Whale Pattern & Tutorial ~ Free-Tutorial.net

Whale DIY Stuffed Animal Sewing Pattern. Soft Toy  Plush Free Sewing Pattern and Tutorial. 

Download Whale Pattern

SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

    2 colors of patterned cotton fabric
    Coordinating thread
    Contrasting embroidery floss
    Polyfil®
    Pins
    Needle
    Scissors
    Chopstick
    Sewing machine (optional)

DIRECTIONS:

    Print pattern and piece together whale top and whale bottom. Make sure on the print settings to click scale to fit media. Cut out all paper patterns and trace onto fabric. Cut out the fabric pieces by adding 1/4″ around outer edge of the traced lines.

    Place right sides of whale top pieces together and pin. Place right sides of whale bottom pieces together and pin. If hand stitching, backstitch along the drawn guideline of the whale top pieces from nose to end along the top. If using a machine, use a straight stitch from the top portion of nose to end. Repeat along the whale bottom pieces from nose to end along the bottom guideline.

    Line up the whale top and whale bottom and pin together. Right sides should be facing each other. Pin these together and sew sides closed to fully form the whale body, leaving the very end of the tail open.

    Using your chopstick or other turning device, flip the whale right-side out. Stuff with Polyfil.

    Place two of the contrasting fabric pieces for the whale fin together, ride sides facing each other. Sew along the guideline leaving one end open. Flip right-side out, stuff with Polyfil, repeat.

    Follow the same instructions for the whale tail.

    To fully assemble the whale, turn the raw edges at the end of the whale body in. Insert the whale tail into the opening and hand stitch in place. Ladder stitch is recommended for a clean look.

    Turn the raw edges of each whale fin in and hand stitch on either side of the whale. Again, ladder stitch is recommended.

    Add hand embroidery to embellish the whale with contrasting embroidery floss.

HACKS:

    While a sewing machine is not necessary to sew this plush whale, it will definitely speed up your process and make for a sturdier toy for a young child.