely:
- needle;
- thread;
- scissors;
- cardboard for making a template;
- pencil;
- ruler;
- cushioning material (sintepon, cotton wool);
- compass;
- decorations - beads, buttons, ribbons, sparkles and others.
How to sew soft Christmas tree decorations with your own hands: tips for beginners
DIY Christmas tree toys
You should start with toys of simpler shapes– you can sew a star, a Christmas tree, a snowman, etc. Let's take a step-by-step look at some simple but rather original examples of products.
- To sew a soft Christmas tree toy, you first need to make a template.
- We apply an image of the desired Christmas tree shape to a sheet of cardboard and cut it out.
- Having attached the template to the fabric, use a pencil to transfer its contours (in two copies).
- Then we cut out two shapes from the fabric with scissors, fold them and sew all the edges with thread.
- Having reached almost the end, we turn the workpiece through the unfinished hole and stuff the future toy with cotton wool or synthetic padding to give it a shape, and complete the seam.
- All that remains is to make a loop so that you can hang it and the base of the toy is ready.
- Then you can decorate it by sewing multi-colored buttons (in the form of balls) or ribbons.
If turning the workpiece inside out is not provided, you can use curly scissors, which will make the contours original and more natural.
Other types of toys are sewn using the same principle. You can, for example, sew a small mitten, decorate it with ribbons, and hide a small gift for your loved one in the middle. These are the simplest methods, and it is better for an inexperienced craftswoman to start with them in order to gain certain skills that will help in the future to create real masterpieces. If nature has not endowed you with the ability to correctly convey the outlines of objects, then ready-made patterns for textile Christmas tree decorations can be purchased.
Tilda dolls - rules for patterning textile toys for the Christmas tree
One of the most popular types of soft toys are Tilda dolls. These cuties came to us in the early 2000s from Norway. Soft Tilda dolls serve as an element of the interior, a kind of amulet and guardian of the hearth. All of them, at first glance, are diverse. But, taking a closer look, you can see a great similarity between them: the manufacturing technique, the characteristic blush of each toy, as well as the “understatement” of facial features, which gives them a special charm.
Tilda dolls can be a good decoration for the New Year tree. Patterns for textile toys for the Christmas tree can be made yourself or purchased ready-made (they are available for free sale, and quite a few options can be found on the Internet). A popular doll this holiday will be Santa Claus with a bag of gifts, a snowman or a cute fairy. In order to sew a toy, you will need different types of fabrics: linen, fleece, calico, wool and padding polyester for stuffing. Cotton wool cannot be used, as possible loose lumps will spoil the appearance of the doll..
When making Tilda's toy, it is necessary to take into account that the fabric for the body must have a light tan color or flesh-beige color. The desired shade of the material can be obtained using coffee, cocoa, and cinnamon.
For other New Year's toys in the Tilda style, you can choose any color of fabric at your discretion. For example, for a bunny, either its usual white color or any other color is suitable: show your imagination.
Features of patterns for textile Christmas tree toys
According to the pattern, blanks are cut out, stitched and stuffed with filler. At the same time Do not stuff the limbs too tightly, as they should bend. Then all the individual parts are carefully attached to the main body without visible seams. In general, it is worth noting that Tilda dolls are mostly sewn without darts.
Now you need to think about clothes, for which any plain or small-patterned material is suitable. If this is Santa Claus, you need to sew pants, a jacket, felt boots and a cap for your head. Red fabric is best suited for this. The finished look will be given by finishing items - buttons, stickers, and so on.
A mandatory attribute of Santa's appearance is a beard, which is used for felting wool.
You should also embroider eyes on your face with black thread. A gift bag can be decorated with embroidered snowflakes, and small patches can be sewn onto felt boots for more naturalness.
Such a Santa Claus, especially if you add Tilda the Snowman, the Christmas bunny or Rudolph the reindeer to his company, will bring the New Year's mood and spirit of Christmas to every home.
Conclusion
In conclusion, I would like to say that the main role played by DIY New Year’s fabric toys is to create the effect of a “fairy tale”, the presence of good magical creatures that bring joy and good mood in the new year. Such toys can be placed not only on the Christmas tree, they can be designed as curtain holders, decorate windows, doors, and gift boxes.
