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Materials
1. Felt
2. Scissors
3. A pen
4. Embroidery thread
5. A needle with an eye big enough for embroidery thread
6. Stuffing or filling (you can buy this at any craft store) -
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Draw the outline of your animal on a piece of felt
I chose a teddy bear shape, but you can make a whale or a lizard or Justin Timberlake. It's up to you. You'll need two sheets of felt, as you can see in the photo. You're gonna be stitching them together. Don't be afraid.
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Stitch most of the animal. Just follow along the line
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Add some cute Lil' eyeballs
Super easy. Just some felt circles attached with a hemming stitch. Make sure the thread only goes through the top layer of felt. If this is too daunting for you, feel free to just draw on eyes with a Sharpie like some kind of monster.
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Stitch a little mouth
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Continue the outline stitch from before, stopping when you have about an inch left.
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Now shove stuffing in that little guy. Just cram it in there.
Use little bits of stuffing at a time. Use your finger to guide stuffing into different parts of the animal. You can also use a chopstick or whatever.
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Fill the animal as much as you can, and then continue the outline stitch.
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Add a little bit more stuffing if you need to before closing the stitch.
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You are done
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Give it to your cat. He would love it
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