A Shark’s Tale
This post was updated on February 19, 2020. While the original tutorial was published on SewMamaSew.com, the website no longer is “live”. Since this was a very popular tutorial, I have re-posted it on this blog. You can click this link and go to the post that has both the tutorial and the pattern: Softie Shark Tutorial.
I’m on SewMamaSew today!
Woo-Hoo!
I created a shark pattern and tutorial for SewMamaSew. And it’s being featured today! Click right over their and check it out!
This is another idea thanks to Jack!
I was making mermaids for the girls.
And he wanted to know what he was getting!
“I made you puppies, Jack.”
And Jack said “But that’s cause you made the girls costumes for their Wee Wonderful Dolls.”
Scheesh.
Jack suggested a merman. I suggested a shark.
Ignore that child on the right. She took after her grandpa.
It was so much fun and easy, I continued making sharks!
Now Adley and Piper have them, too!
These really are easy. And you can personalize them with different colors and funny faces.
And I’ll be making more as soon as Addison sees this post!
“Grandma, you made Piper and Adley sharks! Where’s mine!”
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Great job Kathy! Love the fin colors and the grandkids pics of course!
Thanks Terry! It really is fun to make these sharks!
All the stuff Grandma makes are their favorites. How appropriate that Adley has on a mermaid shirt.
Lauri, I loved doing the photo shoot with the girls. They were having fun being my little models! I didn’t even realize that Adley had on a mermaid shirt until I was editing the pictures. Perfect!
You are super famous now!!
Hello from PA Dutch Country, I’m going to make a shark softie today for a small shark loving friend, I’m using gray flannel because that is what I have on hand. I was wondering, in the tutorial onSewMamaSew, you say to stitch two sides of the fins on the wrong side then then turn them right side out. Do you mean sew them with the right sides together then turn them out ? Thanks, Diane
Hi Diane! Thanks for the question. Yes. That’s how I should have stated it. Put right sides together, stitch, turn right side out. I’ve made a bunch of these sharks in all kinds of different fabrics. Fun. And easy. I like to keep them on hand just in case a child comes to visit and I send the shark home with he or she. I’m working on a new pattern that will make a smaller size.
Kathy