Bert the Brown Mouse

by Rainbow_Han

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Intro: Bert the Brown Mouse

This is how to make Bert the brown mouse. He is cute little fella, with matching ears and tail! There are endless variations you could do with different felt and contrasting colours. Im thinking the next one I make will be Red and White: "Father Christ-Mouse". Hahaha.

STEP 1: Materials

To make Bert, you will need:
Felt 10cm by 20cm
contrast felt for a nose3cm by 1.5 cm
patterned fabric to line his ears
15cm of cord or a ribbon for a tail
2 small sequins or beads for his eyes
Stuffing
Thread
Medium weight card
Baking Paper

STEP 2: Pattern

Firstly a pattern needs to be made, using the baking paper. THis consists maily of 2 semi circles, the larger one being the body, and the smaller one being the head. THere needs to be a cutout in the body piece to allow for the head to be sewn in.There is also a complete circle for the base, the circumference of which is the same as the length of the long curved edge of the body piece. Also there are 2 egg shapes for the ears and a very small semi circle for a nose.

Once these are cut out, pin them to your chosen felt, and cut out the pieces in felt.

STEP 3: Sewing

Ok this bit is a bit fiddley, as we are sewing circles.
Head to body: Pin right sides together, oversew head to body, matching the sides. Then join the straight edges of the head.so u end up with a cone for the head.

Body: With the head still inside out, Join the centre back seam to the bottom, leaving an opening in nthe very bottom for the tail. (but make sure you put a catching thread in at the very bottom corner.)


STEP 4: Base

Over sew round lower edge of bdy, leaving about 5cm free at the front (you will need this bit for stuffing) Turn the mouse round the right way, and push the nose in to shape etc. Cut a piece of card the same shape as your base, but a bit smaller. Insert this through the gap you have left and glue to the base felt.

STEP 5: Stuffing

With your stuffing, fill the mouse up.When he is nice and full, over sew the gap between the body and the base.

STEP 6: Nose+Tail

Glue the nose felt in to a cone shape and then glue to the tip on the head. Cut your cord and tie a knot in each end. Push this through the small gap you left earlier and sew in place.

STEP 7: Ears and Eyes

Glue each ear to the wrong side of the lining fabric. When these are dry, trim the fbric level with the felt.put a dob of glue near the pointy end of the egg shape and pinch to make an ear shape. When these are dry, pin and sew in place. Stitch on sequins for some eyes. Voila- Bert the mouse!

18 Comments

TheRealBert 14 years ago

Its a cute mouse, but be careful with copyrights.  I own Bert, the Mouse.  Keep up the good work and have fun. Just be careful .

TheRealBert

HotPinkBulb 14 years ago

 Actually, she in no way claims that she owns the copyright to either the name, or the pattern used.

Firstly, the combination of the words 'Bert' 'The' and 'Mouse' are all to popular to actually attribute a copyright to. Not only that, the name of the mouse here, is 'Bert the Brown Mouse', which is different enough for the copyright not to apply.

If you are referring to the pattern used then you will find that it comes under the license to be able to build upon, criticise, or improve an item without breaching copyright.

Lithium Rain 14 years ago

Meh, don't feed the troll. A pathetic troll at that. A real copyright holder wouldn't hide his/her real name and wouldn't make anonymous online threats - if anything they would post a proper cease-and-desist letter. They would also have some knowledge of how to use a period and pacing.

Begone, troll.

Goodhart 14 years ago

I didn't notice a single problem with his/her pacing?    ;-) 

Goodhart 14 years ago

Ewwww,  have you considered wiping it off with a damp cloth?  :-p

porcupinemamma 14 years ago

now this mouse would be welcome in my house...all you other real mice...go away!

greensteam 15 years ago

Super cutitude. I love him and all by hand too.

gurtek 15 years ago

Great and cute ,will make it............. thanks.......... :)

andrew13 15 years ago

lol. awesome. now use that idea and make other creatures, like snakes, or other animals.

kfwickl 15 years ago

This will make a great toy for my cats. I could even fill it with catnip or treats. It would be more fun to make several of these little "Bert" guys instead of buying a package of 3 little mice at the pet store. Thanks!

Kiteman 15 years ago

You know what would be really cool? If you put the pieces of pattern on a piece of dark paper or fabric, scanned them and then added the scan so that people could use them without having to draw their own sets.

kaatryn 15 years ago

This is just adorable. Great fun too. Thanks!

SoapyHollow 15 years ago

So adorable, and I think easy enough to let my 5 year old try it. I've even got materials in the craft cabinet to do it. Whee, a project for tomorrow. Yay! Thanks :)

Very Interesting 15 years ago

I'll definitely be trying this with my niece at Thanksgiving!! How cute!

adiace 15 years ago

Gr8, Nice and easy for my first stuffed toy project. Btw, what kind of glue works best?

bumpus 15 years ago

This is really cool!
Great pictures, although they could use a bit more foreground light.
Great project for people just learning how to sew..
like myself..

:D