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How to make the cutest sloth plush bookend or doorstop!

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Sloths are slow with droopy eyes and seem to have an introverted and interesting personality that is just plain adorable! And today, I am sharing *the cutest* little DIY for a sloth plushie that is weighted to be used as a bookend or doorstop; perfect for a kids room! ANNNND this pattern is the perfect thing to sew right along side your kiddos (andddd Silvie the sloth happens to be in the 2019 kids summer camp projects for Janome! YAY! Check out the rest of the free projects here)

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Use Silvie the sloth plushie as a doorstop on those breezy summer days when the wind is rushing through the open windows to slam all the doors and wake up the sleeping toddler (ACK)! ORRRRR Use Silvie the sloth plushie as a stylish and cute bookend in a kids room or playroom shelf! šŸ™‚ This project is a double whammy of an outcome! šŸ™‚

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how to make a plushy bookend, sloth plushie pattern, sloth pattern, DIY sloth bookend, handmade bookend, janome sewing machine review, janome kids camp project

Materials:

  • 1/2 yard of main fabric in brown
  • remnants of coordinating felt or wool for sloth face (fabric that does not fray, large piece being about 5ā€ x 7ā€)
  • remnants of coordinating fabric for sloth hands
  • bag of poly-fil
  • needle and thread for hand stitching sloth closed
  • yarn + pom pom maker (or store bough pom)
  • 5″ x 7″ piece of coordinating fabric for hat
  • 5″ x 7″ piece of fusible interfacing
  • bag of rice or beans for weight
  • ziplock baggie for beans/rice
  • clear packing tape
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how to make a plushy bookend, sloth plushie pattern, sloth pattern, DIY sloth bookend, handmade bookend, janome sewing machine review, janome kids camp project

INSTRUCTIONS:

  1. Cut out pieces
    Download the pattern HERE! Then, from main brown fabric, cut out 2 body shapes, 1 gusset, 4 arms (2 of each facing arm). Then from coordinating fabric, cut the face pieces and the 4 hand pieces. 
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2. Sew face onto body
Lay out the face pieces (face, eyes, nose) onto one of the body pieces according to the layout on the pattern. Pin in place and slowly stitch around each feature.

Note: I found it easier to stitch the eyes and nose to the face first and then stitch the whole face onto the body. 

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3. Sew Arms
With right sides together stitch the hand piece onto each of the arm pieces (4 total). Then, with right sides together, stitch 2 arms together. Then stitch up the hands to make fingers; do this by lowering the foot on your sewing machine, sewing about 1 inch up, raising your foot (leaving your needle in the fabric), spinning your fabric, and stitching back towards the top of the fingers. Then stuff the arm with poly-fil, leaving about 1/2ā€ at the top unstuffed. Repeat this for both arms. 

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4. Sew half of gusset
Start by folding the gusset in 1/2 lengthwise and mark the center on each side with 2 pins. Repeat this widthwise and mark with 2 pins. This will give you the center, each direction, of the gusset to make sure that you are lining it up to the body properly. 

Then, fold the back body piece in 1/2 (top to bottom) and mark with a pin in the center. With right sides together, line up the gusset along the bottom side and position so that the center marks line up with both the gusset and the body. Then pin the rest of the half of the gusset in place along the back body panel and stitch together, starting and stopping at each pinned side of the gusset. 

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how to make a plushy bookend, sloth plushie pattern, sloth pattern, DIY sloth bookend, handmade bookend, janome sewing machine review, janome kids camp project

5. Assemble together
With right sides together, begin by lining up the body of the sloth, making sure all edges are flush with each other. Pin in place as you work along the body, and make sure to add in the arms; to do this, place the arms inside the body and line up along the edge of the sloth. When you reach the gusset, bring the front body along the unsewn side of the gusset and keep pinning. Leave an opening, about the size of your hand, unstitched along one side of the body for poly-fil. Then with your sewing machine, slowing work around the body stitching it together. Be sure to pivot the body of the sloth when you reach the gusset so that you don’t accidentally sew the back body to the front. 

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6. Make hat
Iron the fusible interfacing to the backside of your coordinating hat fabric, then cut out the shape from the pattern. Line up the long edges of the hat, and stitch together with a zig zag stitch on your sewing machine or hot glue together. Hand stitch or hot glue a store-bought or homemade pom pom to the top of the party hat. 

