Sew a cartoon penguin in a hat with your own hands: pattern, diagrams and description

A penguin toy is the best gift for a child for New Year or Christmas. Traditionally, these animals are most often given as gifts for the New Year holidays. In this article we will tell you how to sew a cartoon penguin toy in a hat with your own hands at home. At the end of the material you will find a step-by-step master class that even a novice needlewoman can repeat. This pattern also comes with a ready-made pattern to make your work easier.

What can you tell your child about penguins?

Despite the defenseless and clumsy appearance of these birds that cannot fly, penguins have amazing survival. After all, the first penguins appeared on Earth 70 million years ago, caught the dinosaurs and managed to outlive these huge animals. In addition, these are the only birds that engage in deep-sea swimming, and representatives of some species are able to stay under water for up to half an hour.Modern children have fallen in love with toy penguins thanks to the cartoons “Madagascar” and “Penguins from Madagascar” with colorful main characters.

The most famous series of penguin toys

Despite the efforts of the cinema and the soft toy industry, some of the most popular toys in the form of penguins are still considered to be small collectible penguins from the German Kinder surprise series “Die Peppy Pingo Party”, released in the early 1990s. The toys were made of plastic and delighted young collectors with their detailed work and unusual design; most of the toy penguins from the cartoon were equipped with hats and other headgear. This very first series consisted of ten toy figures. It is curious that even some adults collected such sculptures.

What you need to sew a cartoon penguin with your own hands

A rag toy penguin in a cartoon hat can add a soft atmosphere and delight a child with its unusual design. In addition, the baby can participate in the design of the toy and tell the needlewoman what kind of costume the little penguin should wear. Creating toys together with your child is a kind of game that will allow the child to figure out how to work in a team.

To sew a rag toy penguin you will need:

• Cuts of fabrics of different textures. For the body of the penguin itself, you should choose warm fluffy fabrics like fleece. You should not give preference to velvet if you are an inexperienced craftswoman, as this material is quite tricky to work with. Fleece is less finicky to work with, and thanks to its density it will last longer. For clothes of a toy penguin from a cartoon and its hat, it is also better to give preference to fleece fabric of a brighter color.
• Sewing supplies (thread, needles, scissors and chalk for tracing the pattern).
• The pattern is presented at the end of this material.
• Decorative elements that may be needed to decorate the hat.
• Instead of eyes, you can sew black glossy beads, or you can simply embroider them with thread.

Step-by-step master class on sewing a penguin toy

Think in advance about the colors of the cartoon penguin toy’s clothes and the shades of his hat. Using a sewing machine will speed up the process of creating a toy.

1. Pin the pattern onto the fabric and transfer it to the material.
2. Cut out the pieces. You should have: a back, a side part of a penguin toy, a lower part, a beak (two parts), two legs (4 parts), as well as a separate fragment for a cartoon penguin’s hat.
3. Step back 0.5 centimeters from the edge of the pattern and duplicate the shape of the pattern.
4. Place the back and black side pieces together and sew together. Usually the front side is not important for fleece. The conditional front side of the product at this stage is inside.
5. Sew a white fragment to the resulting structure.
6. Turn the product right side out.
7. Using the same principle, prepare the paws and beak.
8. Sew the paws to the bottom of the penguin.
9. Stuff the toy with filler, while simultaneously sewing the bottom part of the product to the main part with a hidden seam. This way you can adjust the softness of the toy.
10. Fill the beak with holofiber and sew it to a cartoon penguin toy.
11. Sew on black beady eyes.
12. If desired, add accessories to the toy in the form of a hat or other clothing.