I am very familiar with hand-sewing! I am the friend that everyone comes to when they need a hole in their shirt patched up, so I really wanted to push myself with this project, but also create something I would genuinely enjoy.

The obvious answer was a dinosaur plushie! I love dinosaurs and have never sewn a plushie before, so I knew it would be the perfect challenge.

I started by finding a pattern online that I could use to cut out my pieces and have a general idea of where to start. I printed out the pattern I used, linked here: Dino Pattern Print. I then scaled the printout to a larger paper with the copier in the OEDK.

I gathered all my materials, put on some Netflix and began. First, I cut out the paper pattern and then cut out the same shapes with the felt.

At this point, it became a lot more difficult. The blog I was following became extremely confusing with the directions and I decided to try my best and put the pieces together like a puzzle.

I started with the legs and used pins to form the seams where I needed to sew. I used a back stitch because it wasn’t too tedious but also created a stronger hold.

I then added the side silhouettes of the dino and sewed from the bottom of the legs to the top of its head, leaving the back of its body open.

After this, I flipped the dino inside out so that the stitches were now on the inside. I also cut little triangles out of blue felt and sewed two of them together and onto the back of the dino.

I then filled the dino with stuffing and sewed up the back end of it tightly.

Finally, I added black buttons for the eyes as a final touch and here are some final photos!

Final Cost:

Printed Pattern: $0.07

Felt: $2.07

Thread, Needles, Pins: $3.50

Buttons: $0.50

Stuffing: $1.00

Labor: Hours*$7.25 (minimum wage) -> 6*7.25 = $43.5

Total Cost: $50.64

Cleaned up workspace ^^