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7. Stuff, stitch closed + finish
Stuff your sloth body as full as you want it (I tend to stuff mine with a lot, so that it’s stable and sturdy, after all this is a bookend or door stop, you don’t want it to be flimsy). Before filing it completely, fill your ziplock baggie with rice or beans, close up and then tape shut a few times so that the contents don’t come loose inside. Then put the filled ziplock into the sloth and position it towards the bottom to weight it down; fill around with poly-fil until it’s desired firmness! šŸ™‚ Stitch the opening closed with a needle and thread. To attach your part hat, either hand stitch around the bottom edge where desired or hot clue in place! šŸ™‚

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  1. Joanne says

    July 1, 2019 at 11:07 am

    I absolutely love this! Who doesn’t love a sloth?

  2. Kate says

    July 1, 2019 at 11:39 am

    Too cute! Very clear instructions. I could follow along with ease. I might try this one for a new nephew’s room!

  3. Holly Bird says

    July 1, 2019 at 12:35 pm

    What a cute and fun project! Thank you for the instructions to make this!

  4. Jennifer says

    July 1, 2019 at 2:19 pm

    What a fun project, so cute!

  5. Beth says

    July 1, 2019 at 3:40 pm

    Soooooo cuuuuuute!!!!!!!!!

  6. Haley Kelley says

    July 1, 2019 at 3:55 pm

    My sister loves sloths! Definitely going to send to her!

  7. Kyndall Bennett says

    July 1, 2019 at 5:39 pm

    OMG, that is adorable! My biggest fear though would be my cats trying to use it as a scratching toy. šŸ˜…

  8. jen says

    July 1, 2019 at 7:56 pm

    so SEW cute!

  9. Angela says

    July 1, 2019 at 9:15 pm

    Sharing with a friend that would be amazed to sew this – she makes great sock monkeys and this sloth is super cute!

  10. Kymberly Irwin says

    July 1, 2019 at 9:22 pm

    ADORABLE! I love these!!!

  11. Leigh Ann says

    July 1, 2019 at 9:47 pm

    I love your enthusiasm for what you’re creating! This is so cute!

  12. Dena says

    July 1, 2019 at 9:51 pm

    SO ADORABLE!!! Love it!!

  13. Adrienne B Redelings says

    July 1, 2019 at 11:20 pm

    That is adorable. My kids used to love sloths, reminds me of when they were little. Very cute project!

  14. Karie says

    July 2, 2019 at 1:05 am

    Super cute! My daughter will love this.

  15. Suzan says

    July 2, 2019 at 5:25 am

    Great job with the tutorial…love the sloth šŸ™‚

  16. Shirley says

    July 2, 2019 at 7:04 am

    So cute and a great craft to do together with older kiddos. Love it!

  17. Cynthia Mackintosh says

    July 2, 2019 at 7:06 am

    This is so cute! We literally just got to hold a sloth on our cruise excursion in Roatan, Honduras and making this would be such a cute reminder of our trip.

  18. Magan says

    July 2, 2019 at 10:38 am

    I love sloths! I mean, like, I want to have one, kind of love! Lol. Very cute idea!

  19. Chris says

    July 2, 2019 at 11:39 am

    Love it! This will be a fun addition to the bookshelf for sure.

  20. KENDRA says

    July 2, 2019 at 1:14 pm

    That is adorable! Great instructions!

  21. Alexandra says

    July 2, 2019 at 1:39 pm

    Great post! thank you for sharing! my 3yo will love this!

  22. Karla says

    July 2, 2019 at 6:26 pm

    That is adorable! I’m trying to decide if my daughter’s sewing skills are far enough along to try this.

  23. Laura Lee says

    July 2, 2019 at 7:49 pm

    This is soooo cute! Now, if only I could sew! I may have to get my MIL to make some for me to give as gifts.

  24. Michele says

    July 3, 2019 at 12:49 pm

    This is adorable! I wish I was creative and talented!

  25. Cindy says

    July 3, 2019 at 9:57 pm

    This sloth is so adorable! Thanks for sharing!

  26. Lina says

    July 4, 2019 at 5:52 am

    This is so adorable! Love it!

