My daughter has a stuffed animal, although she is no longer my little girl, given to her by her big sister at her sorority. Howard the hippo is nearing 10 years old and has been looking rather deflated lately. She's asked me to re-stuff him, so away we go!Step 1: Buy stuffing. We went to Joann's, most stuffing is probably the same, but she chose Pellon Perfect Loft Cluster Fiber Fill, 16 oz. She thought it might be softer. With the 60% off coupon offered on the website (redeemed via my smart phone), this project is pretty cheap!
Step 2: Make a hole. Howard already had a hole, unfortunately, but fortunately that meant we didn't have to tear into him too much. I made the hole a bit bigger, to make it easier.
Step 3: Pull out old stuffing. We put the old stuff into a plastic bag to keep from getting too messy, there is no particular reason to pull out the old stuffing, it's just what we decided to do.
Step 4: Restuff. Once Howard was sufficiently deflated we packed him back up! This is me laughing at how awkward this process is; think of stuffing a turkey at Thanksgiving. Luckily it is less slippery, less messy and less smelly but just as weird!
Step 5: Finally resew the hole you made. I used an invisible stitch (Check out Fern and Freckle's Tutorial). And just like that Howard is happy again! Questions or Comments? We'd love to hear!
As always may you find comfort in your life!
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