1. Download the pattern HERE and cut out all of your pieces:
Cut 1 of the pencil graphite tip (A) out of black fabric
Cut 1 of the pencil tip (B) out of tan or yellow fabric
Cut 5 pieces of your main pencil fabric sizes 2 3/4” x 10”
Cut 1 of your metal piece before eraser out of gray or silver fabric sized 2” x 12”
Cut 1 of your eraser out of pink fabric sized 3” x 12”
Cut 1 of your eraser bottom (C) out of pink fabric
2. Begin construction by sewing your pencil top together. Do this by folding both the
graphite tip and the pencil tip in half widthwise to find the middle. Mark the middle along
the bottom curved side of the pattern of each the pencil tip and the graphite tip with a
pin and then match those pins up, with the fabric wrong sides together. Pin both the
graphite tip and the pencil tip together by slowly working around both arcs matching up
the edges as you go. Once pinned, sew a 1/4” seam allowance along the pinned edge
(being careful to remove the pins as you go so that you don’t sew over them with your
sewing machine)!
Next, carefully (as not to clip the seam you just stitched) clip little notches or slits along
the seam allowance. This allows the fabric to be lay flatter removing the tension of the
curved piece! Then press the seam with your iron. Set the pencil top aside
3. Next, construct your pencil shaft. Do this by sewing your main pencil pieces right
sides together along the long edge with a 1/4” seam allowance - do this for all 5 pieces
until you have sewn one “larger” piece of fabric.
4. With right sides together, add on your silver metal eraser piece (matching up the
edges along the short end of the pencil shaft) and stitch in place with a 1/4” seam
allowance. Then do the same with your pink eraser piece. You will be left with a long
rectangle that has your pencil shaft, then your silver/grey metal eraser piece and then
the pink eraser piece.
5. Add your pencil tip to your pencil shaft. Similar to step 2 above, find the center of your
pencil shaft (along the top short edge….not the eraser edge) and mark with a pin. Fold
your pencil tip (constructed in step 2) in half and mark with a pin along the curved edge.
Then just the same as step 2, match your pined centers up and then begin to pin, right
sides together, the pencil tip to the pencil shaft. Then stitch in place with a 1/4” seam
allowance.
And clip your seam allowance just the same as in step 2 to give the fabric more space
to lay flat and then press with your iron.
6. Right sides together, fold your big pencil in 1/2 to make a “tube”, matching up the long
pencil shaft all the way up to the tip of the graphite! Be sure to match up the areas
where all of the colors meet (pink, grey and the pencil tip) so that when your pencil is
stuffed, there isn’t an obvious seam on the plushie! :)
Stitch up the long side to make a tube, but DO NOT STITCH ALL THE WAY
CLOSED…..stop about 1/2 way up the long shaft and leave a 3-4” opening to stuff and
turn the plushie in step 8!
7. Now it’s time to add the bottom eraser! With pattern piece C, fold the circle in 1/2 2
times to mark the 4 “corners” of the circle. You can either finger press or mark them with
pins. Do the same with the bottom opening of the eraser on your big pencil shaft. You
will match up the 4 corners of piece C circle with the 4 “corners” of the bottom of the
pencil. Be sure to pin in place right sides together (the pink circle essentially gets put
“inside” the bottom of the pencil shaft)! Then carefully stitch in place using a 1/4” seam
allowance and being sure not to stitch the shaft of the pencil into the seam allowance
(trust me, that is easy to do if you’re not going slow on this step)! :)
8. Now turn your pencil right sides out (make sure that all seams are stitched and
perfect looking)! And begin to stuff your pencil plushie! YAY! This is the fun part where
you see your plushie come to life and fill out. When it is stuffed to your desire, you can
use a needle and thread to ladder stitch the last opening closed from step 6 where we
turned the plushie!
And VOILA! :) a cute, pencil plushie to snuggle with, play with or just have as colorful
classroom decor (if you happen to be a teacher)! :)
