TeacupLion

How to sew plush with cute & easy sewing patterns

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20% off sale through April 14!

I’m pleased to announce the birth of my new baby girl Ella! I’m celebrating by offering 20% off all $20+ orders in my Etsy shop on patterns. https://www.etsy.com/shop/TeacupLion/

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New Dragon & Serpent pattern bundle~!

I’m happy to announce my newest sewing plush pattern release, an advanced-level dragon pattern! It has a swirly serpent base that can be sewn either left or right, and a pack full of horns, arms, legs, and fur that can be sewn anywhere you like :) This pattern has taken me months to perfect, that curled shape was just so tricky. But worth it, you

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BunBun plush contest winners!

  Thank you to all who entered my contest! All winners have been contacted. There were SO many fantastic plush, I loved seeing how creative you all were :D  It was really, really hard to choose only a few winners out of all these amazing designs. I hope you all enjoyed the pattern and motivation to use it! ;) This contest has ended, but the

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New Akita & Shiba Inu ITH embroidery patterns

An adorable new set of doggos has joined the TeacupLion family <3 You can now embroider your own Shiba Inu or Akita. Tiny size fits in 4×4 hoops. You can pick up all 3 dogs (Corgi, Shiba Inu, Akita) in my bundle :) 4 face types and 2 sizes included! Make a whole pack in rainbow colors.      

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New ITH corgi plushie pattern!

I stitched up some ridiculously cute in the hoop corgi plush with my embroidery machine – look at these little guys! They come in 2 sizes, the tiny one fits 4×4 hoops. You can pick up the pattern here in my Etsy shop. They are actually pretty small stuffed animals – palmsize! I keep mine on top of my computer speakers so they stare at

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(9/22 ended) Free Bunbun pattern & sewing contest: Winners posting soon

Note: This contest has ended, but the pattern is still available! Get the free pattern by signing up for my email list either at the top of the site, or to the right. Use this pattern to make a plush and submit it by September 22 and enter to win free patterns of your choice from my shop! I also have some embroidery files you can

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(5/31/17 ended) TeacupLion’s Plush Fanart Sewing Contest

UPDATE 5/31: Winners have been decided and contacted :) Thank you! 1st place: Ponyo McCree by Debra Silvas 2nd place: Litten by Feather Stitched 3rd place: Mega Sully (human-size!) by Margaux This was really hard to pick only 3 ;0; Thank you to everyone who entered, you all did fantastic and I love all of these entries! All plushie patterns below can be found here:

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Free Pokemon plush sewing pattern: Wooper pieces

Sew your own Wooper Pokemon plush with these free additional pattern pieces! Base body pattern to turn into a Wooper roll plushie: https://www.etsy.com/listing/239579938/ Materials needed: Fabric: Lavender, medium blue, light blue Polyfil stuffing, scissors, needle, thread, hemostats or tweezers to turn Face embroidery files in 3.5″ or 4″ size (pictured in 3.5″, thought 4″ will have a cuter look I think): https://www.etsy.com/listing/475529702/ Tutorial below; download

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Free Anime Pocket Bear sewing pattern

I have a free plushie sewing pattern available for you to make your own chibi kawaii anime bear! It is a small handheld size, and super adorable. It is easily customizable for you to make many different characters with. I ran a sewing contest with it; you can see some of what people made below!     Runner up winners: Entry #3: Jibanyan plush from

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Video: How to thread joint

In this video, I’ll teach you how to thread joint legs to a body, using my new Pocket Deer pattern :) This a a great technique to use for poseable plush that have legs that are too small for cotter pin or plastic joints. You can make your own miniature deer stuffed animal with my complete sewing pattern and instructions here!  

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