Tiger - a symbol of 2022 with their own hands - mascot

The upcoming year 2022 will be held under the auspices of the Blue Water Tiger, so many will want to settle this animal at home, but not a living predator, but, for example, a toy Tiger made of fabric. To do this, you do not have to look for a master class on sewing a striped wild cat, you can take a cat pattern and cut it out on striped material. Isn't it a symbol of the year?

Sewing materials and tools


To create a toy in the shape of a cat or a tiger, you will need the following tools and materials: fabric, matching threads and filler; scissors, needles, safety pins, and tailor's chalk or marker; additional decorative elements - eyes, spout, buttons, ribbons, lace and more. Tigers, DIY fabric cats!

In more detail, you should dwell on the choice of the main material and filler, since there should be no questions with the rest. For toys, it is better to use a natural base, since the symbol of the New Year loves naturalness. The most popular and suitable materials are coarse calico, linen, knitwear, cotton, gabardine and fleece.

It is not at all necessary to go to the store for a new cut, for work you can use old things, jeans, cuttings, terry towels, upholstery, leftover lace, yarn, rope, etc.

As for the filler, there is also a great choice here, but it is better to give preference to artificial materials: holofiber, synthetic winterizer, synthetic winterizer, foam rubber.

The pillow-shaped product can be filled with buckwheat husks. Such a filler is completely natural, which will make the Blue Water Tiger happy, and has orthopedic properties.

New Year 2022 promises to be dynamic and rich in changes, which will inevitably lead to stressful conditions, whether the changes are pleasant or not. Therefore, a cat or a tiger antistress from a fabric can be very useful. The smallest polystyrene granules should be used as a filler for it.

Fabric cat and tiger: ideas for inspiration

Soft and beautiful tigers and cats made of fabric will bring comfort to any home. Most of them consist of simple shapes, so even schoolchildren can sew them with their own hands. To inspire young and adult masters and craftswomen to create the symbol of the year, we have collected photos of the brightest and most creative works.

Simple sock cat ideas
To sew a striped tiger or cat, it is enough to have on hand a pair of socks, a few buttons, some filler, a needle and thread. These cats are sewn very simply, but they look very lively and cute.

To sew a lying Tiger, you must:

  • Cut one toe lengthwise towards the heel to form a torso and four legs. The heel to the toe will become the booty. The front legs should be slightly shorter than the hind legs.
  • From the second sock you need to cut out a tail and a head, on which the muzzle will be from the heel.
  • Next, the details need to be sewn and filled with folofiber. Sew on the eyes and nose buttons on the face, embroider the mustache, and the tiger cat is ready. If you take terry socks as a basis, then the cat will turn out to be ivy. It is not necessary to use one pair, you can take those socks in which the pair is lost, like a cat or a tiger, it will turn out even more interesting.

If you take terry socks as a basis, then the cat will turn out to be ivy. It is not necessary to use one pair, you can take those socks in which the pair is lost, like a cat or a tiger, it will turn out even more interesting.

DIY symbol of the year 2022

A tiger or cat sewn from fabric can be not only a child's toy, but also:

  • a beautiful interior pillow that will dilute with its originality a composition of ordinary sofa cushions;
  • a handbag with which the child can go for a walk, putting his favorite toys, napkins and a bottle of water in it;
  • the keeper of the TV remote control;
  • those who often lose it will like the good-natured cat with a pocket for the remote control;
  • interior toy in the Tilda style, which will bring individuality to the interior.

An idea that you like does not have to be repeated exactly, because manual work is appreciated precisely for its uniqueness.

Tiger Paper Crafts

The child will be happy to create a cute cartoon tiger out of paper with his family.

Required set of tools and materials:

  • orange paper - 1 sheet;
  • a piece of white paper;
  • felt-tip pens in black and pink;
  • scissors;
  • glue.

A paper tiger is created according to the following plan:

  1. The orange leaf is bent in half (one half is the body, the second is the rest of the details), cut.
  2. The first half is folded in half again. An arch-shaped slot is made in the middle - these will be the paws.
  3. A circle is cut out of the second piece of orange paper - the head.
  4. 2 ears are cut out, glued to the head.
  5. Circles of a suitable size are cut out of white paper - eyes. They are glued to the head, the pupils are drawn with a felt-tip pen.
  6. With a black felt-tip pen, stripes are drawn on the forehead, cheeks, as well as eyebrows, nose, muzzle. The ears are painted over with pink.
  7. The body and legs are decorated with stripes.
  8. A tail is cut out of paper, glued to the body, stripes are drawn in black.
  9. The head is glued to the body. The legs can be bent so that the figure stands or not, then you get an applique. At the bottom, the paws are made out with a felt-tip pen, as in the photo.

A volumetric figure can be made from scrap materials. You will need a cardboard toilet paper roll, 1 sheet of orange paper, 2 sheets of orange cardboard, glue, scissors, white, black, gray cardboard.

Stages of creating a symbol of 2022:

  1. The cardboard cylinder is pasted over with orange paper.
  2. The orange cardboard is folded in half, the front and back of the body are drawn with a tail, as in the picture. Then they are cut out.
  3. The front and back are glued to the body (cardboard cylinder).
  4. Eyes, cheeks, paw pads are drawn on white cardboard with a simple pencil. Details are cut out. Pupils are drawn in front of the eyes, dots on the cheeks.
  5. Bangs, strips for cheeks, paws are drawn on black cardboard.
  6. Circles for the ears are cut out of gray cardboard.
  7. All parts are glued to the head, the front of the body, and also the paws.

The cute tiger cub is ready.

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