Stuffed Sea Turtle (Free Pattern!) – Inspired by Make-it-and-love-it
I have a friend for whom I have been wanting to make a stuffed sea turtle…but it seemed like a very difficult task that I was having a hard time starting… i just hadn’t made anything as complicated before, so I was scared to start!
But then, I saw THIS amazingly well timed post at by make-it-and-love-it for making stuffed turtles! So I thought – AWESOME! I can just base my construction off of this tutorial, and draw my own pattern pieces to make the turtle into a SEA turtle instead of a regular turtle!
So that’s what I did! And here is what I came up with:
So if you like what you see, here is the FREE printable pattern (print on regular 8.5×11 paper):
(Please note: This Pattern is only for personal use. It is copyright protected and not available for commercial use without expressed permission from JAS Photography LLC. Please email info@jas-photo.com if you would like a commercial license for this pattern)
and then go to make-it-and-love-it and check out her tutorial for how to put the turtle together!
Pattern pieces
Just a couple notes of what I did differently:
1) Of course, I used different shapes from my own pattern pieces
Shell and stomach fabric pieces cut out
2) I did not make a tail (in all the pictures I looked at online, i never saw a tail on the sea turtles)
Arms, legs and head pieces cut out
3) Instead of sewing the head of the turtle in between the shell pieces, I made mine flat and sewed it in between the shell and main body piece – just like you do the legs.
Arms, legs and head of turtle after stuffing and sewing shut
4) Once I sewed around the edge and turned the turtle inside out, I did not sew the opening closed by hand (i usually try to avoid that if at all possible). Instead, I top stitched another seam around the edge of the turtle, and in doing so, i sewed the opening closed. I thought this worked well for the sea turtle because their shells seem to be more flat anyways!
That’s it!
How cute is it!?! I hope you like it – it makes a GREAT baby gift!
(Please note: This Pattern is only for personal use. It is copyright protected and not available for commercial use without expressed permission from JAS Photography LLC. Please email info@jas-photo.com if you would like a commercial license for this pattern)
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Very cute baby gift…You could make up sets of your toys and put them in your handmade book totes with little books for a very crafty gift business!
ha! that sounds like it would be fun!
That is a really cool design! I will definatley make a few becuase I love turtles!!! Thanks!
awesome – thanks for stopping by!
making a larger version for my son for his birthday I think. He LOVES turtles. (He is turning 2)
that’s so exciting!! i hope he likes it! thanks for sharing!
so I ended up making the same size.. it was plenty big enough… its not perfect. I’m kind of amateur in the sewing department. But i think he’ll like it. I’m going to make another, opposite of the one I made. (using the shell fabric for the little parts and the other fabric for the shell) I’m hoping I’ll improve a bit. Maybe I could share a pic when they are both finished. They are just too cute. I’d love to have a whole family of them. 😉
yay i’m glad you like them! let me know if there is something you think I need to adjust in the pattern or if you think they will get better with practice! i would love to see a picture too…maybe on flickr? thanks!
Exually they do have tail but they are not showing it I v seen it when I was waching them laying eggs ……your turtle is beautiful keep up the good work!!!!!!And don’t forget to eat;pray;love and be creative!