A simple pattern for DIY Sesame Street character softies or bean bags! This easy to follow tutorial can even be enlarged and used to make a Sesame Street character pillow. Elmo, Bert, Ernie, Cookie Monster, Oscar the Grouch, and Grover. Who is your favorite?
DIY Sesame Street Character Softies and Bean Bags
Most of my hair brained ideas happen when I am supposed to be sleeping at night. This one was no exception. I made a small rice pack (the kind you can heat in the microwave) for my kids awhile back and Mac loves carrying it around. It is just the right size for his toddler fingers to hold on to. As I was laying in bed I thought that it would be fun to make him an Elmo one. Instead, I decided to make him a softie (filled with pillow stuffing) so that he could cuddle with it. Then I thought, why stop with Elmo? I’ll make him a Sesame Street collection!
These are the perfect size for Sesame Street bean bags too! So many possibilities.
And since these characters are so distinctive by the colors and the shape of their eyes, they are really simple to make without a lot of intricate details.
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DIY Sesame Street Character Softies with Printable Template
Sesame Street Character Softies
Equipment
- scissors
- pins
- needle
- sewing machine
Materials
- printable template pieces
- cotton broadcloth in a variety of colors
- felt scraps
- pillow stuffing
- thread
Instructions
- Use the printable template to cut out the pieces for the desired Sesame Street character that you'd like to make. Use broadcloth for the main piece, and felt for the details.Arrange the details (eyes, nose, mouth, eye brows) onto each face.
- Hand or machine stitch around the eyes, then the pupils. Continue stitching the rest of the details.
- With right sides together, stitch around the sides and top of the two pieces of fabric. Turn right side out.For softies with hair (Bert and Ernie), place the hair piece in between the top and bottom pieces before stitching around the sides and top. Adjust the height of the hair piece to be taller/shorter if you'd like.Fill with pillow stuffing, rice, or beans. Fold the edges of the bottom side over and pin in place. Hand or machine stitch the bottom opening closed.
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Notes
I’m an enabler through and through when it comes to the things that my kids are interested in, and I don’t see that ending anytime soon!
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These Sesame Street bags are adorable! I love them!
Thank you so much Sinea!
Thanks for sharing Brandy
They are so cute
What size is the actual bag..when I printed the patterns the bag measures 2 x 2.5 inches..seems small.
Thanks again
Rosanne
Hi Rosanne! The pattern piece is 4.5″ x 5″. Make sure to download to your computer first then open up in your printer program. If you print directly from the link, just make the sure the paper size is 8.5″ x 11″ and that it fills the entire page in the print preview.
Brandy,
If you made one more character in purple, say The Count, then you also have a complete rainbow for Max to learn colors. What about that idea? These are so great!
Maureen
Haha! Yes! That is a great idea and he wouldn’t be hard to make either!
These are so cute and look pretty simple to put together! My 2 year old would love these. 🙂
These are so adorable. I can’t wait to make some with some left over felt I have for my grandkids. Thanks for sharing at the Inspiration Spotlight party pinned, and sharing. See you again soon.
These are so adorable! My kids would go nuts for them. Definitely pinning this to make for Christmas. Thanks for the awesome tutorial!
These bags are so adorable, Brandi! I think it is an easy DYI project to try in this summer.
Thank you Stella! They really are so easy to make! 🙂
These bags are really adorable.
Adorable
Was wondering about this pattern…..the sesame street bags…Your pattern has the “eyes”, are these the whites of the eyes or the pupils. If they are the whites….what size are the pupils?
Hi Cindy! The eyes in the patterns are for the “whites” of the eyes. It doesn’t look like I made a pattern piece for the pupils, but they are just cut slightly smaller out of black felt.