Sew a Mouse Doll by Katia Ferris

All levels | 1 hour 42 min

Sew a Mouse Doll
Overview01:29
Materials01:55

Sew the Doll
Prepare pattern pieces05:17
Sew arms, legs, and ears08:51
Sew body and tail10:22
Stuffing and ladder stitch11:10
Face details08:11
Attach ears and arms14:16

Sew Clothing
Prepare overalls pattern13:14
Assemble overall pieces11:50
Sew skirt with bib15:53

Taught by Katia Ferris

Sew your very own heirloom-quality mouse doll with designer Katia Ferris of Luckyjuju. Known for her beautiful designs and impeccable craftsmanship, this mouse pattern, drawn from Katia’s book, Make Your Own Animal Friends, is paired with an exclusive-to-Creativebug wardrobe - classic overalls and a sweet bib dress - making this a one-of-a-kind opportunity to start your own mouse collection. Katia talks you through all the materials needed, assembly on a sewing machine, and lots of helpful tips for working at such a small scale. Add personality with a hand-embroidered face and a touch of wax crayon shading, and before you know it, you’ll have a whole crew of charming little animal friends ready for play or display.

Here’s what you’ll need:

Tools:

Fabric scissors
Pinking shears
Pins
Ruler
Water soluble marker
Chopstick or turning tool
Tweezers or hemostats
Iron and ironing surface
Sewing machine
Thread
Hand sewing needle
Doll needle
Black gel fabric marker for eyes
Powder blush, beeswax crayon, or colored pencil for cheeks

Materials for Mouse:

Medium-weight cotton or cotton/linen blend for doll: 14 ½" x 8 ¾"
Contrast pattern fabric for ears: 4"x 2"
Embroidery floss for nose, Katia is using pink
4" long piece of macrame cord, yarn, twine or ribbon for tail
Regular thread in matching color to mouse
Extra strong thread to attach arms
Stuffing
PDF pattern (below)

Materials for Overalls:

Light to medium weight woven fabric: 13 ¼" x 7"
Tiny buttons (optional)
PDF pattern (below)

Materials and Tools for Skirt with Bib:

Light to medium weight cotton fabric: 12 ¾" x 7"
Fastener of choice
Tape measure
PDF pattern (below)

Downloads:

Download Materials List KFerris_Sew_Mouse_Doll_.pdf

Learn how to:

Sew tiny pieces, including darts
Use ladder stitch for a variety of applications
Add face detail with satin stitch and crayon
Make two doll outfits, overalls and a dress

Four tiny gray sewn mice dolls made in Katia Ferris's Sew a a Mouse Doll class on Creativebug

A small grey mouse doll wearing a dress, made in Katia Ferris's Sew a a Mouse Doll class on Creativebug

Three tiny gray sewn mice dolls made in Katia Ferris's Sew a a Mouse Doll class on Creativebug

Two tiny gray sewn mice dolls made in Katia Ferris's Sew a a Mouse Doll class on Creativebug

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Class PDF

Download Materials List KFerris_Sew_Mouse_Doll_.pdf

Sew a Mouse Doll Reviews

★★★★★

18 ratings

17 users recommended this class to a friend

E. Lucille Baker

★★★★★

this instructions are obviously for beginning sewers

21 hours ago

n...@me.com

★★★★★

This is a fabulous class. Katia Ferris is engaging and her tutorial is absolutely flawless. The camera angles and lighting make it so easy to follow along. And Katia gives tons of helpful little "tricks" along the way. Sewing this little mouse was a delightful experience. I can't wait to give it to my granddaughter!

2 days ago

Cynthia Van Order

★★★★★

Overall, I found this really enjoyable. The presenter was lovely. I enjoyed the up close visuals. I liked the sewing tips. I will be going through the videos again when I start my second mouse because I know I missed some things. I would recommend maybe watching the videos in each section first to get the overview. Some details were a bit unclear until later. One thing I may have missed but did see in a later video was to turn the ends of the straps in first before folding the long edges. I believe that making the mouse will teach me anything that was missed, but I found a couple of things frustrating. They were not impossible to figure out, but a bit of a set back. The bib was confusing as the pattern does have one with a sewing allowance around it. I cut out the recommended rectangle as well as the bib from the pattern. When I folded the rectangle in half, the dimensions did not seem to be correct. I have fixed this myself, but it might cause confusion. The other thing I found a bit confusing. The ears on the pattern seem to have lost the square edge mentioned by the designer. That can be rectified without too much problem I'm sure. In general, I was so delighted to finally complete a project like this. It brought me a lot of joy and made me realize the therapeutic effect creating a little friend like this can have.

5 days ago

Creativebug Staff

Hi Cynthia, Thank you for your feedback! The overalls pattern has been resized and the correct version is available for download so the bib piece should fit perfectly on that 2"x3" fabric piece. As for the ears, the square edge is extremely small, like less than 3 cm, which is just enough to allow the circle to lay flat on the mouse's head, ensuring the seams are fully closed. You are welcome to make these stitches a bit longer but it might change the roundness of the ears. Thanks for taking this class and we're so glad you're enjoying your little friends!

3 days ago

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