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
- Step-by-step description of sewing toys
- Fabric cat and tiger: ideas for inspiration
- Simple sock cat ideas
- DIY symbol of the year 2022
- Patterns of Tigers and Cats
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, threads to match and filler;
- scissors, needles, safety pins, and tailor's chalk or marker;
- additional decorative elements - eyes, spout, buttons, ribbons, lace and more.
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.
Step-by-step description of sewing toys
To sew a tiger or a cat, regardless of the complexity of the work and the number of parts, the whole process can be broken down into main stages:
- Working with patterns. Patterns made of cardboard or thick paper must be attached and pinned to the wrong side of the fabric, cut around and cut out, making allowances for the seams, if they were not taken into account initially.
- Sewing of individual parts. Typically, the head, legs, tail and torso are parts of the toy that are sewn and stuffed separately. When doing this, it is imperative to sweep the edges of the fabric patterns if the material crumbles, and make notches in the rounding places.
- Assembling the toy. All details must be connected together, eyes, nose and other decorative elements must be sewn. It is at this stage that real creativity begins. After all, thanks to the different details, the work gets individuality.
Of course, you can quickly and easily sew a tiger using a sewing machine, but if you don't have one, don't despair. Having mastered simple hand seams, such as "by the needle", over the edge, buttonhole, overcast, blind and basting stitch, you can also sew your favorite cat. Only the whole process will take a little longer.
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.
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.
Patterns of Cats and Tigers
The work on creating a soft toy begins with its pattern, which you can build yourself, for example, by ripping up an old toy, or by printing a ready-made one from the ones below. At this stage, it is important to follow a number of rules for working with patterns in order to avoid possible errors in the future:
- Patterns should be made from thick cardboard, it will fit more tightly to the fabric and it will be easier to circle it with a marker.
- On each piece, it is necessary to indicate: the name of the part, the number of patterns that need to be made, the direction of the thread or pile, the junction with other parts of the product.
- If seam allowances are not included in the templates themselves, then be sure to make a note of how much indentation needs to be done on the fabric. Without allowances, you can only sew felt toys, they will not be needed there. Patterns of Tigers from felt here.
- When a pattern includes not only body parts, but also items of clothing that will be cut out of a different material, then it will not be superfluous to make a sole on the templates, from which fabric to cut this or that pattern.
If suddenly the scale of the patterns in the work you like turned out to be less or more than the desired one, then the patterns can be reduced or increased:
- by changing the print scale in the printer settings.
- without the involvement of modern technologies, drawing the contours of the patterns on a grid of large or small squares.
A cloth tiger or another (domesticated) feline can become a talisman for both a child and an adult. Necessarily it is possible and necessary to involve children in its sewing, having previously taken care of safety precautions. Then such a mascot toy will become a favorite for more than one year, because it will be hand-sewn.
