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i'm only a recylced pettoy;-D We'll find a way out.!!!
Some years ago i had made the sweater for John.
I didn't liked it to throw or give the sweater away, and because one of Johns nicknames for me was mouse, i loved to make this mouse of it.
I have made it from just one sleeve and used the old interlining as well.
for the paws and the tail and the inner ears.
Because i didn't had the right moveable parts to make the tools i have made them of other scraps i had laying around on this link you can found out that tute:

And how i made the tail you can find that part of the tute on here:

the pattern i have found many years ago in a dutch book, i didn't have written down the autor of it.
I'm sorry about that, because i knew she deserved the credit of it.
if somebody know her name, please tell me so i can give her the credit of her pattern.
i did the ears wrong i found out later but.... my sis told me he is just adorable this way.
She told me don't make for it some cloths it's allready adorable.
This kind of toys are not tooo dificult to make, so i wanted to show you how you can make your own mouse or bear by following my steps.
I wish you much fun with making your own moveable plushie toy and be creative and have fun.
I think by using differend materials it will look the whole time differend.
and of course you can blow up the pattern as well;-D

thank you for stopping by, and feel free to ask me questions;-D

Posted by Jet H. from Haarlem, North Holland, The Netherlands • Published See Jet H.'s 107 projects »
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  • How to make a mouse plushie. Mouse Plushie With Moveable Limbs - Step 1
    Step 1

    Download the attachments of the pattern
    Print all the paterns out on paper.
    Cut them out and trace them out of scraps of carton , it's much smarter to do when you will use the pattern oftenly.

  • How to make a mouse plushie. Mouse Plushie With Moveable Limbs - Step 2
    Step 2

    Lay the pattern parts on fabric which is folded in two, so you will have less problems with the revereableness of some of the parts.
    like the arms , and hands the ears and both sides of the head, the legs and the under feets, the body.
    i have add on every pattern piece the number how many you need of them to cut out.
    Pin them down or trace them with a pen out of the fabric on the left side of the fabric.
    and cut all the parts out.

  • How to make a mouse plushie. Mouse Plushie With Moveable Limbs - Step 3
    Step 3

    Okay we start with the arms:
    you need to pin the paws on the arms like you can see on the picture.
    At the left side you can see i have pin them down and on the right side i have sewed the parts together.
    Do this with both arm parts.
    fold them out . Mayby it's smart to iron it flat. I hate ironing so i didn't have done this.LOL

  • How to make a mouse plushie. Mouse Plushie With Moveable Limbs - Step 4
    Step 4

    Fold the made arms in two, watch the picture.
    Pin it down and sew those parts,
    The space between the pins don't sew them, left that part open!!!!!!

  • How to make a mouse plushie. Mouse Plushie With Moveable Limbs - Step 5
    Step 5

    Turn the arms outside and your done with this part for now.

  • How to make a mouse plushie. Mouse Plushie With Moveable Limbs - Step 6
    Step 6

    The body:
    You have 4 parts for the body
    two of A
    an two of B
    Pin the A part on the backside side together.
    Do the same with the B parts.
    by the line part you must left an open side for the tail.
    watch the picture.

  • How to make a mouse plushie. Mouse Plushie With Moveable Limbs - Step 7
    Step 7

    sew those parts together , be sure you will have on the mark line a small hole for the tail later!!!

  • How to make a mouse plushie. Mouse Plushie With Moveable Limbs - Step 8
    Step 8

    pin the both open parts together.
    start by the neckparts and the bottom of both parts to pin them correctly.

  • How to make a mouse plushie. Mouse Plushie With Moveable Limbs - Step 9
    Step 9

    Sew the parts togehter

  • How to make a mouse plushie. Mouse Plushie With Moveable Limbs - Step 10
    Step 10

    Turn the inside out, now you're done with this for now.;-D

  • How to make a mouse plushie. Mouse Plushie With Moveable Limbs - Step 11
    Step 11

    Making the legs.
    You need for the legs two leg parts and two soles.
    But you must start with the leg parts.
    Fold them in in two and pin the the sides down, let the sole of the legs open. and let in the middle of the leg some space free as well.

