Making A Plush of Phoebe the Bellringer

phoebe was made on commission in my summer 2022 round. she is a bellringer which is a closed species. i loved using a different variety of materials for this plush!
you can read a writeup of the making of this plush from the patterning stage to finished product here:
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you can watch a video showing off all the details of this plush here:
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coming soon: the finished plush vlog!
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My equipment:
Brother SE1900 Combination Sewing & Embroidery Machine
YEQIN Walking Foot
YEQIN Embroidery Machine Hoop Set
YsesoAi Fabric Marker Pens
Gingher 6 Inch Double-Curved Machine Embroidery Scissors
Fiskars 9 Inch Razor-edge Shears
Solvy Sulky water soluble stabilizer
World Weidner cut away stabilizer
Embird embroidery digitizing program
I primarily use Shannon brand minky, specifically the smooth cuddle 3 type
Music credits:
Super Mario Odyssey - Shiveria Town [Cover] by Blue Brew Music
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Pokémon - Goldenrod City [Cover] by Blue Brew Music
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Pokémon GSC - Azalea Town / Blackthorn City [Remix] by qumu
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Yoshi's Island - Story Music Box [Cover] by Blue Brew Music
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[@freckledcatcreations]

5:47 I already knew that trick to sew finished inner hole seams, but when you proceeded to do magic and manage to mostly sew the entire outer circle seam, it BLEW MY MIND!!!! I think I followed the process enough to understand what was going on.... saving this info somewhere safe.

[@makeshiftwingsplush]

haha yeah it's mindblowing when you figure it out! this was my favorite tutorial to learn how to do it www.shannonfabrics.com/download_patterns/02.DP_DonutPillow_21_0409%20MAY2021.pdf

[@tweets009]

there's always something nice just watching videos like this, makes me want to be crafty and do cool things too

[@StillPyython]

this is the cutest thing ever! I just found your channel, and all your work is so impressive!!

[@makeshiftwingsplush]

thanks so much!

[@aspen_dragon]

AAAHHHHH this is so cool!!!!!!! i love your videos so much and as an amateur plush maker i feel like i learn a lot even just by watching your time lapses :D its so cool to see the little creative solutions you have when putting complex plushies together, like the block of foam to keep the tail in place! also the WINGSSSS are so pretty omg

[@makeshiftwingsplush]

so glad you like them!!

[@realmothchu]

WOAH THIS IS INCREDIBLE!!! i don’t know anything about plushie making but the quality looks so good 💕 i love phoebe she is so long

[@atari3371]

Watching this is so fascinating

[@La_Llorona4]

omg thats so cute !!!!!

[@S-CB-SL-Animations]

I have the biggest urge to hug this plushie now.

[@Theanimalfarm077]

This is so cool! I love it!

[@dozingfowl]

I'm so glad you're uploading again! You're my favorite plush maker ever :D !

[@makeshiftwingsplush]

oh gosh thank you so much! 🙈

[@vincanyoo]

this is sooo professional 🥹🤍 I hope I can make plushies like u one day✨

[@im_a_kiwi8166]

i love this plushi so much!
quick question for you do you use minky for most of the plushies you make?

[@redschafer7804]

this is so cool and detailed i'm ashamed to say that the most detailed pushie i ever made was the teddy bear pattern off of the polly fill bag and it didn't come out as well as Phoebe. lol i might go back and give it another try

[@makeshiftwingsplush]

i've been making plushies for over 10 years, my first plushies were very, very simple 😂

[@MrsVolv]

It's an amazing plush! Love the process of how you make it and such a beautiful final effect!

[@makeshiftwingsplush]

thank you so much!

[@kouhsuu]

I was wondering, what makes duckbill scissors better for applique than other fabric scissors and etc?

[@makeshiftwingsplush]

it helps prevent you from accidentally snipping into the stitches that tack down the fabric :)

[@sunshineleon6464]

I hope in my next life, I am incarnated as a Phoebe the Bellringer stuffie

[@sunshineleon6464]

This is SO good btw

[@RNoctowl]

Awesome timelapse, i really love the final result
Also a question, why would you put a plastic/ironing sheet on the fabric before you embroid the spots? Thanks
great plushies as always!

[@makeshiftwingsplush]

thank you! the clear stabilizer on top is meant to prevent the stitches from sinking into the minky too much since it's a plush fabric.

[@pillbugprince7855]

Hi, Im a super huge fan of your plushies and I was wondering what size embroidery hoop do you have on your embroidery machine?
Im shopping for a machine for my own plush business, and your videos are always amazing inspiration!

[@makeshiftwingsplush]

thank you so much! my machine does a 5x7 but you can buy a long hoop that does 5x12.

[@keemera-art]

Woah! Those were some weird scissors you used to cut out the excess fabric after embroidering, what were those?

[@CosmicCaninez]

So cute! (First)