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Free cat sewing pattern – felt pocket kitty!

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Free cat sewing pattern

What’s better than a free cat sewing pattern? A free cat sewing pattern that fits in your pocket! My two year old is obsessed with her new kitty-cats; I’m sharing this pattern as a fun, easy thing to sew up by hand for Valentine’s Day. It is simple enough to sew with older kids too, I designed it as a part of the ongoing Sew A Softie Day project. The kitties slip right inside a child’s pocket as a little friend, and are super quick to make. They are the perfect size for toddler hands to hold and carry, without being so small that they’re easily lost- measuring approximately 2.25″ wide and 3.75″ tall.

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The cat’s face is a heart, and so is the nose! The facial features are very simple to embroider, but they could also be drawn on with a fabric pen.

This was been one of my most popular patterns, and I love seeing how people stitch it up!

“My kitties!! I love them!” she says; I can’t get over how cute they look, hanging out of her pocket.

tiny felt animal accessories

I also have a DIY altoid tin bed tutorial that the kitty fits into, check it out here.

I made both of these, including taking pictures, while watching a movie (The Imitation Game, which I’d never heard of and found quite fascinating) so I’m confident in saying they’re a fast project. I can see this cat as an ornament, an applique, maybe even a garland of cool cats?

See how many kitties were sewn up and sent to a children’s hospital, in this post! Since this post was originally written, I have had so many people say they sewed up a little pocket kitty for their kiddo to take to school with them when they’re feeling anxious, it warms my heart.

Pin this free cat sewing pattern for later, using this link or photo:

Need a fun Valentine's Day gift to sew for kids? Use this free cat sewing pattern and you'll be set! This sweet little pocket kitty tucks right into pants or overalls, perfect for snuggling and taking along in case of separation anxiety. Free stuffed animal patterns are fun to sew and this one requires no sewing machine! #valentinesday #softiesewingpattern #stuffiesewingpattern #freesewingpattern

How to make a free cat sewing pattern

Supplies

  • Small amount of stuffing
  • Transfer method for the pattern (I love Fabri-Solvy, see a blog post about how to use it, here!)
  • Needle – I like these
  • Embroidery floss or thread
  • Scissors with a micro tip – these are my favorite
  • Chopstick or hemostats* for stuffing
  • Wool blend felt – 2 8 X 10″ sheets of each main body color, will leave enough coordinating for the faces if you want. These are all from my favorite, Benzie Design.
  • Free cat sewing pattern –sign up for my newsletter and get the free download once you confirm your subscription! If you’re already a subscriber, you can access the pattern with the password in each newsletter, in the resource library.
 

Steps

Step 1- Cut two body pieces, 1 face, and stitch the eyes and nose. You can get creative but I used a back-stitch for the eyes and a satin stitch for the nose.

Step 2-Center and sew on the heart face piece, I used a running stitch.

Step 3- Sew on the whiskers! I used perle cotton for these with one big stitch, and love how they look. If you used Fabri-Solvy like me to transfer the pattern, now is the time to wash it all off!

Step 4- Sew around about 1/8″ from the edge, with the two body pieces wrong sides together. Leave a small gap, stuff, and then finish sewing it up. I used a running stitch.

Read to sew your own? I’d love to see them if you make any pocket kitties!

 

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Comments

  1. Shelly Morgan says

    This is so cute and my six year could totally make this! She has been wanting to sew softies but we haven’t found an easy enough pattern. This is perfect! Pinned for later <3

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  3. Jen says

    These are so cute – and with the heart shapes, a perfect DIY valentine gift! I can see them being really useful soothing separation anxiety in little ones.

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  5. trixi symonds says

    Stephanie, your pocket kitty is so so sweet!! I want to make some for myself 🙂 What a perfect project to kick off Sew a Softie for Valentines. Thanks again for joining in. Must try Fabri-Solvy too

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  8. Sue says

    Oh my goodness! These are adorable! I hadn’t thought of using my hemostats for stuffing. They would be terrific for those hard to reach places.

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  10. Teresa Leigh Oduor says

    I live in El Paso, TX and our church has recently began participating in receiving refugees as they travel from S. and C. America, through Mexico and across the border. We help them with a warm shower and bed and food and help them with scheduling their trip to their final destinations. The congregation helps with providing new clothes and other essentials, I am a part of the Child Care team in our church, I thought this would be a great opportunity to teach the children about giving so they drew pictures and then I made felt figures and then softies to give the refugee kids as they go on their last leg of the journey. Here is one of them:

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  17. Nena says

    Adorable. Great gift or stocking stuffer for my granddaughters. Also make great tree ornaments or gift package decoration. Great job designing these cuties!

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  19. Joy Chang says

    Just made as a Christmas ornament for my son – he loves cats and picked this pattern. I’ll attach a ribbon to the back for hanging. Thank you!

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  20. JunieK says

    I sew love these. I m making them for my little ones on my bus. I give all my students on my school bus little handmade gifts for all the holidays. I know the little ones will love these. This will be my last year of driving as I will be retiring when school ends. Want them to have something nice to remember me by. Thank you for the idea.

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  22. Lori Morton says

    Thank you sooo much for sharing this Kittie pattern with us!! Going to be a project with the Grangirlie when she comes this weekend! 🙂 Off to get supplies today!

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  23. Emilie says

    I just started making these little kitties! I decided to try making the faces free hand, and they came out adorable. Thanks so much for the pattern!

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  24. jennifer says

    Love this so much thanks for sharing myth too todders will love these. did you make the hearts too? if so please share how you made them too?thanks! also my sewing isn’t great so i may try to hot glue the cat together and if it is terrible i will try to sew:)thanks again!.

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  28. Amy M says

    I love this! I’ve been trying to subscribe to your newsletter for this pattern and others but haven’t gotten any confirmation emails. Can you please help me with this? Thank you!

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  29. jean smith says

    I want to print the pocket kitty pattern exact dimentions and can`t find it.
    thank you I am subscribed.I want to sew several for my grandaughter,they are so cute.

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  30. Beckie says

    Hello! I have subscribed to your newsletter but am still unable to find the pocket kitty pattern. Can you help me? 🙂

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