First, decide on a fairly simple shape. A good one could be a
fish. With a pencil, draw it out on a piece of tissue paper. When you are
satisfied overline it in marker. Place the tissue paper on top of two pieces of cloth, and then pin it together with as few pins. Carefully sew on the marker line, making sure to do reverse stitch at
the start and finish. Be sure to leave a two inch opening for you to put
the filling in. Once you have finished sewing, remove the pins and tissue paper. Cut the material out about one-fourth of an inch away from the outside of
the stitching. Turn the material inside out, and you should have what
looks like a fish, or the other figure you chose. Stuff it with dry corn
or beans, and then hand-sew the gap closed. There you have your beanie
animal! Instead of dry corn or beans, you may stuff it with real cotton stuffing if you'd like a stuffed animal instead.
