Hello lovelies ! Today we’re learning how to make a crinkle toy. It’s super easy, very beginner friendly. Babies love these. You can use very small scraps of fabric to make these and small leftovers of bias tape, ribbons and elastics. It’s very usefull to be a bit more zero waste in your sewing room.
The materials
For one you’ll need :
– 22x22cm of minky fabric for the back
– 4 10x10cm pieces of cotton
– as many ribbons as you want, the length you want. I use 8cm ones.
– 10cm of elastic for the pacifier
– 22x22cm of plastic. I use the inside packaging of cereals.
– thread, pins, scissors etc…
The steps
Prewash and iron your fabrics before cutting.
Then, cut everything you’ll need. You can do a solid 20x20cm cotton but I find it prettier like this.
Sew the small squares 2 by 2, right sides together.
Iron the seam open and sew the 2 pieces together right sides together.
Iron the seam open again and put this square aside.
I always cut the minky a bit bigger than the desired size because it tends to wiggle around when sewing.
Pin the plastic to the wrong side of the minky and sew to keep it in place.
Then, decide your ribbons placement.
Pin them in place toward the center of the square.
Take the minky/plastic square and pin the two together right sides facing each other. Sew around but don’t forget to leave an opening to turn right sides out.
Cut the excess and the corners. Turn everything right sides out. Be careful not to forget a pin.
Hand stitch the opening close. And you’re done !
Always try to search for different colors, textures for the ribbons. Here I used a cream velvet one, an elastic, a navy zig zag and some leftover bias tape I have sewn close. You can add as many as you want. Let your creativity flow !
Everyday Alex 