Monsters Inc. is one of my favorite Pixar movies. I actually like all the Pixar movies and they haven’t gone wrong for me yet! I’m not sure if you remember this little guy, his name is Little Mikey. He is Mike Wazowski’s toy that Boo wanted to play with, but Mike didn’t want her to have it at first because humans were contagious. Silly Mike. 🙂
To make Little Mikey, here are the supplies you’ll need.
- 9″ x 12″ felt sheets (black, white, off white, light blue, and tan)
- Thread that matches each colored felt
- Sewing needle
- Scissors
- Chalk or pen
- Seam ripper
- Polyester fiberfill
- Sewing machine (optional)
- Little Mikey Template **NEW/UPDATED**
**NOTE: Download the Little Mikey Template and simply cut out the pieces!**
First, I drew a sketch of what I’d like my Little Mikey to look like. I know that it’s not going to turn out exactly the way it is in the movie, but I try to get as much correct as I could. Once you’ve sketched out the way you would like the plushie to look like, you’ll need to label how many pieces you’ll need. For this plushie, you’ll need a front piece and back piece.
Grab your felt sheets and start drawing out the shapes. You can follow the sketch. For the mouth and eye, you’ll do this last when you have already stuffed the plushie. It just makes it easier to size the mouth and eye when it’s already stuffed.
Once you are done sketching out the body parts, make sure you have the right amount of pieces and cut them all out.
Start sewing the smaller body parts, the horns, arms and legs – right sides together. In this case, the sides that DON’T have any sketch lines are facing together. Here’s some advice for these parts. If you were like me and accidentally did not sketch out big enough pieces, you will have to sew halfway, leaving just enough seam allowance. This only goes for the legs and the arms.
Once you have done that, invert the body parts, so the stitches you made are now on the inside. Put the horns aside. With the arms and the legs, half of the parts are not finished. To close up the other half, you will have to make an invisible stitch, a ladder stitch. Here’s a good video that shows you how to do so:
DON’T CLOSE UP THE OPENING! The image to the right shows the openings. You will need to stuff the body parts first.
When you have finished sewing the other half of the body parts, stuff them to your liking, but don’t seal the opening. You will do this when you’re ready to place it with the actual body and head.
Place the stuffed arms and legs (already inverted) inside the body like so in the image to the right. Sew all the way around, leaving the top of the body open for stuffing.
Invert and stuff the body.
Now comes the tricky part. I drew a step-by-step diagram to better explain what I’m talking about.
Step 1: With the already inverted horns, place them in between the head (wrong sides facing out) and sew according to the diagram.
Step 2: Take your stuffed, finished body.
Step 3: Take the head and stuff the body into the head, having the opening of the body aligned with the opening of the head (where the head and the top of the body meet).
Step 4: Sew the remaining parts and make sure to leave an opening.
Step 5: Invert the body and head and Little Mikey is almost complete! Stuff the head to your liking and use the ladder stitch method to seal the opening.
Little Mikey just needs a few things before he’s ready. Cut out circle pieces for the eye, 1 white, 1 light blue, and one black circle. Cut them accordingly to look like the eye. Sew the light blue circle to the white circle. Sew the black circle onto the light blue circle. Then sew the whole eye onto the head.
Cut out a black piece that resembles Little Mikey’s mouth. Make sure the ends of the mouth are aligned with the white parts of the eye. You may want to use a little fabric glue and hand sew the mouth onto the head.
Your Little Mikey is done!
Did you make a Little Mikey? Share it with me in the comments. I’d love to see your new creation!
Krista Negri
July 24, 2018 at 3:05 amSome of the attached photos are no longer visible. I have the body of Lil Mikey done but I am a little stuck on the head. Any chance you can help me out?
Jen
July 27, 2018 at 10:52 pmHi Krista! Sorry about that and thanks for letting me know. I’ll figure out what happened to that image. I’d be happy to help you out! What are you having trouble with?
Sao
October 11, 2018 at 2:55 pmdo you by any chance have the sizes of how big/small I should make the pieces?
Jen
October 11, 2018 at 3:39 pmHi Sao! At that time when I made this, I didn’t have any specific measurements. I ended up free-handing it all. My suggestion would be to sketch it out on an 8.5in. x 11in. paper and see if you like the sizing. I’m thinking about recreating Little Mikey again and coming out with a printable pattern too sometime hopefully this month. Let me know if that’s something you’d be interested in!
Neftali
July 15, 2019 at 10:53 pmHi I was wondering if you ever came out with the printable pattern for little Mikey
Jen
July 19, 2019 at 8:20 pmHi! I can definitely make one! I’ll create a post for the Little Mikey template, so keep a look out for it. 🙂
neftali Sanchez
July 19, 2019 at 10:27 pmDo you know by when? I just wanted to make one b4 my daughter birthday?
Jen
July 20, 2019 at 5:01 pmAww, that’ll be a cute birthday gift! I’m currently working on it, but I hope to be done by tonight, if not tomorrow. 🙂
Jen
July 21, 2019 at 2:23 pmHi Neftali!
The template is ready! You can find it here:
https://littlelazyfriends.com/2019/07/little-mikey-plushie-template/
Thanks for asking for a template. 🙂 Hope your Little Mikey turns out great!
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Maika Steely
September 14, 2021 at 9:05 amHi Jen!
Would you be so kind to share the printable template again? I tried to click the link above but it says there’s an error.
THanks!
SHERINA STEELY
September 14, 2021 at 9:06 amHi
SHERINA STEELY
September 14, 2021 at 9:07 amHi Jen,
Would you be so kind to share the template again? I tried to click the link above but it says cannot be reached.
Thanks,
Kathleen Tomada-Belfiore
October 14, 2022 at 1:21 pmHi! My daughter is going to be Boo for a costume event at her high school. We wanted to make Little Mikey. May you please share the template? When I clicked on the link there was an error. Thank you!
Jen
October 14, 2022 at 1:42 pmHi Kathleen! Thank you so much for letting me know! I went ahead and fixed the template error and the link should be ready to go.
https://littlelazyfriends.com/2019/07/little-mikey-plushie-template/
Let me know if you have any other questions! Good luck and I hope you daughter has fun as Boo with Little Mikey. 🙂
Rosemere
May 1, 2023 at 7:36 amPreciso do molde do Mickey