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Frugality is my middle name. Couple that with my penchant for anything cute and you've got a heartbroken girl mourning her inability to dole out the big bucks to satisfy her cute quota.

But - not to worry!! Always on my toes to tangle myself into yet another ambitious project, knowing still that I only average a 20% success rate, I'd quickly found the remedy for my weakness.


Ingredients:

Fleece fabric
Sewing accessories
Sewing machine (optional)
Polyester filling
Scissors
 
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Step 1: Monster Design

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First things first, design your monster. For inspiration, I suggest digging deep into your repressed childhood or even adulthood memories and try to picture those invisible friends you used to have before you finally established your social skills.

Since you need two identical pieces for the front and back of your friend, I like to fold the fabric in half and cut the two at the same time.
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Pikachette says: Feb 8, 2009. 1:26 PM
This is mine! It's named Grom x)
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cuteaznprincesss (author) in reply to PikachetteFeb 8, 2009. 2:41 PM
whoa.. niice!
Pikachette in reply to cuteaznprincesssFeb 8, 2009. 5:22 PM
hey :O
I saw your plushie in this web site

hugo l'escargot
gnomination in reply to PikachetteFeb 9, 2009. 10:44 AM
how the heck do you do that? just like, sew the different peices together?
Pikachette in reply to gnominationFeb 9, 2009. 1:39 PM
Yes, I just do that
it's not very complicate... just long =D

I sew the fourth parts of the two side individually, after I do the rest with the pattern =)
kylara70 says: Jun 11, 2009. 7:51 AM
I enjoyed your instructable. I made 4 in one afternoon. I NEVERE would have thought of this by myself. My daughters enjoyed playing with them and helping to decorate them. Here is a picture.
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cuteaznprincesss (author) in reply to kylara70Jun 23, 2009. 11:26 PM
super cute!!
Elke63 in reply to PikachetteFeb 17, 2010. 12:29 PM
Wouldn't it be easier if you quartered two different colored sheets of felt or other fabric. Then sow then into two rectangles with you color layout. Pin the two pieces, seam sides out, together. Now transfer the pattern and follow the directions. I think it might be a bit tricky to match the pieces up once they were cut into eight pieces.
sunnyb says: Apr 10, 2010. 9:29 PM
 Here's my take on Mr. Fudwuddle.
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Kajnjaps says: Jun 18, 2010. 2:27 PM
Great instructable! Here's my try. Cheers, Kajnjaps
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zifix says: Jul 25, 2010. 3:19 PM
hey, I used one of the images of this 'ible to make a template for anyone who might need it :)
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samalert says: Dec 14, 2012. 1:28 AM
My take on Spooky Alien ;p
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samalert in reply to samalertJan 2, 2013. 2:20 AM
My second take
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topseyturvey! in reply to samalertFeb 18, 2013. 11:00 AM
:)
Jessie Marie says: Feb 2, 2013. 5:16 PM
Here is mine! I sewed him by hand and even stitched on a heart! Loved your instructable!
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mr.cardboard says: Jan 3, 2013. 11:50 AM
i will definetly try it even though sewing is not my thing.Im always ready totake on a new challenge!
WHOABROYO says: Dec 1, 2012. 11:25 AM
This is a cool tutorial, this just doesn't seem like you "dug deep" to find your inspiration. I think you should reference ugly dolls as your inspiration, that way you might not get so much flack for ripping them off. I don't really think you ripped them off because they don't offer any doll exactly like this, but the resemblance is uncanny.
itisanniebelle says: Nov 26, 2012. 9:54 PM
My dogs destroyed all my Uglydolls...I guess I know what I'm/they're getting for Christmas! Thanks so much for sharing; I've always looked at Uglydolls and thought to myself "psh I could make that" but I never actually tried!
thevoidfox says: Nov 26, 2012. 5:51 PM
Heres one i made its green but the camera kinda messed it up
thisisdumb says: Nov 1, 2012. 8:01 PM
this design is protected by copyright and you are claiming as your own and encouraging others to copy it - here is the copyright info from the Uglydoll website

http://www.planetmusic.us.com/images_uglydoll/pdfs/Uglydoll_Copyright.pdf

and here is the copyright agreement from this instructables website
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cuteaznprincesss (author) in reply to thisisdumbNov 1, 2012. 8:29 PM
cool thank you so much for this detailed information. i will keep it in mind for any future endeavors i might seek to explore!

as for the dolls i make, i don't call them uglydolls or even venture to advertise them as such. uglydolls is an amazing company with a fine product that i alone could not recreate on my own. nor do i want to steal all their glory! this tutorial is simply a way to show people how to sew together a plush doll. sure, it resembles one of the uglydolls characters, but at the end of the day, it is just a sewing tutorial. nothing more.

i'm certain the instructables team has seen my tutorial and has made no effort to remove it. so until then, i think i'm in the clear! i do appreciate your diligence in monitoring and maintaining a copyright infringement-free universe for us all to coexist!
littleyellowlace says: Aug 3, 2008. 3:07 PM
how do you sew him closed??? theres still a hole after you stuff him! please help.
Noah972 in reply to littleyellowlaceDec 2, 2010. 3:24 AM
Try using a slip stitch. It's made to look "seamless."
ari.4.love in reply to Noah972Jul 22, 2012. 4:14 PM
how do you do the slip stitch?
Dusk Shadows says: Jul 7, 2012. 6:31 PM
Wow did you sell these 2 a shop called minotaur in Melbourne for more info go to:
http://www.minotaur.com.au/
HMice in reply to Dusk ShadowsJul 8, 2012. 9:55 PM
I've been there and I know what you mean but they're not the same
Dusk Shadows in reply to HMiceJul 8, 2012. 10:01 PM
really they look so slimier and I didn't know you went to Minotaur?
HMice in reply to Dusk ShadowsJul 8, 2012. 10:44 PM
Yeah, its in the city.
frost360 says: May 7, 2012. 10:25 PM
u know how u put the pins in what are they for do u use them to make em stick together or something?
HMice in reply to frost360Jul 8, 2012. 9:56 PM
Its to hold it so it doesn't come apart while you are sewing
frost360 says: May 7, 2012. 10:31 PM
whats the thing u put inside to make it 3D or pop out or something....
like uhhhhhhhhhhh stuffing..
HMice in reply to frost360Jul 8, 2012. 9:55 PM
Its called fibre-fill as mentioned in Step 4
Dusk Shadows says: Jul 7, 2012. 6:31 PM
Wow did you sell these 2 a shop called minotaur in Melbourne for more info go to:
http://www.minotaur.com.au/
unexpired says: Jun 2, 2012. 6:08 PM
So cute! I'm going to do this with my sixth graders! To simplify it for them I am letting them choose between two creatures I drew based on all of the ones posted:
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yamayka says: May 20, 2012. 1:31 PM
Very cute!
jmoss4 says: Jul 18, 2011. 9:48 PM
its a uglydoll from the ugly guide series
frost360 in reply to jmoss4May 7, 2012. 10:30 PM
ur mean
spidercorben says: Apr 25, 2012. 5:55 PM
I love them and i am a major sewing freak i love to sew random thingo if
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ahawks1 says: Mar 20, 2012. 8:35 PM
I am loving it! want try as soon as i get home!! :D!!
frenchfrygirl98 says: Mar 1, 2012. 4:01 PM
Im making a dinosaur friend!
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