  • How to make a mouse plushie. Mouse Plushie With Moveable Limbs - Step 12
    Step 12

    Sew this part

  • How to make a mouse plushie. Mouse Plushie With Moveable Limbs - Step 13
    Step 13

    Pick up the Sole and pin the middle of it on the top of the feet and the end. Watch the picture;-D

  • How to make a mouse plushie. Mouse Plushie With Moveable Limbs - Step 14
    Step 14

    Pin the whole sole down on the leg.

  • How to make a mouse plushie. Mouse Plushie With Moveable Limbs - Step 15
    Step 15

    Sew the soles on the legs and turn them inside out.

  • How to make a mouse plushie. Mouse Plushie With Moveable Limbs - Step 16
    Step 16

    Now you have made the body and the legs and the arms.
    and we must add the parts moveable on the body.
    Pick up one of the legs and make with a awl a hole for the moveable tool you have made allready..
    you can work the best on the left side of the parts.

  • How to make a mouse plushie. Mouse Plushie With Moveable Limbs - Step 17
    Step 17

    Slide the pin with the first disk inside the leg .
    the pin will stick outside on the right side.
    Turn the parts right.
    .

  • How to make a mouse plushie. Mouse Plushie With Moveable Limbs - Step 18
    Step 18

    take the body and just beside the sewing line on the side of the body you must make with the awl a hole.

  • How to make a mouse plushie. Mouse Plushie With Moveable Limbs - Step 19
    Step 19

    this is a difficult picture, you must turn a piece of the body outside to slide the pin in the body.
    watch the picture.

  • How to make a mouse plushie. Mouse Plushie With Moveable Limbs - Step 20
    Step 20

    Slip the seccond disk on the pin in the inside of t he body.
    You're almost done;-D!!!

  • How to make a mouse plushie. Mouse Plushie With Moveable Limbs - Step 21
    Step 21

    First spread the pinlegs and bend the legs back to the middle.
    and your done with this part.
    Follow for the other leg and the arms the same steps.

  • How to make a mouse plushie. Mouse Plushie With Moveable Limbs - Step 22
    Step 22

    So in the end you have something like this.

  • How to make a mouse plushie. Mouse Plushie With Moveable Limbs - Step 23
    Step 23

    time to make the head.
    At first we start with making the ears.
    you need the four ears for the inner side and the outside.
    Pin them together.

  • How to make a mouse plushie. Mouse Plushie With Moveable Limbs - Step 24
    Step 24

    Sew the round edges together and turn them inside out and sew this round part as well on the edge.

  • How to make a mouse plushie. Mouse Plushie With Moveable Limbs - Step 25
    Step 25

    Pick up the sides of the head.
    You have a cut inside it were the ears must be sewed.

  • How to make a mouse plushie. Mouse Plushie With Moveable Limbs - Step 26
    Step 26

    Fold the ears in a plate so they will have the same size as the cut.
    pin them down and sew them.
    you must do that with the other half of the side head as well.

  • How to make a mouse plushie. Mouse Plushie With Moveable Limbs - Step 27
    Step 27

    Pin the nose of both side till the neck togeher of the sidepieces. adn sew them.
    watch the picture!!!!!

  • How to make a mouse plushie. Mouse Plushie With Moveable Limbs - Step 28
    Step 28

    pick up the middle part for the head.
    Start to pin by the neck and the nose of the sidehead..
    First you pin one side head on the middle part ,

  • How to make a mouse plushie. Mouse Plushie With Moveable Limbs - Step 29
    Step 29

    Pin the other sidehead as well on the same way.
    You will become something like this:

  • How to make a mouse plushie. Mouse Plushie With Moveable Limbs - Step 30
    Step 30

    sew the parts together.

  • How to make a mouse plushie. Mouse Plushie With Moveable Limbs - Step 31
    Step 31

    turn the head inside out.

  • How to make a mouse plushie. Mouse Plushie With Moveable Limbs - Step 32
    Step 32

    stufl the head with the polyesterstuffing.
    put the first disk with the pin in the middle and pin the head closed around the pin.

  • How to make a mouse plushie. Mouse Plushie With Moveable Limbs - Step 33
    Step 33

    sew the head closed around this pin.

  • How to make a mouse plushie. Mouse Plushie With Moveable Limbs - Step 34
    Step 34

    add the seccond disk on the pin

  • How to make a mouse plushie. Mouse Plushie With Moveable Limbs - Step 35
    Step 35

    spread the legs of the pin and fold them down towards the middle.
    Now you must lay this part in the open side of the body .

