I love giving handmade gifts. Some I make myself, and others I buy from people who have talents far beyond my own. I’ve been buying handmade stuffed animals and dolls for my kids since Bean was a baby. I love the idea that these toys are one of a kind and that no one in the world has one exactly like the ones that my kids have.
Turtle, less than a year old with his handmade rabbit “Mr. Hop Hop” from Bright Life Toys. He still sleeps with it!
Lately I’ve developed a bit of an obsession with handmade stuffies. They are just so cute. Stuffies make great handmade gifts for any occasion– birthday’s, Christmas, Easter, baby showers, etc. Today I thought I’d share with you over 27 of my favorite stuffy patterns! Most of them are free, a few are not but hey– these talented people deserve the support! Enjoy!
27+ Adorable Sewing Patterns for Stuffies, Plushies, Stuffed Animals and Other Handmade Felt and Fabric Toys
Princess and Super Hero Softies Pattern from Shwin Designs on Craftsy- Free pattern
Stuffed Fox and Blanket Playset from Abby Glassenberg for Timeless Treasures– Free pattern
Stuffed Penguin Softy Pattern from Lia Griffith– Paid Pattern (but she shows the instructions for how to make it without paying)
Josephine Doll Tutorial from While She Naps– Free pattern
Very Nice Stuffed Mice Pattern from Ann Wood Handmade– Free pattern
Matroyshika Doll Plushie Pattern from ithinksew on Craftsy– Free pattern
Sugar Skull Kitties Plush Pattern from Choly Knight– Free pattern
DIY Sock Sloth Tutorial from Cut Out And Keep– Free pattern
Felt Koala Stuffie Pattern from Lia Griffith-Paid Pattern (but she shows the instructions for how to make it without paying)
Flying Squirrel Stuffy Pattern from While She Naps– Free pattern
Snuggle Bunny and Kitty Plushie from Gingermelon Craftsy– Free pattern
Secret Notes Stuffed Monkey Pattern from A Beautiful Mess– Free pattern
Stuffed Garden Gnome Stuffie Pattern from Lia Griffith– Paid Pattern (but she shows the instructions for how to make it without paying)
Snuggly Plush Bat Pattern from Choly Knight– Free pattern
Little Lark Sachet from Ginger Melon on Craftsy– Free pattern
Felt Plush Monsters from It’s Always Autumn– Free pattern
Cloud Softy Sewing Pattern from Miss Daisy Patterns– Free pattern
Bunny Stuffed Animal Pattern from Alice and Lois– Free pattern
Sleepy Kitty Stuffy Pattern from Sew Style and Home– Free pattern
Stuffed Felt Octopus Stuffie Pattern from Lia Griffith-Paid Pattern (but she shows the instructions for how to make it without paying)
How to Make A Superhero Plushy from EnvatoTuts+– Free pattern
Pocket Bots Plushie Pattern from RicRac on Craftsy– Free pattern
Tilda Reindeer Stuffed Animal Project from Crafts Beautiful– Free pattern
Super Soft Snow Bunny Plush from Wild Olive– Free pattern
Stuffed Fox Sewing Pattern from Stitched By Crystal– Free pattern
Grumpy Cat Plush Tutorial from Instructables– Free pattern
Mr. Sun Taggie Plush from Hello Creative Family– Free pattern
Maz Kanata and Chewbacca Inspired Plushies from Wild Olive – Free pattern
Upcycled Mrs. Fox Plushy from Sew Style and Home– Free pattern
Tell me… Have you ever made a handmade toy? What are your “go to” DIY Handmade Gift Ideas?
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maria torres says
thank you for the cute sewing ideas, makes me want to dust off my sewing machine to make one of these cuties
Victoria Ess says
The sloth is adorable! I’ve bookmarked this!
Crystal says
Hi Victoria,
A friend of mine just bought two pairs of brown men’s socks and we are going to attempt the sloth project tomorrow! I’ll let you know how it turns out. 🙂
Happy Holidays!
Crystal
Fabric Heart says
so crafty. I am sure the fabric has so many choices of fabric for this kind of project.
Sharon Lytell says
Love to sew. These are so cute. There are actually a couple of these I would like to try. Need to pull out my boxes of scrap fabric. Thanks for sharing these.
Anne Volk says
I have been trying to sign up for Sew Magazine to get the free “sleepy kitty” pattern, and I keep getting an error, do you have any suggestions?
Crystal says
Hi Anne,
First off thank you so much for visiting. I just tried signing up to test it out and the same thing happened to me. I’d suggest emailing one of the editors to get them to help you out. All of their contact info can be found here: https://www.sewmag.co.uk/contact-us
I hope that helps!
Best Wishes,
Crystal