Design A Softie | Gift for Baby

I purchased Papertrey Ink’s Design-A-Softie kit so that I can make little felt stuffed animals for a few friends who are having babies this year.  I love the idea of a handmade soft little animal for a new baby.  Heck, I love these for myself!  :-)  I made this cute softie kitty for my friend Monika’s baby shower.

I diecut the pieces out of paper first so I could see which pieces I wanted to use for my softie. 

Once I knew which pieces I wanted, I diecut everything out of wool felt.  Since softies have fronts and backs, I had to cut out double the amount of items for body, head, ears, arms, legs, etc.

Then I used embroidery floss to hand-stitch it all together.  I left a hole to fill it with fiber-fill, then sewed it closed.

He is so cute!

I sewed a pocket on the back so I could slip in this tag with his name.

I also sewed a little “price tag” into his ear that said “made with hugs, kisses, and loving stitches”.  This piece the recipient can cut with scissors to remove.

I just love his little pink nose and matching belly patch!

I turned the paper-pieced prototype into a baby shower card and slipped everything for the baby into a box.  As you can see, Noodle took a keen interest in the little kitty softie!

I wrapped up the gift for Monika & baby and tied it up with twines and a little handmade tag.

It took a few hours to make this kitty softie, but it was way worth it!  I hope the baby enjoys this little softie for years to come!