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My dreidel's always playful...it loves to dance and spin...
A driedel (or draydel) is a top with four sides, that is often played with during the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. (More information can be found using Google if you would like to know more.)

I got the idea into my head that I'd like to make a soft toy or plushie in a dreidel shape. To my surprise I couldn't find any info on how to go about making one. So although I'm a newbie when it comes to sewing I thought I'd try my hand at making a pattern myself.

I found info for making paper dreidels here http://www.holidays.net/chanukah/pattern.html and used that to help figure out the pattern shape for a fabric version. And another site had printable stencils http://familytime.com/asp/hebrewletrtemp.asp that I used for the letters.

This is my first tutorial, so forgive me if it leaves things out (or if it is too detailed). And feel free to give me constructive criticism. :)

Posted by DreamsInBloom from Cedar City, Utah, United States • Published See DreamsInBloom's 21 projects »
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  • How to make a plushies & friends. Hanukkah Dreidel Plushie - Step 1
    Step 1

    I've tried to provide a template in the image here. Click on the image on the right. Then when the pop up window comes up right click on the picture and then click on "save image as."

    You'll probably have to re-size it to make it larger (since it "shrunk" when I uploaded it here) or just use it as a general guideline.
    The size of the top piece in the one I made here is about 3 inches by 3 inches. And the side pieces were approx. 3 inches wide by 5 1/2 inches long

  • How to make a plushies & friends. Hanukkah Dreidel Plushie - Step 2
    Step 2

    Cut out one square from your fabric for the top.

    Cut out four pieces for the sides. The sides being a shape that is a basically a square (the same size as the top you cut) combined with a triangle shape.

  • How to make a plushies & friends. Hanukkah Dreidel Plushie - Step 3
    Step 3

    With fabric paint (or use a Sharpie) stencil the Hebrew letters Gimel, Shin, Hey, and Nun on the side panels.

    I used the stencil from this site http://familytime.com/asp/hebrewletrtemp.asp. You can print it out on cardstock or transparency sheets made for inkjet printers and use an Xacto knife to cut out the letter shapes.

  • How to make a plushies & friends. Hanukkah Dreidel Plushie - Step 4
    Step 4

    Put the side pieces right sides together and sew. (If you've ever sewn a cube it's pretty similar to that, only it's more like sewing a cube and pyramid.)

  • How to make a plushies & friends. Hanukkah Dreidel Plushie - Step 5
    Step 5

    Cut a rectangular piece of your fabric the length of your chenille stem and a little more then double its width. Lay the chenille stem (pipe cleaner) on top and fold fabric over it. Sew close to the stem and over the top.

    Trim close to seam.

  • How to make a plushies & friends. Hanukkah Dreidel Plushie - Step 6
    Step 6

    Take top piece of the driedel and cut a very small X in the middle. Put the fabric covered chenille stem through the hole, leaving some it sticking through the bottom side. This will be the handle of the dreidel.

    Fold the fabric in half. Stitch over chenille stem close to the edge of the folded fabric.

  • How to make a plushies & friends. Hanukkah Dreidel Plushie - Step 7
    Step 7

    It should end up looking something like this.

  • How to make a plushies & friends. Hanukkah Dreidel Plushie - Step 8
    Step 8

    Stitch the top of dreidel to the sides, making sure that the stem/handle is on the inside. Leave one side open so you can turn it inside out and stuff it.

  • How to make a plushies & friends. Hanukkah Dreidel Plushie - Step 9
    Step 9

    After turning it inside out, fill the dreidel with cotton or polyfil stuffing.

  • How to make a plushies & friends. Hanukkah Dreidel Plushie - Step 10
    Step 10

    Hand sew edge closed with a <a href="http://www.wikihow.com/Slip-Stitch">slip stitch</a>.

    Enjoy your new dreidel plushie.

    And Have a Happy Hanukkah!

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Sydney M.
Sydney M. · 1 project
Oh, that's so cute! I'd like to make that.
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angelichigo
angelichigo · Toronto, Ontario, CA · 21 projects
great idea and tut! i like things that are not so common to make =)
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DreamsInBloom
DreamsInBloom · Cedar City, Utah, US · 22 projects
Thanks Jessayah and Michelle. Happy
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michelle G.
michelle G. · Antigonish, Nova Scotia, CA · 1258 projects
awesome
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JessayahX
JessayahX · Frankfurt, Hesse, DE · 26 projects
^^ I like your how to..Very simple and easy to understand ^^ Thanks for sharing ;)
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