Kawaii Onigiri Tutorial

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It's so easy to make this cute Kawaii Onigiri.. Have fun!!!

Posted by SongAhIn from Mersing, Johor, Malaysia • Published 8th January 2013 • See SongAhIn's 11 projects »

Step 1
Material:

~ Felt (Black & White)
~ Safety eyes (brads)
~ Fabric Glue (UHU)
~ Fiber (for stuffing)
~ Ribbon (for keychain holder)
~ Ball chain
~ Colored threads & needle
~ Scissor
~ Ruler
~ Pen
Step 2
Trace the pattern (*cut the provided template)on to the felt and cut it out.

*cut a piece of black coloured felt (square shape).
Step 3
You will get this shape:

- 2 pcs of onigiri shape
- 1 pcs of square shape
Step 4
Use a small ribbon (approx. 1 inch) to make a keychain holder.
Step 5
Glue the keychain holder onto the center of the felt.
Step 6
Mark 2 dots using a pen on either side. Make a small hole using the point of the scissor.
Step 7
Feed the safety eyes through the hole.
Step 8
Make sure it's quite a tight fit.
Step 9
Sew the mouth, you can do whatever expressions you want for the face.

For the cheek, just sew a straight line.
Step 10
Put together the front and the back.
Step 11
Sew using blanket stitch around the edge.

Don't forget 2 leave a gap for stuffing.
Step 12
Stuff evenly around the plushie.

As you continue sewed the rest of it, you may stuffed extra fiber as you need to make it more fluffy.
Step 13
All done with the sewing. Make sure you knot the threads well.
Step 14
Using the fabric glue, stick down the black square shape onto the center of plushie.

Same with the back side.
Step 15
For the last, at in the ball chain to the keychain holder.
Step 16
Congratulations!!!

You've made your own Kawaii Onigiri KeyChain..^~^