Mousey and his bed

Make him as big or as small as you wish...

cut two body pieces and two ears from felt - preferably wool felt as it's sturdier.

place the ears like so

and then fold the front of mousey to the back of mousey, sandwiching his ear like this

pin and stitch

and you should get this.

Next, stitch a little tail into place, you can cut a small strip of felt or use embroidery thread.

Place right sides of mousey together, pin and stitch leaving a gap at the bottom for turning.

Turn the right way round, stuff, embroider his nose and eyes...

and hey presto ! - a mouse is born.

Next his bed, use felt or I made mine from a strip of woollen blanket

fold along line A, pin and stitch the sides to make the pillow end, and then applique some little pieces of cheese to t'other end as shown.

I also sewed a little line of decorative (wonky) stitching to stop any fraying, and to look pretty.

Now fold along line B, pin and stitch sides and then turn the right way around.

Ha ha ha..

this way around, it looks like a monster. Hmmm.. he could be a monster for holding tissues maybe ?

Put a little stuffing into the pillow and stitch closed.

If you want to make this with your children, it can all be hand stitched, or if they're getting on your nerves you can let them use the sewing machine and hopefully they will stitch their mouths shut at the same time ( did I mention that we're ONLY half way through the school hols ? ).

Have fun !

Comments

[Joanie]

Oops put in wrong info on my details before. By the way, if I made them with my class would that be a school of mice?

[Claire]

merci, merci!
tout ce que vous faites est délicieux....
et je peux utiliser vos tutos malgré mon "bad" englisch
good luck
Claire

[charlotte]

again, everything I love here...clever craftiness, and laughter. too adorable!

[cazzie]

Thank you - guess what I'm doing with my two little peops tomorrow :) We still have 3 weeks of school hols to go :/

[Steph]

Yay! Thanks for sharing this!

[sharon]

OMG that is cute, cute, cute and even cuter than cute!!!

[louise]

this is great, thank you! 2 down and well, you know mice!

[gena]

Yay! I will give the pattern to Beritt. She will be so tickled. The gnome she made the other day will appreciate having a wee pal to chase/play with/torture. Do gnomes chase and play and torture? Oh good heavens. Great tutorial! Thank you!

[Jenny]

I have sat down and made two mice each for my two children. I have only made two 'beds' though. Two mice in the bed and the little one said!....we even have a brown one with a grey spot. It has kept us busy on a rainy, cold, horrible day. Much appreciated

[Florence]

Oh he is lovely! Can't wait to make it - thank you for putting on so many clear photos.

[fhiona galloway]

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[rOuge biZoux]

Thanks for the tuto, your mouse is very adorable and pretty!!

[Kathryn]

I just wanted to say that my son (6 years)and I made your mousie on Friday. He spotted the mouse while I was reading your blog and asked if we could make it. Why not? My son did most of the sewing by hand and now has a little playmate that he's been showing off to his friends, way better than the latest pokemon or transformer or whatever else is going around. Thanks for the fun!

[Ellen]

Thank you so much! My daughter will love making one of her own. Come see our Puppy Tutorial that she made.

[mary]

:D

love your instructions!

and mousey :)

[Kathy]

Wonderful! Thank you, I'll be making a mousey tomorrow :)

[Carson]

Thank you so much for doing that for us! Do you think an eight year old girl is too old for a 'mousey in a blanket'?

[kathy]

Oh goodness, I'm printing out the pattern right now. Thank you. Leil is going to squeal.

[raggyrat]

wow lynn, you have been busy, well i supose i have with various bits of lobster costume - go and see - but it was a treat to pop back in here and see william and marjorie and the mouse pattern - super pics - you make it very clear- and the dear lion story...now all you need for a perfect blog is mine in your bootilicious list of blogs ... cough, mmmm if i let louise at the sewing machine i'm sure she would make more noise now less, you know .... MMUUUUUUUUUUUUMMMMMM, the neelde came unthreaded again ....

[raggyrat]

bugger - can you spell needle right for me in my post, plus your name too, sorry xxxx

[Momo]

Oh, SOOOOO CUTE!!

I like to sew some for my class in school - they just start learning letters and this is wonderful for M like Mouse, even in German :-) M wie Maus.

[Di]

I love mousie!! He is so cute - thank you for sharing your creative genius!!

[rebecca]

That is so cute. My nieces would love a little mousie. Thank you so much!!!

[ominnimo]

Just wanted to say that I love your work.
Moira.

[jessica]

SO ADORABLE!