How to Make a Felt Fishy for Kitty

February 18th, 2009 in sewing, other crafts, patterns & designs

Linda Permann, contributor

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Find your kitty and watch him give you that disapproving stare you love. If hes like our neighbors cat, Frank, hed rather be petted than played with. Oh, well!

Print out the template and enlarge it to the desired size. My fish was about 5 inches long by 3 inches wide.

Start by cutting two fish shapes out of your felt pieces with pinking shears. Pin the pattern piece to the felt, and cut just slightly outside of the pattern piece. If you dont have pinking shears, regular scissors will work okay, too.

Find your kitty and watch him give you that disapproving stare you love. If he's like our neighbor's cat, Frank, he'd rather be petted than played with. Oh, well!

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Every kitten loves catnip and batting at strings! Make a quick stuffed fishy toy on a line of rickrack, and you and your kitty can play together.

You'll need:

Two pieces of wool felt, each about 6 inches x 4 inches
Pinking shears
18-inch length of rickrack
Small jingle bells, feathers, or other optional decoration
Catnip (optional, but I guarantee your cat will be more interested in this toy if you use it)
Small amount polyfil stuffing
Sewing machine
Needle and thread

Print out the template and enlarge it to the desired size. My fish was about 5 inches long by 3 inches wide.

Start by cutting two fish shapes out of your felt pieces with pinking shears. Pin the pattern piece to the felt and cut just slightly outside of the pattern piece. If you don't have pinking shears, regular scissors will work okay, too.

Stack the two fish together, wrong sides facing, and slide about 1 inch of the rickrack between the two pieces as shown. Pin in place. Sew around the sides of the fish, making sure to encase the rickrack. Do NOT sew the tail shut.

Stuff the fish body with polyfil and catnip (if using). Sew the tail shut.

Add a few jingle bells to the top of the fishy to make some noise for kitty. Hand-sew the bells securely in place, and remember to supervise your kitty while he's playing with this toy. You can also add some feathers to pique his interest.

Find your kitty and watch him give you that disapproving stare you love. If he's like our neighbor's cat, Frank, he'd rather be petted than played with. Oh, well!

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