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🧵 Hippo Plush Toy – Step-by-Step Sewing Guide 🦛

✂️ Pattern Sheets: PATTERN SHEET 1 & 2 – HIPPO TOY
📎 Print at 100% scale, cut, and sew with love!


🧺 What You’ll Need:

🧶 Item

📏 Quantity / Notes

🧵 Main fabric

¼ meter (cotton, fleece, or minky)

🎨 Contrast fabric

Scraps for ears & pads

☁️ Stuffing

Polyester fiberfill

🧷 Thread

Matching color

🪡 Needle

Size 70–80 (universal/ballpoint)

📌 Tools

Pins/clips, fabric marker, scissors

👁 Optional

10–12 mm safety eyes or embroidery floss


🖨 Pattern Prep:

1️⃣ Print both pattern sheets at 100% scale.
2️⃣ Check the scale box (should measure 1 × 1 cm).
3️⃣ Cut out all pieces.
✂️ Add 5 mm seam allowance around each piece if not included.


✂️ Fabric Cutting Instructions

Pattern Piece

✂️ Cut

🧵 Fabric

Grainline

🧍‍♂️ Body

2 pieces

Main

Vertical

🧠 Side head piece

2 pieces

Main

Vertical

👃 Front head wedge

1 piece

Main

Vertical

🔙 Back head wedge

1 piece

Main

Vertical

👂 Ear

4 pieces

Contrast/Main

Vertical

🦵 Upper leg

2 pieces

Main

Vertical

🦶 Lower leg

2 pieces

Main

Vertical

👣 Footpad

2 pieces

Contrast

Any

Handpad

2 pieces

Contrast

Any


🧵 Let's Sew!

1. 👂 Ears

  • Place two ear pieces right sides together.

  • Stitch around, leaving the base open.

  • Turn right side out, press, and topstitch if desired.

2. 🧠 Head

  • Sew Front head wedge to Side head piece, aligning points ① to ①.

  • Repeat with the other side (② to ②).

  • Insert ears at marked spots between seams.

  • Stitch Back head wedge to complete the head shape.

  • Leave the bottom opening for turning and stuffing.

3. 🧍‍♂️ Body

  • Stitch both Body pieces together, right sides facing.

  • Leave a 4 cm gap at the bottom for stuffing.

4. 🦵 Legs

  • Sew Upper leg to Lower leg, right sides together.

  • Attach Footpads and Handpads to respective pieces using the guide marks.

  • Turn right side out and lightly stuff.

5. 🔧 Assembly

  • Insert legs into body openings; align seams and sew.

  • Attach the head to the body with a circular seam around the neck.

6. ☁️ Stuff & Finish

  • Stuff all parts firmly with fiberfill.

  • Close all openings using a ladder stitch (invisible hand seam).

7. 👁 Final Touches

  • Add safety eyes or embroider them.

  • Use embroidery floss to add nostrils, a mouth, or blush details.

  • For extra cuteness, needle-sculpt around the eyes to create dimples!


💡 Helpful Tips

  • 🧸 Fleece and minky fabrics are beginner-friendly and hide small mistakes.

  • 🧷 Use button joints if you want moveable limbs.

  • ☁️ Fluff stuffing before use to avoid lumps.

  • 📍 Mark all pattern notches and symmetry lines for accurate sewing.


🦛 You Did It!

Your hippo is ready to hug! 💕
Tag us with your plushie: #HippoToyDIY 🧵

Need help with another pattern? Just ask! 😊

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