This is the grand finale of my Halloween tutorials for this year! I have ideas for so many more but I need some time to work on a costume now! I’m kinda sad that this is the last one because I’ve just loved making them! But I’m also super excited to be sharing my first real plushie pattern!

I know, I made a bat plushie tutorial last year! But I had the idea for this one, based on my bunnies, and I couldn’t resist making it too!

These bats are surprisingly quick to make so I hope you’ll enjoy the pattern! :)

Supplies:

- Fleece fabric in 2 colors
- Small piece of matching cotton fabric
- Felt scraps in contrasting colors
- Embroidery floss in contrasting colors
- Stuffing
- 15mm Safety eyes
- Sewing machine & basic sewing supplies (scissors, thread, needle, etc.)
- Iron

Click here to download the pattern (PDF file).

Step 1: Cut out all of your pieces.
- 2 body pieces from fleece
- 2 wing pieces from fleece
- 2 ear pieces from fleece
- 2 ear pieces from cotton
- 1 face piece from cotton

Step 2: Use a zig zag stitch on your sewing machine to attach the face piece to one of the body pieces.

Step 3: Cut the eye pieces and a nose from felt scraps and sew on (by hand) using embroidery floss. Make any other decorative stitching you want. I like to stitch X’s over the zig zag stitching to give it a little more handmade charm. Attach your safety eyes and embroider a mouth/teeth.

Step 4: With right sides together, sew your ear pieces together (with fleece on one side & cotton on the other) using 1/2″ seam allowances. Then trim the excess fabric like the one on the right.

Step 5: Turn them right side out and press with an iron. Then top stitch around the edges.  Fold one edge over a little bit and pin in place.

Step 6: With right sides together, sew your wing pieces together using 1/2″ seam allowances. Be sure to leave a little spot open at the top so you can turn it right side out. Trim the excess fabric around the edges just like you did for the ears.

Step 7: Turn the wings right side out and press with the iron.

Step 8: Top stitch around the edge as shown above (this will close the hole you left for turning). If you have a chalk pencil or fabric marker, draw lines going to all of the points on the wing. Then top stitch over those.

Step 9: Pin your wings in place on the back piece of the body (right side) and stitch a line down the middle to attach the wings to the body.

If you’d prefer, you can wait until the very end to hand sew the wings on. Sewing them on now does make it a tiny bit difficult to sew the body pieces together because they’re so big.

Step 10: Pin your ears in place and then pin the body right sides together. Be sure to roll up the wings to keep them out of the way if you’ve already attached them. Sew the body together using 1/2″ seam allowances. Be sure to leave a little place to turn it right side out. You don’t need to trim the excess fabric from the seams here unless you want to.

Step 11: Turn it right side out and stuff! Stitch the stuffing hole up and you’re done! :)

Happy Halloween!!

TERMS OF USE:
This pattern is protected by United States & International Copyright law. This pattern and anything made from it may not be used for commercial purposes. You may not sell anything made from this pattern. You may not resell or redistribute this pattern in part or in whole. Derivative works are prohibited. This pattern and items made from it are intended for your personal use only.

Copyright © 2011 Julie King / Gleeful Things. All Rights Reserved.

I’m really loving Etsy’s suggested shops feature and the items you might like section on the homepage! I’ve found so much stuff I love this week!

I seriously think I screamed out loud when I first opened this shop! And then proceeded to ooh and aah a ton while adding almost every item to my favorites!

I want EVERYTHING they make!

How awesome is this ring?! It’s unique! I love it!

The cutest Halloween monster! I want him!

And the cutest little amigurumi bat!

I LOVE these tree pillows! I want a few so I can have a forest on my couch!

I think the autumn version might be my favorite because of the pretty color!

I LOVE this hat and need one so bad! It reminds me of these monsters I made.

Someday, I plan on having a collection of cute, quirky plushies to decorate my house with. This MUST be one of them!

How awesome are these studded friendship bracelets?! They’re made by Lucas Michael who is giving away the dinosaur planter. I love this idea!

I really like this friendship bracelet style too! I’m always looking for new ways to fasten them. This one is pretty and clever!

What can I say? I’m a fan of rude embroidery, cross stitch, doormats, etc! :P

I admit I’d be attracted to pretty much anything covered in glitter, but these really caught my eye! I’m picturing them on my fridge (with magnets on the back) holding pictures.

Before I post this round up, I have a quickie request! I’m on a mission to learn how to make moccasins! Do you happen to know of a good pattern or tutorial out there on the interwebz? Please share a link if you do! :)

1. Here’s a tutorial (and free pattern) for making this cute little monster plushie!
2. This butterfly crochet pattern was a perfect boredom buster for me! (I posted the one I made yesterday in case you didn’t see).

3. Remember my failed attempt at making a plant hanger? I was so happy to see that Lion Brand has a tutorial on how to make a really nice one!
4. I love this daisy chain headband tutorial! How pretty! It totally makes me wanna go collect some flowers and make one!

5. I’ve been seeing a lot of bracelets like this one recently and have been wanting to know how to make one. It looks so easy!
6.  I’ve seen a lot of these crystal pendants on Etsy! Aren’t they pretty? You could use any sort of stone too, it doesn’t have to be crystal.

7.  I’m always attracted to ombre dyed things! So pretty! This tutorial shows how it’s done!
8. Cake stuffed strawberries!! What?! That sounds amazing!

Last week, I was asked to make a custom plushie for mytravelbunny.com based on their logo. How fun, right? I enjoyed the challenge! Check it out (their actual logo is on the second pic for reference):

Let me know what you think! :)