Friends Are Easy To Make

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

Step 1 Monster Design

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.

Comments

[Pikachette]

This is mine! It's named Grom x)

[cuteaznprincesss]

whoa.. niice!

[Pikachette]

hey :O
I saw your plushie in this web site

hugo l'escargot

[gnomination]

how the heck do you do that? just like, sew the different peices together?

[Pikachette]

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]

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.

[cuteaznprincesss]

super cute!!

[Elke63]

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]

 Here's my take on Mr. Fudwuddle.

[Kajnjaps]

Great instructable! Here's my try. Cheers, Kajnjaps

[zifix]

hey, I used one of the images of this 'ible to make a template for anyone who might need it :)

[yamayka]

Very cute!

[frost360]

whats the thing u put inside to make it 3D or pop out or something....
like uhhhhhhhhhhh stuffing..

[jmoss4]

its a uglydoll from the ugly guide series

[frost360]

ur mean

[frost360]

u know how u put the pins in what are they for do u use them to make em stick together or something?

[spidercorben]

I love them and i am a major sewing freak i love to sew random thingo if
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[ahawks1]

I am loving it! want try as soon as i get home!! :D!!

[frenchfrygirl98]

Im making a dinosaur friend!

[jakobus9]

since valentine is coming up, I've made it a little more special!
thanks for the awesome idea!!!

[TabbyDeAnne]

Too darn cute! I will have to make a ton of these for all my families kids! Thanks so much for sharing! 5 Stars!

[Noukkii]

Thx for the idea! ;)
I didn't make any monsters, but some cute little bunny's ;)
Here's my result... By the way: it was my first sewingjob, and i feel sooooo good about it! Thx!!

[TabbyDeAnne]

Great take on this 'ible! Nice!

[aellers]

Not yet stuffed

[Mermaids_R_Real]

@Pikachette: Grom is SOOOOO cute!

[_Scratch_]

I've been looking in to making cute plushy things, and I was wondering, can you use this method to get a rounder shape, like for the body of an animal? I've seen it done well using a foam base to have under the fabric, but could you do it just with 2 identical pieces using this method? Because the ones that you made are a bit oval like in depth, like they are intended to be.

Nice 'ible by the way!

[poproxy]

this is my first instructable i've made, and like you i have a 20% chance of being successful at whatever sewing project i'm caught up in. this is a fun project, i made one for my friend and a big one for me (their names are Mr. Pickle and Mr. Cucumber)

[siriwich77]

ummm... i was wondering that, what stitch will i use to stick the mouth to the body??

[juboprinsses]

I made one and I it turned out to look like a vodo mornster

[littlebluerobot]

While this is a very cute and user-friendly Instructable, I am a little sad that this is essentially ripping off another artist's work (David Horvath). And sure, this comment risks violating the "be nice" policy, but I'm not afraid to say that it's not cool to do something like that.

[bconway1]

this has inspired me to take a wack at a gerr doll yakno from invader zim =3

[papang]

how to flip him??

[Mauigerbil]

just pull the other side of him through the opening you (hopefully) made and pull his other limbs through the hole until you have him turned. Continue to stuff and stitch closed.

[Noah972]

How much fabric did you use for that?

[Mauigerbil]

i would believe it would take about 1/2 a yard.

[cuteaznprincesss]

hmmm when i fold the fleece in half, it's probably about 12x12 inches. depending on how much fabric and stuffing you have, you can make it as big as you want = ]

[Noah972]

Thanks!

[lovelikeangels]

one question though. how do you sew the gap once you've stuffed it to look uniform with the rest of the sewing?

[88mph]

Use a ladder stitch, its really easy and looks great. Just google 'ladder stitch', its used a lot by bear makers etc.

[Mauigerbil]

yes we do