Abby Glassenberg, soft toy designer and author, is offering a wonderful series of informative blog posts on soft toy design and construction. She covers everything from turning tiny pieces right-side-out to gussets to stuffing small pieces. The tutorials are well-explained and fully illustrated.

Stuffed Toy Making Crafty Tip
Use a pair of hemostats to stuff tiny areas in your stuffed toys. The have blunted tips and allow for precise placement and hard stuffing of small pieces like arms, legs and even elephant tusks.