Plush Nightlight From How to Train Your Dragon 3

Nightlights, a hybrid of the Night and Light Fury species, are adorable little dragons seen at the end of How to Train Your Dragon 3. After seeing these dragons, I knew I had to bring them to life in plush form.

On to making!

• Pattern (select Actual Size instead of Fit to Page when printing)
• Fur fabric or fleece in black and white—about 1/3 of a yard of each color per dragon
• Felt or fabric scraps in blue and green (for the eyes)
• Felt in black and white for the pupils and spikes
• Sewing machine—optional, as it can be hand-sewn
• Needle and thread in matching colors
• Polyester fiberfill
• Dowel or chopstick—not crucial, but it certainly makes flipping and stuffing much easier :)

In the movie, there's three nightlights, and they all have different color patterns. For this tutorial I'll mostly be showing how to make the blue-eyed one, although you can use the pattern to make the rest.

Cut out the pieces, adding a 1/4-inch seam allowance unless otherwise noted. If using fur fabric, align the arrow on the pattern with the direction of the fur.

Here's a guide for the colors of the different Nightlights:

For the blue-eyed one (pictured in most of the tutorial):

• 2 of Body 1, black
• 2 of Side Head, black
• 4 of Dorsal Fin, black
• 4 of Tail Fin, white
• 1 of Belly 1, white
• 4 of Front Foot, white
• 4 of Back Foot, white
• 2 of Forehead 1, black
• 2 of Back Head 1, black
• 1 of Chin, white
• 4 of Wing, black
• 4 of Horn Tip, white
• 2 of Inside Front Leg 1, black
• 2 of Back Leg 1, black
• 2 of Inside Back Leg 1, black
• 4 of Soles, white
• 1 of Head Spikes, black felt (no seam allowance)
• 2 of Eye, light blue (if the fabric doesn't fray, no seam allowance. Otherwise add 1/4 inch.)
• 2 of Pupil, black felt (no seam allowance)

For the black one with green eyes:

• 2 of Body 1, black
• 2 of Side Head, black
• 4 of Dorsal Fin, black
• 4 of Tail Fin, black
• 1 of Belly 1, white
• 4 of Front Foot, white
• 4 of Back Foot, white
• 2 of Forehead 2, black
• 2 of Back Head 2, black
• 1 of Chin, black
• 4 of Wing, black
• 2 of Inside Front Leg 1, black
• 2 of Back Leg 1, black
• 2 of Inside Back Leg 1, black
• 4 of Soles, white
• 1 of Head Spikes, white felt (no seam allowance)
• 2 of Side Spikes, white felt (no seam allowance)
• 1 of Back Spikes, white felt (no seam allowance)
• 2 of Horn, white (no seam allowance)
• 2 of Eye, green
• 2 of Pupil, black felt (no seam allowance)

For the white one:

• 2 of Body 2, white
• 2 of Side Head, white
• 4 of Dorsal Fin, white
• 4 of Tail Fin, black
• 2 of Tail Tip, black
• 1 of Belly 2, white
• 1of Belly Tip, black
• 2 of Forehead 1, white
• 2 of Back Head 1, white
• 1 of Chin, white
• 4 of Wing, white
• 4 of Horn Tip, black
• 2 of Inside Front Leg 2, white
• 2 of Back Leg 2, white
• 2 of Inside Back Leg 2, white
• 4 of Soles, white
• 1 of Head Spikes, black felt (no seam allowance)
• 2 of Side Spikes, black (no seam allowance)
• 1 of Back Spikes, black (no seam allowance)
• 2 of Horn, white (no seam allowance)
• 2 of Eye, green
• 2 of Pupil, black felt (no seam allowance)

Now that that's out of the way, on to sewing!

Before we get to the "actual" sewing, we have to patch up the black and white pieces.

Sew the Front Foot pieces to the Body and Inside Front Leg pieces.

Next, sew the Back Foot pieces to the Back Leg and Inside Back Leg pieces.

Sew the Tail Tip to the Body piece.

Sew the Chin to the Belly piece.

Sew the Horn Tips to the Forehead and Back Head pieces, and attach the Belly Tip to the Belly piece.

Now we're ready to build the plush. :D