  27. Jennifer Morrison says

    July 5, 2019 at 12:05 pm

    This is so adorable!!! I love that it is cute and useful, and that the directions seem doable!

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Okkayyy well maybe not the burns themselves but the fact that I’m over here, in my little studio space in Wisconsin crafting my heart out and you’re sending the love right back to me with all the support! Support for the doodles and painting and costumes and sewing and other colorful things that I’m eager to share! 
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Adding color and lots of little personalities and Adding color and lots of little personalities and faces to our weekend. Because love wins and death is conquered….so yes, this is for sure how we celebratešŸŽ‰ 
Also, every time I cracked an egg this weekend, I squealed in the sound or noise that I thought the personality of the egg would sound šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚ obvi.
I would PICKle you as my Valentine over and over i I would PICKle you as my Valentine over and over if I could! šŸ˜‚
Also, yes, this is clearly a @claussenpicklesofficial because duh, they are the best! ā¤ļø

The alternate caption could also be ā€œyup…..it’s a Valentine pickle. Because my kids are obsessed with vinegar soaked veggies. Just swipe for the Halloween pickle proof šŸ„’ ā€œ
For the record, I got approximately zero adulting For the record, I got approximately zero adulting things done while constructing this cardboard @encantomovie Casita of my daughters dreams. Except of course inserting many phrases in place of the ā€œwe don’t talk about Brunoā€ song…..ya know, ā€œwe don’t talk about dishes no no nooooo. We don’t talk about laundryyyyyy.ā€ šŸ  šŸŽØ šŸ’› 
Also, the minute the hot glue was dry, Esther picked up the Casita, hugged it and ran it to the living room where she played most of the afternoon. A moment of Mom win to warm my heart šŸ˜­ā¤ļø
ā€œMay you find the light that guides you homeā€ ā€œMay you find the light that guides you homeā€ 
One of my fave song + fave yearly progression that makes me allll happy and sappy. Merry Christmas šŸŽ„ I hope you’re finding light this holiday season!
If I’ve said it once and I’ll say it 3 squllio If I’ve said it once and I’ll say it 3 squllion more times: I LOVE PAINNNTTTTT! Here’s the thing……paint is always, 100% paint-overable. If you paint something, step back, live with it for while but just doesn’t feel right…..simply paint over it. Like really that simple. 
I’ve done this a handful of times in our own home….bathrooms, bedrooms, hallways (like so many times in the hallways šŸ˜‚)! 
Painting to me is a slight reflection of life: nothing is perfect, and even when mistakes or missteps feel overwhelming they are always worth fixing and usually fixable annnnnd it’s amazing how much a  small moment can bring big joy…..or in this case a big moment on a biiigggg wall šŸŽ‰šŸŽØ
I am doing my last restock of these little nutcrac I am doing my last restock of these little nutcracker buddies tonight at 7pm (central time)! So if you’ve had your eyes on them, especially after seeing them in @hgtvmagazine (gahhhhhhh, still can’t get over this), then be sure to find yourself in my shop tonight at 7pm central!
Even thought I had alllll the intentions of postin Even thought I had alllll the intentions of posting this sooner, I make no apologies because I don’t like living in the land of the ā€œshoulddasā€. Especially during this season of intentional slowing down and anticipating the arrival of Christmas. 
Download this coloring advent village and take a few min away to color each house and talk about the season and the way you can shine light! 
PS, download the file on my blog amongst the other holiday themed doodles coloring sheets…..AND we printed our village in gargantuan size from Staples….(their engineer print) and I am not one but mad about the fact that it will take up nearly half a wall! šŸ˜‚ ā¤ļøšŸŽ„
Tis the season for my crafting fingers to be full Tis the season for my crafting fingers to be full of hot glue burns and can honestly say it makes me happy. Like so thankful and happy! 
Okkayyy well maybe not the burns themselves but the fact that I’m over here, in my little studio space in Wisconsin crafting my heart out and you’re sending the love right back to me with all the support! Support for the doodles and painting and costumes and sewing and other colorful things that I’m eager to share! 
SO thankful. Like I’d really love to give you all a humongous big hug right now. 

And for all the online shoppers this weekend, use code YAYcreatives for 20% off everything in my shop through Monday night. Including these happy Colorful felt trees! (I meannnnn, look at their personality šŸ˜‚šŸ˜)
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