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Home » Crafts, Sewing, & Home Decor » Baby » Stuffed Animal Part 2

Stuffed Animal Part 2

April 16, 2009 by Ashley

Now for the Giraffe.
(A continuation of yesterday’s post.)

 

 

I guess it doesn’t take a lot more explaining but here’s another cuddly little friend for you all.

 

Cut out your giraffe, the same way you cut out your elephant.

 

But now, you’ll need to make sure and add your ribbon to the neck, as well as the tail.

 

Then pin right sides together, with lots of pins. Because remember……the minky slides around a lot.

 

Sew all the way around, leaving a 3 inch opening along the back.

 

Turn right side out, pushing the legs and head out with the eraser end of a pencil and stuff full of batting.

 

Hand stitch that opening closed and you’re……..

 

……done.

 

***And remember, if any of the directions seem vague, please refer back to yesterday’s post.***

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Comments

  1. The Barrow Bunch says

    April 16, 2009 at 2:32 pm

    There are SOOO stinkin’ cute. I just love them. I can’t draw worth anything. Is it possible to attach your templates?
    Have a wonderful day.:)

    • Anonymous says

      December 15, 2012 at 12:43 am

      i cant get the drawings right either

  2. Giles Fam says

    April 16, 2009 at 6:15 pm

    So cute!

    * oh, and just so you know, I went to Hobby Lobby yesterday and found that fabric I was asking you about without even knowing it was going to be there. imagine my surprise! :)

  3. The Acting Mom says

    April 16, 2009 at 11:44 pm

    Adorable!

  4. michellejohnnie says

    April 17, 2009 at 5:56 am

    Absolutely cute! I linked again!

  5. orhedricks says

    April 17, 2009 at 2:47 pm

    Love the animals. Will make them for friends having babies next month! Thanks for sharing.

  6. CharityMay says

    April 17, 2009 at 4:14 pm

    love your ideas, and your blog! do you have a tutorial/pattern suggestion for the little boy’s ties?

  7. April says

    April 17, 2009 at 7:57 pm

    Hi Ashley. I love all of your cute ideas. I have a craft idea to run past you though because I haven’t the slightest idea how to execute it, but REALLY wanna try to figure something out for my YW for a camp craft. I read somewhere about pillow cases with an extra pocket for scriptures to remind the girls to read their scriptures before bed, or whatever. I would love to make these for the girls and let them decorate them as part of crafts at camp, but I don’t know where to begin with a pattern at least for where the extra pocket would go, or where it would be best. can you help me? thanks!

  8. Southcott says

    April 18, 2009 at 12:22 am

    these are really cute i am making them for my cousins that live in the U.K and they are so light to send. Hey do you have a pattern for a diaper bag.

  9. Wes and Dani says

    August 3, 2009 at 8:17 pm

    Hey! Thought I'd link you to the stuffed animal I made from your tutorial. :)

    Dani

    http://craftrookie.blogspot.com/2009/07/my-friends-are-all-poppin-out-kids.html

  10. Ktbug says

    April 3, 2010 at 4:19 pm

    I made the giraffe today. It turned out SO cute. And I was happy to get rid of some scrap material and ribbon. The only thing I did different was that I double stitch the entire giraffe and then triple stitched all the ribbon parts. Only because my 7 month old love to tear things apart and I didn't want her to pull off the ribbon and try to eat them. THANK YOU!

  11. ArtGirl/California/United States says

    April 18, 2010 at 10:01 pm

    love it!

  12. The Three Vree's says

    December 5, 2010 at 5:56 am

    So cute! Is there any way to get the pattern for the elephant and giraffe?

  13. April says

    March 15, 2011 at 9:15 pm

    Would you allow me to make some to sell in my Etsy shop? Love it!

  14. Ashley says

    April 4, 2011 at 7:24 pm

    Sorry, the tutorials shared on this site are for personal use only. Please refer to my FAQ section for more info. Thanks!

    https://makeit-loveit.com/2008/11/faqs.html

  15. Jennifer says

    April 9, 2011 at 4:16 pm

    Love this idea! I don't have any minky, and have had a hard time finding it in my area for some reason, but I am just going to use two types of complimenting fabric. I am working on it right now. As for a template for the animals, I did a google search for giraffe shape (you could enter whatever animal you were looking for) and clicked images at the top. BAM! :)

  16. Sita Gilly, Madre Artesana says

    April 22, 2011 at 4:39 pm

    Hi there
    I want to thank you for your lovely pattern
    Here is mine
    http://sitagilly.blogspot.com/2011/04/juguetes-y-ropa-de-bebe-con-todo-el.html
    I hope you like
    Kisses, Sita Gilly

  17. emily says

    July 7, 2011 at 1:52 pm

    do i have to use minky fabric or can i use any fabric?

    • Ashley says

      July 30, 2011 at 4:16 pm

      You can use anything……the minky just makes it super soft.

      Good luck!
      Ashley

  18. Valerie Nelson says

    August 16, 2011 at 11:43 am

    Do you have a template for the giraffe?? I’m not very good at free hand drawing and this is soooooooo cute! I really want to make one! :) Thanks!

  19. Anonymous says

    December 15, 2012 at 12:45 am

    my baby loves them

  20. Anonymous says

    December 15, 2012 at 2:07 am

    wunnerful

  21. bobby says

    June 21, 2013 at 12:22 am

    Yesterday’s post and the other links bring me to something completely different than the elephant and giraffe instructions.

    • Kristi says

      June 21, 2013 at 12:30 am

      These are really cute. I love the idea. :)

  22. Nina says

    October 11, 2013 at 3:54 pm

    Hi Ashley,

    both animals look really cute! Is it possible to get the pattern for the giraffe? Regards from Germany, Nina

  23. Becky Jorgensen says

    August 7, 2015 at 2:14 am

    love this tutorial! It was featured here: http://www.plushiepatterns.com/giraffe-plushie-pattern-by-make-it-and-love-it/ thank yo so much for sharing!

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