I’ve now finished all the plushies I cut out that one Sunday some months ago. This last one is a sloth, again a free pattern from Sew Desu Ne / CholyKnight. I chose to use brown for his body and off-white for his face and his claws. This one is the largest of the free patterns that I’ve sewn up. I was almost debating putting a zip in his neck so he could be a bag. In the end, I figured he’d do better as a plush.
Don’t mind me, 
I’m just hanging out 
Put your hands up
It starts with fusing the face pieces and stitching those down. I sewed down the full face with a zigzag. He’s not completely symmetrical, but I think it gives him a little character. Next, the pattern asks for velcro on the claws for him to hang, but I wanted a more invisible solution so I opted for some magnets that I harvested from a broken fly-curtain. The claws require topstitching which turned out to be exactly wide enough to hold my magnets. Score!
Just sitting here 
Sometimes I turn my back 
My claws can be free
After that, you sew up the arms and legs while putting the claws in the middle. I forgot to read all the instructions and didn’t put any stuffing in his limbs. So he’s a little floppy in his extremities, but I’d already completely finished him before I figured that one out. Droopy he will stay. Because of his little magnet claws, you can hang him on nearly anything. In this case, I chose to use a giant L-square to demonstrate this. I think he’s pretty cute, and the cover images show sloths with longer fur that are a lovely option too!
