Hello, friends especially needleworkers!

Valentine is nearby so i remember the one i love the most, it is my beloved late mother and also her beloved passed away cat, of course. So to remind both, i made a cat bag charm which is the fat version of my late mother's beloved cat. When i made it, i also remember good times that we had together. It is such a relieve to have it as a reminder of them both. And now i would like to share how i made it to you all.

Project Time: around 4 hours

Difficulty: Medium

Skills needed:

whipped stitch
smiling stitch
back stitch
blanket stitch

Materials and Things needed:

paper
pencil
scissors
pins
felt fabrics in black, white and soft pink
sewing needle
embroidery thread
pink ribbon
filling fiber (i used dacron)
key ring

How to make it:

1ST

I drew the cat with the tail and feet. Then for the cat i folded it in the middle before i cut it. The purpose is to make it symmetric. After i cut the pattern off, then i pinned it to the white felt. Then i cut it off.

2ND

Next, i made another white felt cat shape. Cut the pink felt with heart shape for the nose. I also cut the black felt for the tail (2 pieces) and white felt for the feet (4 pieces). I completed it with the bang look like and like the stain of Rere's nose (mom's beloved cat)

3RD

After cutting off the parts, i whipped stitch the bang and also black part of the nose. Then i did the smiling stitch for the smiling closed eyes. I also back stitched the smiling mouth. And whipped stitch the nose too.

4TH

Next, i made the whiskers. I made it like below. Each part of the face has 3 whiskers.

5TH

I also back stitched the back parts of the feet to the front part of the cat's body. After that, I made the claws of by sewing he black thread on the front parts of the feet. Also i did blanket stitch to attach the front parts of the feet to the back. I did the same for both feet.

6TH

Next, i cut the ribbon then sew it to the cat under the black bang.

7TH

Next i back stitched the back part of the tail to the back part of the cat. Then i blanket stitched the other part of tail to it. Last, i joined the front and back part of the cat by using blanket stitch, before i closed it i had put some filling fiber to it.