Toys – Page 35

Tutorial: Fabric printed with a cartoon image of your child’s favorite stuffed toy

August 26, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Laura at Craftstorming shows how you can create a cartoon image of your child’s favorite stuffed animal using Inkscape. Once you have that image, you can use it to create a custom print fabric from Spoonflower. How much of a… Read more ...

Tutorial: Using fleece in your softie making

August 21, 2012 by Anne Weaver

There are many reasons why fleece is a good choice for softies: it’s soft, it’s easy to sew on, it’s inexpensive, it’s available in a wide range of colors, to name a few. But if you’re not careful, it can… Read more ...

Lookie what she made: Organ softies

August 17, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Janine from Heidi in Lederhosen shares photos of her latest sewing project – a set of felt organs she’s making for a friend. Her friend is a teacher and will use these in the classroom. So far she’s made a… Read more ...

Tutorial: Spock and Yoda baby rattles

August 15, 2012 by Anne Weaver

La Bouilloire Noire shows how to make a pair of baby rattles for the geeky set. One is the Yoda rattle you see here. The other is one made to look like the ever logical Mr. Spock. These would make… Read more ...

Sewing Tutorial: Knotted fabric dog toy

July 28, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Ilse from Sew It Love It shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a knotted fabric toy for your dog. It’s made entirely from fabric scraps, from the patchwork fabric tube to the filling for the inside. … Read more ...

Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Boxy Messenger Bag

July 28, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Chris from Pickup Some Creativity shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make her Boxy Messenger Bag. She made it roomy enough to hold her daughter’s dolls, softies, and other toys. I’m thinking this would also make a… Read more ...

Tutorial: Humbug pyramid softie toys

July 26, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Elizabeth Hill shares a tutorial on the Coats & Clark Sewing Secrets blog showing how to make Humbugs, soft pyramid-shaped toys. The project is part of their Teaching Tweens to Sew series and provides good practice for sewing corners. Get … Read more ...

Tutorial: Olympic torch softie and a fabric gold medal

July 25, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Cheryl from Sew Can Do shows how to make an Olympic torch softie and a fabric gold medal. The torch is made from gold pleather with felt flames. The gold medal is also made of the pleather and hangs from… Read more ...

Tutorial: Mesh beach bag for sandy toys

July 22, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Autie from iCandy Handmade guest blogs at Brown Paper Packages with a tutorial showing how to make a large beach bag. It’s roomy enough to hold all of your gear, and made of mesh so you won’t bring the sand… Read more ...

Tutorial: Felt jam jar softies

June 29, 2012 by Anne Weaver

from Katydiddys shows how to make a felt jam jar softie. How cute would these be sitting all in a row on a shelf in a toy kitchen? I’m loving how the diagonal stitching on the “jar” looks like cut… Read more ...

Tutorial: Quilted toy leash to keep baby’s toys attached to the stroller

June 19, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Lisa Calle from Vintage Modern Quilts shares a tutorial at Moda Bake Shop showing how to make a quilted toy leash. The quilted fabric strap has a plastic link at one end, and a Velcro closure at the other. Use… Read more ...

Tutorial: Fleece PJs and sleeping bag for a stuffed animal

May 31, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Autumn from It’s Always Autumn shares a pair of tutorials showing how to make a set of fleece PJs and a fleece sleeping bag for a stuffed animal. She’s also got free patterns for each project. The fleece PJ tutorial… Read more ...

Tutorial: Baby Butterfly softie toy for babies

May 30, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Abby Glassenberg from While She Naps, and author of Stuffed Animals: From Concept to Construction shares a tutorial at Sew, Mama, Sew! showing how to make butterfly softie toys for bitty babies. A bell on the inside of the body… Read more ...

Tutorial: Patchwork taggie toy

May 18, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Karen from Sew Much 2 Luv shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a baby’s taggie toy. The top is made with a colorful patchwork, and ribbon tags in a variety of prints and textures stick out… Read more ...

Tutorial: How to make rattles to place inside soft toys

May 2, 2012 by Anne Weaver

Laura from Wilsons Etsy Store shares a tutorial on her blog showing how she makes rattles to place inside softie toys for babies and toddlers. Get the tute to see what she uses and how she puts it together. [photo… Read more ...