Soft toys with their own hands: a rooster pattern

The symbol of 2017 is the Rooster. In this article, we'll talk about how to make several versions of a soft mascot. There are options where you need a pattern of toys. A rooster can also be sewn by drawing it yourself. Those who do not doubt their artistic abilities, can do it right away on the fabric.

Rooster of felt with his own hands (pattern is not required)

To make the symbol of 2017, you will need:

• Thin felt light shade for the torso (optional).
• The remains of a hard felt of seven different colors.
• Red hard felt.
• A small piece of thin yellow felt.
• Sharp scissors.
• Threads of suitable color.
• Beads or ready puppet eyes.
• Cardboard for the pattern.
• Chalk or remnant.
• Silicone adhesive from the gun.

For this product, we do not need a pattern. We will make a rooster of 12 hearts. They can be drawn by hand. This cockerel can be hung on a Christmas tree, presented as a toy to a child or loved one on February 14.

Draw on the paper 2 big hearts, the size depends on how large a bird you want to sew. It can be a small valentine cockerel or huge, like a sofa cushion.

Draw on paper two more hearts about half as big as the torso. Next, we represent 5 more elements for the tail of the cockerel and two small ones for the comb. Two more very small hearts will be needed for the beak and beard. One little more, the second less. The rooster's pattern is ready. Cut out the elements from the paper and lay them on the fabric. Fix for convenience pins. Now you can cut hearts out of felt.

You can also simply use the patterns as a stencil and circle them. Do it better chalk. If you traverse with a pencil or pen, the unseen trace will remain on the cut. That is why many needlewomen prefer to pin the pattern to the felt and cut the workpiece. About what is better to cut the blanks, it will be discussed below.

So, you cut out the elements of the future toy. Now we need to chart the eyes of the cock. They will be on both sides. On a small product you can embroider them using a French knot technique or sew a bead. To the cockerel larger can be glued special purchased eyes for toys or sew a button.

We pass to the wings. There are two options: stick them or sew. Take the workpiece, fold it in half and attach it to the middle of the torso in a convenient way for you.

Next, let's make the chic tail of our cockerel. To do this, take 7 pre-cooked items. They need to be fastened together. You can do this with a thread with a needle or glue. Put one heart on the middle of the second and fix it.

Let's go to the assembly of the cockerel. Take the two halves of the trunk and suture the edge with a stitching suture. First, hide the bundle. We sew to the place where the tail should be. We paste it and sew it all together. Fill the cockerel with hollofiber or sintepon. It should be a little, otherwise it will seem that the felt has cracks.

Fold the small heart in half and insert the narrow side into the cockerel. It's a beard. Make a few more stitches and fix the beak, making it out of the smallest heart. It must be inserted between the two halves with a sharp side. Go to the place where there should be a comb, and insert two hearts. If you make a toy for a Christmas tree, then insert a loop from the ribbon on top.

Than to cut felt

If you are keen on making toys out of felt, then get some sharp scissors for the fabric. Do not cut the material with a tool designed for other purposes. Experienced needlewomen are advised to purchase individual scissors for different types of felt. To get the perfect edge, do not cut with a scissor for woolen material a polyester fabric. They are dull from this.

How to sew a rooster. Pattern of the Fairy Bird

In this master class will be given a pattern of a cock from Pushkin's fairy tale. Such a toy is sure to please children. "Golden Cockerel" consists of parts of the trunk, head, wings, arrows. The toy can be sewn from felt or any variegated material. Open the details and sew them with the inner seam. Fill the cockerel with sintepon, holofayberom or cotton wool. Advice: when turning the arrow it is convenient to use a spoke, pencil or Chinese stick.

Cockerel for luck and well-being

Here the simplest pattern of the toy will be presented. We sew the rooster from a dense natural fabric. A flax or a coton is suitable. Cut a rectangle measuring 15 by 30 cm. Fold it in half with the front side inward. Sew from two sides to make a bag. You can make a line on the machine or sew stitches "back needle".

Use a little trick to get a three-dimensional toy cock. We will not build patterns from a large number of elements with our own hands. To do this, the upper seam should be spread in different directions. The workpiece should resemble a triangular packet from under kefir.

The last side we will not sew up, but we'll do on Velcro. A toy can have several purposes: to amuse the child or to guard the house as a mascot. Its function will depend on how we fill it. It will be a soft filler: cotton wool, holofayber or sintepon. We'll talk about the second variant of filling below.

Fold the loose sides of the toy, take the Velcro and glue its parts along the inner edge of the product. Now we need to draw a comb and a bearded cockerel. You can do this right away on a piece of red or orange hard felt. Draw on the fabric with chalk, this will be a pattern. A rooster without a chic beard and a comb is difficult to imagine, it is they who attract the attention of chickens.

Comb with a thermo-gun between the top seam. Add a small beard to your face. The cockerel is ready.

How to fill a cockerel to bring prosperity

If you want a bird to play the role of an amulet in the house, then it must be properly filled. Do you want to improve your financial situation in the family? Put seven coins in the cockerel, and preferably the largest real note.

If there is discord between spouses, lavender should be added to the pouch. If you want all members of the family to be healthy, then put in a bag two cloves of garlic and five berries of dried rowan. Also, the chamomile and St. John's wort bring health. Those who want to replenish the family, will help pumpkin seeds.

If there are children in the house who are afraid to fall asleep at night and see bad dreams, put five branches of wormwood in the cockerel. Our ancestors believed that it protects the house from evil forces.

What does the cock symbolize?

And finally, let's talk about where to put the toy at the end of the year. Do not get rid of the product. Hang it in the corridor at the entrance of the house. This bird in the Slavic nations symbolizes protection from impure forces. No wonder they say that they are walking "to the first cocks". By feng shui, this symbol in the bedroom protects from adultery.

Sew toys with love and in a good mood. Then all the talismans and amulets will have strength and bring good luck and prosperity to your home.