Introduction: Leaf Sheep Slug Plush

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The Leaf Sheep Slug is my favorite animal. It that can photosynthesize and look cute while doing it.

Supplies

  • Blue or Purple fabric 1.5 m long, 3 cm wide + a bit for the antennas
  • Green fabric 1.5 m long, 10 cm wide
  • White fabric 20 cm long 15 cm wide + 2 circles 7 cm diameter
  • Black felt or beads for the eyes
  • Thread

Step 1: Sew the Strip of Blue Fabric to the Green Fabric

Pin the fabric with the fluffy sides touching and sew along the outer edge to get one piece with blue on top and green on the bottom

Step 2: Fold and Pin the Strip in Half Lengthwise

Make sure the height of the blue on one side matches the height of the blue on the other side all along the fabric

Step 3: Sketch Out the Spikes

You'll need 5 small spikes and ~18 large ones

Use a pen to mark the fabric. Make sure you test the pen to make sure it doesn't shine through

My picture shows 7 small spikes, but this was too many

Step 4: Sew Along the Lines You Drew

It's ok if it's not perfect, you'll be turning them inside out anyway.

Step 5: Cut Out the Spikes

Step 6: Turn Them Inside-out

Step 7: Stuff the Spikes

You can skip this step if you're using felt

Step 8: Make the Antennas

You make the antennas approximately the same way you made the spikes; by sketching out the shape on the fabric, folding the fabric in half, sewing along the lines, cutting them out, and turning them inside out.

Step 9: Cut Out 3 Rectangles of White Fabric 20 Cm Long 5 Cm Wide

Step 10: Pin the Spikes to the Edge of the White Fabric

Find the middle of your fabric first

You should have either 5 or 6 spikes per layer.

This picture is from after I've done a couple of layers

Step 11: Pin Another Layer of White Fabric on Top

Step 12: Sew This Sandwich Together

Step 13: Pin and Sew a Second Line of Spikes Like the First

Take the piece you have already made and pin the spikes to the edge of the white fabric, put another layer of white fabric on top and sew

Step 14: Pin and Sew a Line of Spikes to the End of the White Fabric to Hold Them in Place

This is going to be the back

Step 15: Pin a Line of Small Spikes to the Other End of the White Fabric

This will be the front

At this point you should have one piece of fabric with a line of small spikes, white fabric, normal spikes, white fabric, normal spikes, white fabric, normal spikes.

Step 16: Pin the Antennas On

I put them between the 1st and 2nd spikes and between the 4th and 5th spikes

Step 17: Sew Along the Edge to Hold the Spikes and Antennas in Place

Step 18: Cut Out 2 Circles of White Fabric

~7 cm diameter

If you're using a less fluffy fabric you might want to add a dart to make it a more natural shape.

Step 19: Sew a Circle to the Front

You'll need to hand sew this

In the end you should have a sort of tube

Step 20: Sew on the Eyes

You can either make eyes out of black felt or use beads

Step 21: Sew It Into a Tube

Sew it inside out

It should be open in the back

Step 22: Turn the Slug Right-side Out

Step 23: Sew the Other Circle on the Back

You won't be able to sew it up all the way, that's ok

Step 24: Stuff the Slug

Step 25: Use a Ladder Stitch to Close Up the Hole

Step 26: Done!

Here's some extra pictures of the finished slug

This is my first self drafted pattern. I'd appreciate any feedback :)