Equine...Pony, unicorn, and pegasus

 

        Once when the first MCO was issued, and I had all the time in the world at my mother's house. I was struck by a sudden mood for arts and craft. By chance; one of my best friend was waiting for the arrival of her second child, I decided to make and give her a toy for the baby. I was browsing the internet when I saw a picture of a pony plushie. It looked so cute, but doable, that I decided to study the pictures and draw a pattern from the pictures of the plushies. From the pattern, I sew for her a pink pony. 

       Upon receiving the plushie, she urge me to post about how to make the pony plushie. At first I decided not to make another of the pony without any valid reason, even when my daughters were begging as to me they have too many toys...

      Cut to a month ago. My younger daughter has a unicorn bolster given by her grandaunt, and the bolster took a beating when both of the girls wants the unicorn. Not long after the tug of war, my eldest comes to me and requested for another unicorn, this time its for her. 

    As the distance between my first attempt to the pony was over a year ago, my mood for creativity has reignited, and I decided to make her a unicorn rather than dismissing her request or buying a unicorn plushie from the internet. And remembering my friend's request to make a tutorial on how to make this, I'm posting how I make the plushie. Mind you I use trial and error methods...

Here are the patterns:

Materials:

1) cloths 

2) materials for the mane and tail. (eg: yarn, fleece)

3) scissors

4) thread

5) stuffing

6) buttons for eyes

Methods:

As always, I will use old shirt or clothes as my materials for my arts and craft. I used my sister's old cardigan. 

Ok, I'm going to be honest, the process of attaching the pieces are a bit daunting. 

1) I start by attaching the head pieces, without the back of the head. 

2) Attach the body piece to the head.

3) Prepare the back head piece. Add the mane and the tail. Attach together the buttock piece.

4) Attach the ears to the head

5) Add the front mane behind the ears

6) Attach the back-of-head + buttock piece to the head by the ears.

7) Attach the tummy piece, but only to the chest and to the buttock. Leave the actual tummy stich free. Turn it inside out. 

8) Sew the inner leg.

9) Start sewing the tummy, Leave one side unattached . 

10)Don't forget to add the eyes.

11) Stuff..sew shut. Attach the sole of feet.

12) This become a horse, add a horn and it becomes a unicorn. add a pair of wings, you get a pegasus..