{"id":1744,"date":"2006-02-05T10:08:49","date_gmt":"2006-02-05T10:08:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/?p=9938"},"modified":"2023-02-13T04:28:27","modified_gmt":"2023-02-13T04:28:27","slug":"photo-tutorial-how-to-sew-plattie-platypus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/photo-tutorial-how-to-sew-plattie-platypus\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo tutorial – How to sew Plattie Platypus"},"content":{"rendered":"

With this photo tutorial you will see<\/strong> how easy it is to sew soft toys ~> scroll down for step-by-step photos!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

You can sew your platypus toy on a sewing machine or by hand. In this tutorial I am making Plattie from pink fleece and purple, flowery corduroy. I like using fleece as it is nice and CUDDLY<\/strong> especially for making homemade BABY TOYS<\/strong> but I also love the colours and patterns of quilting cottons, and textured fabrics like cordurouy.<\/span><\/p>\n

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You will learn lots of toy making tips and tricks to make it easy and fun! I like to use my\u00a0Plattie the Platypus<\/strong><\/a><\/span> sewing pattern when I teach a beginner’s toy-making class because I can guarantee that EVEN a beginner can finish this toy in a few hours!<\/p>\n

\"How<\/p>\n

Choose some fabric for your toy.
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You can use ANY fabric for sewing your platypus toy!<\/strong> Look at some of the amazing feedback photos of Plattie I have received over the years for some inspiration! \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n

\"Plattie<\/p>\n

Let’s get started!<\/strong><\/h1>\n
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Step 1: GENERAL PREPARATION<\/span><\/h2>\n

Glue the pattern pieces onto card and cut them out to make your templates.
\nLay the fabric right side down with the grain\/pile running down towards you. Following the layout guide, place your templates onto the wrong side of the fabric and trace the templates with a fabric\/permanent marker and cut out your pieces on the TRACED line.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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* Cut the BODY <\/strong>PIECES <\/strong>from your Main fabric <\/strong>and cut the BILL <\/strong>and FEET PIECES<\/strong> from a contrasting fabric.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Step 2: <\/span><\/h2>\n

Sew two FEET PIECES<\/strong> together and turn right sides out. I like to use a wooden chopstick to turn the feet out nicely! Repeat for the other 3 feet.<\/p>\n

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Step 3: <\/span><\/h2>\n

Sew the BODY PIECES<\/strong> together from C to D.<\/p>\n

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Step 4:<\/span><\/h2>\n

Sew the BILL TOP ONE PIECE<\/strong> to the BILL TOP TWO PIECE<\/strong>, then sew the BILL TOP TWO PIECE<\/strong> to the BODY PIECES<\/strong>, sew from G – C – H.
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\"BILL<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Step 5: <\/span><\/h2>\n

Sew the BILL BASE PIECE<\/strong> to the TUMMY PIECE<\/strong> from A to B. Place and pin all 4 feet in position on the TUMMY PIECES<\/strong> (Toes facing towards the middle!).<\/p>\n

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Step 6: <\/span><\/h2>\n

Sew the platypus together around the outside. Sew ALL the way around BUT remember to leave a gap for turning, as shown on the pattern pieces. (In the photo below – I have drawn a red line to show you where I left the gap.). Turn Plattie right sides out through this gap.<\/p>\n

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Step 7: <\/span><\/h2>\n

Pin the BILL PIECES<\/strong> so that the edge seam lies flat then stitch around the edge of the bill using a 5mm\/\u00bcinch seam allowance to create the duck-bill-look!<\/p>\n

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Step 8: <\/span><\/h2>\n

Add some eyes to your toy. There are so many ways to make toy eyes. Click the link for ideas for toy eyes<\/span><\/strong><\/a> (or click on the image below) to see what you can use for Plattie’s eyes.<\/p>\n

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TIP: <\/strong>It is not safe to use small parts for eyes when you are making a toy for a baby or a child under 3 years old. Use a embroidery thread to sew a French knot for each eye instead. I have a blog post with lots more information about toy safety here<\/strong><\/a><\/span>.
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\"Toy<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Step 9: <\/span><\/h2>\n

Fill the bill and head area quite firmly with toy stuffing then stuff the rest of the body. For woven (NON-stretch) fabrics like cottons you may need to stuff the body more firmly to hold it\u2019s shape nicely.<\/p>\n

TIP: <\/strong>When I sew Plattie from fleece I like to turn him into <\/span><\/p>\n

a beanbag toy<\/strong><\/em>! <\/span><\/p>\n

Cut a small hole in the TUMMY PIECE<\/strong> and place some plastic pellets in the body cavity to give it a bean bag feel. (do not overfill the body, as it needs to flop like a beanbag!)
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\"stuff<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Step 10: <\/span><\/h2>\n

Use a ladder stitch to sew the opening on the side of the tail closed.<\/p>\n

\"How<\/p>\n

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Your Plattie is ready to love!<\/span><\/h1>\n

\"PLATYPUS<\/p>\n

Now you can see – it’s so EASY to make lovely homemade toys!!! <\/span><\/p>\n

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Come join the fun on Facebook!<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n

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I LOVE to see how your Funky Friends toys turn out! <\/strong>
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When you’ve made your own stuffed toy Platypus – come show it off ~><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Post a photo on my Funky Friends Factory Facebook page<\/a><\/strong><\/span> for me to see and YOU could win a FREE PATTERN!<\/p>\n


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Till next time,<\/strong><\/p>\n

Happy Sewing, <\/strong><\/p>\n

Pauline<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With this photo tutorial you will see how easy it is to sew soft toys ~> scroll down for step-by-step photos! You can sew your platypus toy on a sewing machine or by hand. In this tutorial I am making Plattie from pink fleece and purple, flowery corduroy. I like using fleece as it is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":12077,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1744","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1744","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1744"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1744\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28149,"href":"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1744\/revisions\/28149"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.funkyfriendsfactory.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1744"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}