best kawaii cat plushies 2020
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this plushie was inspired by a viral
video that I saw a few months ago which
showed a flipping octopus toy I actually
tried making a DIY version of that but
it ended up being a total fail since all
the tentacles are so difficult to sew so
I decided to try a simpler shape and
came up with this adorable owl and
penguin flush I love how this turned out
and you'll be amazed at how easy it is
to make like all of my flashy tutorials
there's no pattern cutting involved and
you only need to start using fluffy
socks these are normally sold in
discount shops or supermarkets and I've
also included loads of links below
Kawai plushies look good in any color so
you can easily make pink penguins or
purple owls there's no need to worry if
you can't find the same colored socks as
I'm using here first take the sock you
want to use for the penguin and turn it
inside out then trim off any extra bits
if needed now find a water bottle or
soda can and pull the sock over it like
this
this simply stretches out the fabric and
prevent anything from accidentally
sticking to itself then take some
polyester stuffing or cotton wool and
pull off some small pieces about the
size of an egg apply a blob of hot glue
and start gluing the stuffing all over
the sock you can also glue the pieces of
stuffing to each other so everything is
more stable but be extra careful not to
burn your fingers try to use very small
amounts of view because bright hot blue
turns lumpy so if you apply too much at
once then you'll be able to feel this
through your plush keep going until your
sock looks a bit like a cotton candy on
a stick the whole purpose of this step
is to fix the stuffing onto the sock so
it doesn't slide around when you flip it
now take the second sock with the
correct side facing outwards pull this
over your stuffing as smoothly as
possible
this might seem tricky at first but the
sock is actually extremely stretchy so
you just need to work in small steps
then gently push the stuffing around a
bit so everything looks even once you
have this owl penguin shape just cut off
any extra stock fabric it's best to do
both layers separately and trim the ends
so they look straight if you're not
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to now take a needle and simply sew the
edges shut you don't need to use any
special techniques here however try to
make your stitches close to each other
this makes the edge a lot stronger so
there's no risk of stuffing coming out
when you flip the flash if you like
making plushies then please be sure to
watch my video here which shows you a
lot more sewing hacks such as how to tie
knots or hide the thread and now your
basic flipping flash is done flip this a
few times to see which side looks most
symmetrical this can be used as the
Front's of your owl next find another
sock in a different color and cut off
the toe section cut this open again
lengthwise so you have two round shapes
which are the perfect size for the tummy
position this onto the plush and sew the
edges down I recommend starting from the
middle and then sewing down one side
then doing the same on the other side
and saving the base to last this lets
you keep an eye on the shape and can
easily pull the fabric slightly to make
it look more symmetrical trim the base
of the tummy and sew this into place and
by the way if you don't want to make a
flipping plushie that you can always
stuff the toe of a sock and make a
normal penguin or owl plush using this
design next take the upper parts of the
sock and cut a partial circle into the
side
make sure the edges are still attached
to each other so you can get a shape
like this place this onto the owls face
and sew it into place try to use small
stitches that are very close to each
other because this keeps the edges needs
and prevents fluff from falling out
now grab two beads for the eyes the most
important thing to watch out for in this
step is that you don't accidentally sew
into the penguin layer by placing your
hand into the plush you can get a
feeling for how far you can go without
coming out the other side take a bit of
extra care here so you don't poke
yourself by accidents if you find this
part too difficult then you can always
use buttons instead or simply cut out
circles from black felt and stick those
on for the beak I'm actually going to
use needle Fell's because that's the
only thing I have at hand however you
can easily create a simple triangle
shape using fabric and sew that on
instead for the final touch I'm going to
use some soft pastel dust this step also
works great with eyeshadow since we only
need dark brown and black tones scrape
out some powder and then use a q-tip or
eyeshadow brush to paint some stripes
down the stomach the design for this owl
is inspired by the one from the film
lost in translation if you know which
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