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

 

scene by guyzzz take care....