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Hi everyone! I’m super excited to share this fun sewing project with you! Today, we’ll be making a simple felt pig that’s perfect for kids ages 6 and up (with a little adult supervision)! This project is a great way to learn sewing basics while allowing creativity to flow. Ready to dive in? Let’s create our adorable piggy friend!

What You’ll Need:

• Felt (in your chosen colors for body)
• Free Pig pattern (link below)
• Sharpie Creative Markers (or similar) for tracing
• Embroidery floss (try to match the colors to your felt)
• Needle with the big eye / Embroidery Needle (a child-friendly one works best)
• Scissors
• Stuffing (polyester filler, scrap felt, or even ripped-up plastic grocery bags)

Click image to download and print

Step 1: Trace and Cut

First, grab your free pig pattern! Click the pattern image above to download and print it out. Let’s get tracing! The pattern includes the pig’s body, legs, and tail.

Lay the pattern pieces on your felt and use your marker to trace around them. Don’t forget to flip the pattern pieces for any that need to be cut out twice; this will help them match up perfectly when you sew. After tracing, carefully cut out your felt pieces, trimming any marker lines off where possible. Remember to save any scraps, as they make great stuffing for your pig!

Step 2: Create the Face

Now, let’s give our pig some adorable eyes! You can either use small pieces of felt (perhaps in contrasting colors) for the eyes, or create simple stitched versions.

For the stitched version make a knot at the end of the embroidery floss. Poke the needle from the back of the pig’s body piece to the front where you want the eye to be. Secure it by making a “knot stitch” — just pull the thread tight and tie a little knot by looping the floss and pulling it through. If you want bigger eyes, you can repeat this a few times, just like I did with my pig’s eyes! Repeat for the second eye, ensuring the knots are on the inside of the pig piece.

Step 3: Attach the Tail, Nose & Legs

Now, let’s add the nose and legs! Place two back leg pieces on either side of the pig’s body. Thread your needle again and use a simple knot stitch to secure them in place. Repeat this for the front legs and nose. Then line up the pig pieces making sure that face is covered on both side, and sew a knot stitch to the top of the tail on the back piece, so the messy knots for both the arms and tail will be hidden inside the pig when we sew it.

Step 4: Start Sewing the Body

Lay the two pig pieces one on top of the other and begin sewing at the back leg area of the pig. Knot your starting stitch behind one of the legs, and use a blanket stitch around the pig’s body. Pause when you reach the other leg so we can stuff it.

How to Blanket Stitch: To make a blanket stitch, start by threading a needle with some sturdy thread and tying a knot at the end. Choose the edge of your fabric where you want to start stitching. Poke the needle up from the back of the fabric, so the knot is hidden. Pull it all the way through. Next, bring the needle back down into the fabric a little bit away from where you came up, then pull it through again. Before you pull the thread all the way tight, loop the thread around the edge of the fabric and bring the needle back through the hole where you first poked it up. Keep repeating this process, making sure to keep the stitches evenly spaced and pulling the thread tight each time, until you reach the end of your stitching line.

Step 5: Stuff It

Now it’s time to add your stuffing! Use small pieces of polyester filler or scrap felt. You can even use torn-up plastic grocery bags! For tricky spots like the head, use the back of a pencil to help push the filling in. Once your pig is nicely stuffed, use the blanket stitch to close the opening and knot everything off securely where you started.

 

Step 6: Enjoy!

And there you have it! Enjoy your adorable felt pig, crafted by your very own hands! This project not only introduces kids to the basics of sewing but also promotes creativity and the joy of crafting. Happy sewing!