Make a soft toy EVE from the film WALL-E

If you've fallen in love with the film WALL-E but making a WALL-E robot is too complicated for you, why not make a soft toy EVE, it's actually really easy and my kids loved it (and they're all boys). EVE (Extra-terrestrial Vegetation Evaluator) is the gorgeous, iPod like super advanced robot that comes to Earth 700 years after humans have left it so that it could be tidied up by robots like WALL-E. This model can be made very simply with no arms or with arms if you fancy making a couple of button holes and sewing on some buttons.

This instructable will supply a good quality picture of EVE's face and her plant icon, but if you want you can go to the EVE project on dadcando where you can download a printable version that is suitable for ink jet printing straight on to white cotton to make it even easier.

You can use a glue gun instead of a sewing machine, but a sewing machine does give you the best results.

what you'll need:

• White cotton (old pillow case or bed sheet is ok)
• Two white shirt buttons
• White thread
• Soft toy stuffing (although you can use a few carrier bags at a push)
• A small piece of stiff fabric interlining
• Sewing machine (ideally, but glue gun also a possibility)

Step 1 Draw out your EVE pattern

First draw out your EVE on a sheet of plain white cotton. The ideal size is about the area of a piece of A4 or US Letter sized paper. The curves you use will make EVE appear slightly fatter, but then when you stuff the toy this will reduce the width as some of th material has to be used up for the depth. EVE is conical, but this simple pattern will make a very credible toy (when stuffed) because the shape fills out nicely.

This is not difficult, because EVE is a very simple shape. The only trouble you might have is with the leaf icon, but I have attached a high quality picture that I drew from a frame grab of a high resolution trailer.

If you want you can draw out EVE in pencil and then embroider the face eyes and flower icon, or you can download the printable from dadcando, which will allow you to print the EVE sewing pattern directly on to your fabric.

Comments

[xtremd]

Absolutely lovvveee iiittttt!!!!!!!

I wonder, is there any way to make eve a bit rounder? Aka less conical like she is in the movie?

[tinker234]

wow my cousins are into this this would be a great present

[claudya_dyas]

lindo... amanzing....

[Cross_]

Two suggestions to make this wonderful project even more professional: a) trim the curved seams by making small V cuts in the seam allowance; once turned inside out this should reduce any bumps around the edges b) cover the buttonholes with clear nail polish- that will prevent potential fraying or unraveling, especially if the arms are moved a lot

[lala154]

you could just sew a line around it

[talonlily]

I've only made a test one of these so far ( I have not used a sewing machine in 13 years) but my kids love it!!! My 8 month old won't sleep without it and my 3 year old takes it everywhere. I guess I have to make more : D

[KaptinScarlet]

I'm glad you like it. My son (even though he was 8 when I made it) still has it as one of his favourite bed time cuddly toys.

[narniapc]

hey i made one for my mum she really likes it and one for my little kitten he plays with it all the time he ripped off an arm but it was really easy to sew back into place

[KaptinScarlet]

sounds like fun

[tuckerton296]

why dont teh armz go in? i r is havung teh mastur gramurz

[KaptinScarlet]

w t f a y o a ?

[Wario]

I just got around to creating EVE, I admit being a fanboy of hers too. I like the button idea, it allows you not only to remove the arms for the closed look, but allows you to put on the blaster arm if you make one

[KaptinScarlet]

yeah just what I thought, but where's the picture??

[Wario]

Pictures for you, i drew and colored the face by hand with perminate marker and felt tip craft markers, I sewed it nearly perfect too, twas extremely fun to make.

[KaptinScarlet]

That's superb, thx for the pics. Would you mind if I put them up on dadcando?(that's my site and it's where the project originally came from...)

[Wario]

Yes please, im the Wario there too

[KaptinScarlet]

All done, and with that upload you keep your free status on dadcando until August! SO thankx for the pictures, they look great, glad you enjoyed the project.

[Wario]

Yep, it was very fun, everyone wanted to hug it too

[Wario]

oh, almost forgot to say, I had a test to find the softest material to make eve and guess what, a white T-shirt is actually extremely soft material when stuffed, so thats what I used.

[KaptinScarlet]

Yeah, good idea

[Wario]

thanks, also the plant logo on mine is internaly strobed like the movie

[gosub]

That would make a cute back pack too. Nice work.

[baneat]

Awww

[MHR]

Thank you so much for this...this will make a perfect from the heart Christmas gift for my girlfriend. (and I'm not just trying to copy the last guys answer :-P )

[KaptinScarlet]

imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but hey it makes a great present so may be great monds think alike!

[micjwelch]

You officially inspired me. I borrowed your arm joint idea and made a Wall-e. As soon as I get some white fabric, I'll be making Eve. Thanks.

[KaptinScarlet]

thx, he looks great BTW.

[anngel369]

can't wait to try it out! thanks

[tsharris]

This was great fun to make! I did one for my girlfriend and uploaded some photos to Flickr - check it out...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomharris/tags/eve/

[sprinks]

I too made one for my girlfriend. I used screen printing ink for the details. The eyes were done with a dark blue and then redone with a glow in the dark blue so the eyes glow a bit after the lights go out. :D

[KaptinScarlet]

You did a great job, I hope she was pleased with it. I see that you used the ink jet printing onto fabric idea. She looks really cute.

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[KaptinScarlet]

Thx, yes, there are some good WallE projects on the web, but making EVE is quite easy by comparison

[FBenitez]

Great Instructable, and looks like its very easy to do. I'm gonna try this soon, for my girlfriend - she's crazy about Wall-e. Thanks for sharing!

[KaptinScarlet]

thx, glad you like it.

[bob_shaftenkluger]

"boy or girl... and if you don't think it's a MAN thing... come on, my brother made his wife's wedding dress, now how cool is that?" HHmmm, sewing has always been said to be a womans thing, but there is only me and my girlfreinds dad that I know that can.... an electronic engineer and a builder. Go figure.

[KaptinScarlet]

Yeah, my comment was that if you don't think it's a MAN thing then think again. A sewing machine is a neat piece of engineering kit, just like a drill or a lathe, so it's only a cultural taboo that gender stereotypes it. I have three boys and we do all sorts of things like this as well as the more normally accepted BOY things, because I want them to grow up without any shallow preconception about what they can and can't do

[bob_shaftenkluger]

I made one of these last night, had to do it by hand tho, no sewing machine! Didnt turn out as well as i hoped, but the missus took it off to bed before I could put the arms on, so it cant be that bad... Could post a pic if I knew where to send it...

[KaptinScarlet]

True dedication, by hand! phew, same happened to me with the first one I made, kids took it off me as soon as the stuffing was in. It still has no arms! To post pictures... when you reply to this post (if you do) you'll see that there are a few boxes along the top of the reply box, one of them says add images. Click on that button and browse for the image on your hard drive, and there you go. Alternatively go to dadcando, log on, download the project if you haven't already and then upload your images to that project in your MY HOME PAGE. really glad you liked the project.

[TheNerdyDuo]

Sewing is totally a man thing! My boyfriend rocks with a serger! Not that I can't or don't sew myself, but he's always the one I call when my machine starts acting badly.