Scrap Fabric Catnip Cat toys!

Here's another scrap fabric idea! But as it so happens, I used scrap felt. Which wasn't really scrap. It was just felt I bought that I never used. In fact, I think I bought it for this project but just never got around to do it until now. Anyway! You can use your regular scrap fabric if you want to. I was planning on doing so, but in the end didn't bother... I had so much felt! Save it for another rainy day, I suppose.

Ok, this is really simple. Here I've got catnip, fabric, and needle and thread. I'm using embroidery thread because it's thicker, but you can use regular thread.
Polyfil! Look at the happy little people on the packaging. I'm supposing you can make those people using Polyfil. Is that Santa? Who are those crazy people with the spindly arms and the black bushy hair? What's wrong with Mrs. Claus's head?
Ok, so I draw my mouse shape on the felt so I can cut it out. Make it kind of big, these things have a tendency to shrink after you sew them, flip them inside out, and fill with stuffing.
Supplies
Polyfil!
Mouse shape
Before I start sewing things together and filling with polyfil (I learn from my mistakes), I'm going to construct the face. These will be whiskers. I pull my embroidery thread stuff through.
As you can see, I knotted one side and cut the other side to appropriate length and frayed it a bit. The embroidery stuff is nothing but a bunch of regular thread, roped together.
Then I make the eye-part. You can use buttons if you want.
Whiskers!
Knot and Fray
Eyes
Much like the flower petals from the Scrap Fabric Flower Pin project, I make ears for my little mousey.
I sew them directly on, through the crease of the ear, so it will lay flat.
This is what everything looks like on the wrong side.
Ears
Attach
Alternate view
Just for good measure, I sew a little tongue on with regular thread. Notice that nothing is right up against the edge. You want to save a little space for your seam.
Do the other side of the face, and then flip it wrong side out to sew. I sewed really close to the edge. Make sure you don't get any tongues or whiskers caught up in the stitching!
I left the end open. Then I flip it right side out, like this...
Embellish
Take it to the sewing machine!
Flip it out
Just to give the cat a little more incentive to play with your toy.
Now stuff!
Unfortunately you have to hand-sew the back end. I'm not even going to pretend I did a good job but... it's for my cat, so whatever. Anyway, cut out a tail-shaped piece of felt and try to do a slip-stitch or if not, just close it up in any way possible.
Catnip!
Stuffing!
Sew up the back
So there you go, a catnip filled dead mouse for your cat to play with.
Ooh! A ferocious spider! Look at those fangs!
Done!
Make more! Other creatures!



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Supplies

  • Felt or Scrap Fabric
  • Catnip
  • Polyfil
  • Thread
  • Needle
  • Buttons (Optional)
  • Embroidery Thread and Needle (Optional)

Tools

  • Scissors
  • Sewing Machine

Budget

$5 bucks







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