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In anticipation for the new Lion King live action movie, I wanted to make something pertaining to one of the movies I grew up watching. As with most of the things I make, I like to make them so they can be enjoyed by children and adults alike. I am a huge Disney lover, but I don't want my house to look childish either.
Materials I used:
Felt sheets (I used 2 light brown, 1 medium brown, and 1 dark brown.)
Dark brown embroidery floss and a large needle
Scissors
Some sort of filling - stuffing, spare fabric, etc.
Hot glue gun
Paper - I used tracing paper but it's not necessary
Your first step is to draw out your pieces. I sketched it out by hand while looking at a reference. Cut out the lion shape to use for outlining.
Outline all of the pieces you need. (I used a bright pink marker but I don't recommend that. There were some places where you could see the marker. The kind of stitch I used covered up the edges pretty well, but you can negate this problem completely by using a brown marker or something similar that won't be as prominent.) You could cut out your pieces separately, but, to conserve paper, I just cut out the facial features after outlining the body.
DON'T FORGET to outline your facial features and body shadow piece backwards so the marker doesn't show at all.
Cut out your felt pieces. You will need 2 body pieces, eyes & nose, and body shadow piece.
First, use a hot glue gun to attach the facial features and body shadow onto one of your body pieces.
Line up the 2 felt body pieces and start sewing them together. I used a blanket stitch - this was my first time trying this! Here is a tutorial that is very easy to follow.
I stopped several times to fill my doll. It is much easier to fill the legs and tail especially with a larger hole. I used fabric from an old sweatshirt with several stains on it and couldn't be donated. I cut the fabric into strips and then squares. I cut the pieces of fabric extra small for the limbs and tail so it was easier to fill. Of course, it is much easier to use a stuffing for this as it is more flexible. I used a marker to push the fabric into the smaller areas.
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Finish sewing the doll and you are done!
And voila! Adorable and easy.
