Plattie The Platypus
Pink fleece material (38x32cm / 15x13inch)
Purple patterned corduroy material (38x21cm / 15x8inch)
Plastic pellets (about 35g/1 ounce)
5mm black beads for eyes
Strong thread for sewing on eyes
General sewing supplies (thread, pins, needles, scissors, etc)
Craft glue & firm card for templates
Fine tipped permanent marker pen
Toy stuffing
This is a simple project for beginners. You can sew your platypus on machine, over locker or by hand. I like to use fleece as it makes the platypus so cute and cuddly, but you can use any scraps of material for the feet and bill. Start by printing the pattern and enlarging it 40% (from A4 - A3 on a photocopier)
Glue the pattern pages onto card or thick paper and cut out the pattern pieces to make your templates.
Lay the fabric right side down and place your templates onto the wrong side of the fabric following the layout guide. Trace the templates with a permanent marker and cut out your pieces. (Press lightly or the ink will smudge and may even show through your material on the right side.) Cut the BILL and FEET pieces from purple patterned corduroy, and cut the UPPER BODY and UNDERBELLY pieces from pink fleece.
* Always sew pieces with right sides together and use a 5mm/1/4 inch seam allowance. Sew the FEET pieces together on the sewing line. Cut around the sewing line with a 5mm/1/4 inch seam and turn right sides out. I like to use an old wooden chopstick as my turning tool!
Sew the UPPER BODY pieces together from A to B. I use lots of pins and pin from one side then put pins in between from the other side. This stops the fleece from slipping as you sew.
Sew the dart in the UPPER BILL piece, and then sew this to the UPPER BODY pieces from E to F. Sew the BILL BASE piece to the UNDERBELLY PIECE from C to D.
Place and pin all 4 feet in position (Toes facing towards the middle!). Pin and sew the UPPER BODY pieces to the UNDERBELLY piece. Sew ALL the way around, leaving no gap.
Now, for the clever bit! Cut a slit in the UNDER BELLY piece as indicated by the pattern markings and turn Plattie right sides out through the slit you've cut.
Sew a seam around the edge of the bill using a 5mm seam allowance to create the duck-bill-look
Fill the bill and head area quite firmly with toy stuffing. Fill the rest of the body with toy stuffing. Place some plastic craft pellets in the body cavity, or use some rice or beans if you like! Don't overfill it as it needs to flop like a beanbag. Looking at the photo as a guide, mark the eye positions with a permanent marker pen and sew two 4mm beads in place.
Use a ladder stitch to close the opening on the underbelly. If the toy is for a young child, use a thick embroidery thread and sew a French knot for each eye. Your Platypus is ready to love
This project was contributed by Pauline McArthur of www.funkyfriendsfactory.com 
The Funky Friends patterns, concepts and logo are protected by copyright protection: Copyright (C) 2001 Funky Friends Factory. (C)(R) 070630 Copyright Protection Services International.
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i cant make this but its so cute anyway :)
i love platie i will definatly make me my own !!!!! soooooooo cute
she's sooooooooo CUTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is great im a boy and it was so easy to make thanks. Hes so cute!!!!!
I love platypeople!
cute! I think i might try it with stuffing
I love Platypi! I haven't made it yet, but I bet it will look great with my collection. LOL! I am gonna go do it right now!
I made one using my own pattern after seeing this and I took it to school to show my friends and now one of my friends has made one two and they are getting married tommorow!
good good
Plattie is soo cute...
Who wouldn't love him? :)
Thats so cool
Plattie turned out sooooo cute! The instructions were easy to follow and the end result was great!
I found that you can put a small strip of velcro on the platypus's back, then make a smaller one and stick him on the big one. C:
A really cute, and great for beginners!! :)
i love her!I'd love to make her into an arm puppet!
Go aussie go
Might just be the best pattern ever! I wish the sight would have more like this! I didn't follow all the directions, and it still came out wonderful! Funky Friends Factory should post more like this one!
easy to do, for the kids it was great fun!
This is super adorable...but I just have one quick question. Do the feet get stuffed? No, right?
so cute maybe i can make it from all of my scraps my dauter will love this so much
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hey- raspberryjell-o here- i like this project but i already have a another stuffed platypus, i love it, i've had it since i was 5. But i like this one, too. maybe i could make this " Plattie" and they could be friends or sisters or something!
I <3 PLATYPUSSSSSES
Here my remarks: Cutting the upper body is not necassary, left a hole in the tail during sewing the body together. You can also fill the platynus with Wadding - it is squashier after that. (from a German Girl who sewed not the first animal)
Great, that you provide the pattern here. I sewed it yesterday and it is really cute. I have some additional remarks to the instruction. They follow in the next comment. Greetings from Germand
This project is so great! I can't wait to make one.
Great
very good instructions, and the finished result was very cute.
i love this is so cute and easy to make.
this is so cute! i made a smaller one because i didn't have a copy machine, so i printed the pattern to fit standard paper. it works fine if you make it with felt!
PS to 3003: Make a PJ bag by sewing zipper into belly and skip the stuffing...
So darling and perfect for charity projects in all sizes! Thanks!
When I first saw it [from far away] it was...eh...iffy. Put in a close eup picture, its SO cute!
I made one as I saw it! Wonderful pattern, and easy-to-follow instructions!
i think it is so cute!!!!
Looks hard to make, but its so cute!