Skills and Techniques

Difficulty

This pattern is of moderate difficulty. While the body is easy to assemble with some small details, the hood of the plush is tricky. It features a bunch of pattern pieces that are very similar. These will be marked with indicators as to not confuse them while sewing. Additionally, there are some small and unintuitive seams on the hood which make the hood spikes overlap slightly. There is also a good amount of darts which help with the shape of the plush but increase sewing time. A good amount of latter stitching is used to put everything together.

Skills and Techniques

Various sewing skills and techniques are used in this tutorial! If you are not familiar with a technnique, you can read more about it in the glossary! Cursive techniques are optional and alternatives will be provided.

Basic Terminology Hand Sewing Latter Stitching Sewing Curves Darts Sewing Holes Machine Embroidery Machine Applique ITH Sewing

Do I need a Sewing Machine?

You do not need a sewing machine to assemble your plush. In fact, many parts have to be sewn by hand. However, depending on the size of your plush, a sewing machine may greatly speed up the process!

Do I need an Embroidery Machine?

Machine embroidery and applique details have a very crisp and professional look. However, embroidery machines are expensive and not available to everyone. Luckily, there are lots of alternatives for beginners, like cotton fusible, hand embroidery or simply hand-sewing details! You can read more about it in my Machine Embroidery Alternatives Guide!