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Mart the Heart
Mart the Heart
In the spring of 2023, no one at my makerspace job knew how to work our embroidery machines. I wanted to use them so I spent about a month trying to learn how. Once I finally did learn, I felt like I should make a display item to show guests what they can do with that machine. I thought that some sort of stuffed animal would be fun because I think that is something that guests might be interested in trying to make. Since the makerspace is located in the health science building, I thought it would be a good idea to make something medical-related. I thought about different organs like the stomach or brain, but ultimately decided I should make an anatomical heart plushie. I drew a very crude sewing pattern out of some paper, and I used that to make the different components, like the valves on the sides. I also designed an embroidery file of the face-- referencing a very simple design I found online. I also added some veins to the embroidery file to make it more dynamic. Using these two elements I made, I was able to sew the heart plushie you see on the left. I call him Mart.
In the spring of 2023, no one at my makerspace job knew how to work our embroidery machines. I wanted to use them so I spent about a month trying to learn how. Once I finally did learn, I felt like I should make a display item to show guests what they can do with that machine. I thought that some sort of stuffed animal would be fun because I think that is something that guests might be interested in trying to make. Since the makerspace is located in the health science building, I thought it would be a good idea to make something medical-related. I thought about different organs like the stomach or brain, but ultimately decided I should make an anatomical heart plushie. I drew a very crude sewing pattern out of some paper, and I used that to make the different components, like the valves on the sides. I also designed an embroidery file of the face-- referencing a very simple design I found online. I also added some veins to the embroidery file to make it more dynamic. Using these two elements I made, I was able to sew the heart plushie you see on the left. I call him Mart.
This is the original sewing pattern I made. It is a little less neat than I tend to like to make my patterns.
This is the embroidery file I created for the front of the plushie.
This is the plush fabric that I used.
After I made the pattern pictured above, I wanted to make an "official" pattern so that this project is reproducible for others who may enter the makerspace. I scanned my pattern and traced it in Adobe Illustrator. This is a picture of my current (first) draft of the pattern.
I also wrote instructions on how to use the pattern. Together with the pattern, my hope is that people who are new to sewing or embroidery, have an accessible guide that shows them how to make this fun and unique project.
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