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I had quite a bit of extra fabric left over from the Totoro hoody, so I decided to make a pillow plushy to go with it!

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  • How to make a bear plushie. Totoro Pillow Plushy  - Step 1
    Step 1

    First, I drew and cut out stencils for the ears and body. Trace onto grey fleece 4 ears and 2 body pieces. The final piece of fleece in the photo is about 4 inches wide and long enough to be sewn around a body piece.

  • How to make a bear plushie. Totoro Pillow Plushy  - Step 2
    Step 2

    Cut out of white fleece 2 circles for eyes and a large circle for totoro's tummy. Use black felt to cut out a nose.

  • How to make a bear plushie. Totoro Pillow Plushy  - Step 3
    Step 3

    Pin and sew eyes, nose, and belly to one of the body pieces. Here, I attached the buttons for eyes. I also embroidered whiskers and a crease above the nose at this point.

  • How to make a bear plushie. Totoro Pillow Plushy  - Step 4
    Step 4

    Pin 2 ear pieces together, sew, and turn right-side-out. Repeat for the second ear.

  • How to make a bear plushie. Totoro Pillow Plushy  - Step 5
    Step 5

    Pin the 4in wide strip of fleece along the back body piece and sew along the edge. Then repeat with the face body piece, making sure its face-down on the back body piece. The ears should be right-side out already, pin them inside the hem of the head and sew along the edge. Kind of confusing, but I hope the picture helps.

  • How to make a bear plushie. Totoro Pillow Plushy  - Step 6
    Step 6

    Don't forget to leave a hole to turn it inside out!

  • How to make a bear plushie. Totoro Pillow Plushy  - Step 7
    Step 7

    Stuff and sew up the remaining hole.

  • How to make a bear plushie. Totoro Pillow Plushy  - Step 8
    Step 8

    Take a nap and enjoy!

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Heather
Heather · 4 projects
the 4in. strip is sewn along the body and back pieces. it's mostly just for depth, instead of sewing the back directly on the front.
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Deejay<3
Deejay<3
soo this is super adorable and i REALLY want to make one, but i'm really confused about that 4 inch wide strip thingy. what exactly is that supposed to be? sorry, i'm a little slow.
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