Murray Felt Doll

Feb 6, 2015

I like making things, especially when it's a gift for someone special. As a holiday day gift for my girlfriend Beth, I created a talking Murray felt doll. It's my first time sewing a felt doll, so it took several hours to finish it. I enjoyed the process a lot, so I want to share it with you.

Materials

Needle

Scissors

Loops & Threads Craft Cord (primary colors)

1 sheet of baby blue felt (9" × 12") by Rainbow Classic

1 sheet of gold felt (9" × 12") by Rainbow Classic

Poly-Fil polyester fiberfill

Voice recorder device with playback for stuffed animals by Stuffem Toy Shop

Step 1

Download and print the felt doll pattern onto a piece of paper. The pattern is 9 in. × 12 in. which matches the size of a felt sheet.

Step 2

Cut out the felt pieces for the body front and face. Make sure to use the yellow-orange felt for the face.

Use the dark brown thread to embroider the eyes and mouth.

Step 3

Use the dark blue thread to sew the yellow-orange face piece to the body front piece.

Step 4

With the dark blue thread, embroider the outlines for the ears and the circle on Murray's chest.

Cut the felt piece for the body back and sew it together with the body front piece.*

* Contrary to the picture, sew the body front and back pieces just along the ears for this step. This will make it easier to do Step 6.

Step 5

Turn the felt doll over and cut a 4.5-inch vertical slit on the back of the doll. This slit will be the opening to insert the voice recorder device.

Step 6

Sew the zipper along the vertical slit. The zipper will allow you to reopen the doll when you want to change the message on the voice recorder device.

As I advised on Step 4, notice that the body is only sewed along the outline of the ears. Initially, I sewed the entire sides, which made sewing the zipper more difficult.