  • How to make a mouse plushie. Mouse Plushie With Moveable Limbs - Step 36
    Step 36

    Sew the body neck closed around the pin.
    this is a tricky part!!!
    so be patiencend.;-D

  • How to make a mouse plushie. Mouse Plushie With Moveable Limbs - Step 37
    Step 37

    stuff all the rest of the parts of your mouse.

  • How to make a mouse plushie. Mouse Plushie With Moveable Limbs - Step 38
    Step 38

    sew the tail, and turn it inside out.
    i liked it to gave the tail some body.
    so i have stuffed the tail a tiny bit.

  • How to make a mouse plushie. Mouse Plushie With Moveable Limbs - Step 39
    Step 39

    Pick a small knitting n eedle a chenille wire and a rubber band
    Wrapp the end of the chenille wire on the beginning of the knitting needle with the rubber band.

  • How to make a mouse plushie. Mouse Plushie With Moveable Limbs - Step 40
    Step 40

    Pick a small knitting n eedle a chenille wire and a rubber band
    Wrapp the end of the chenille wire on the beginning of the knitting needle with the rubber band.

  • How to make a mouse plushie. Mouse Plushie With Moveable Limbs - Step 41
    Step 41

    so you have stuffed your tail;-D
    easy piecy.LOL

  • How to make a mouse plushie. Mouse Plushie With Moveable Limbs - Step 42
    Step 42

    Add the tail in the back hole and sew it down.
    do the same with all the other holes.

  • How to make a mouse plushie. Mouse Plushie With Moveable Limbs - Step 43
    Step 43

    Okay you can use textile paint, i didn't had that, because that kind of paint was allready wrapped as well.
    so i used some white glue , and paint and mixed it well.

  • How to make a mouse plushie. Mouse Plushie With Moveable Limbs - Step 44
    Step 44

    Paint the part of the mouse the nose the hands the feets the ears a little.

  • How to make a mouse plushie. Mouse Plushie With Moveable Limbs - Step 45
    Step 45

    Eembroiding the nails on the feets and hands and the nose and mouth on the mouse.

  • How to make a mouse plushie. Mouse Plushie With Moveable Limbs - Step 46
    Step 46

    Make with thin ironwire were you lay in some knots on both sides of the nose as winkers.

  • How to make a mouse plushie. Mouse Plushie With Moveable Limbs - Step 47
    Step 47

    glue some gems on the head like eyes.

  • How to make a mouse plushie. Mouse Plushie With Moveable Limbs - Step 48
    Step 48

    because i like plushies that have a looking eye i added first some white 3d paint and then some black tiny spots in it.
    let it dry.

  • How to make a mouse plushie. Mouse Plushie With Moveable Limbs - Step 49
    Step 49

    i think you are finished. i hope the tute wa s helpfull to make your own plushie with moveable limbs
    be creative and have fun enjoy the new friend of yours of give him /her away.
    Of course you can give the mouse some cloths to weare, but i found this must be it.

    thank you for stopping by;-D

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Dark Plumed Angel
Dark Plumed Angel · Bridgeport, Connecticut, US · 3 projects
So cute Happy
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Azraels Requiem
Azraels Requiem · Bridgeport, Connecticut, US · 47 projects
Amazing Happy
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Nicole R.
Nicole R. · 3 projects
This is so super cute - definitely going to be my next project. What a stunning little mouse xx
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Lonelywolf
Lonelywolf · Katwijk, Zuid-Holland, NL · 13 projects
awww! that's so cute, amazing tut. definitely going to try it Happy xxx
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Amisha P.
Amisha P. · Milton Keynes, England, GB · 14 projects
awww so adorable your soo talented i couln never make that!
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Alf
Alf · Puerto Rico, Misiones Province, AR · 17 projects
Awww it was nice you made this out of his sweater that way you get to keep it yay I love it very much nice amazing job Jet. Happy
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PJ
PJ · Avondale, Arizona, US · 96 projects
excellent tut, and beautiful plushie.I love it.I have to get back to sewing again.I have a blaero cut out need to get it sewed, may your day be bless with much good health and happiness huggs
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Nancy!
Nancy! · Shawinigan, Quebec, CA · 64 projects
aaww Jet! It's so cute!!
Well done! ^_^
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