Toys – Page 42

Lookie what she made: Spiky hedgehog purse!

September 23, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Look at these spiky hedgehog purses by Joanne from Craft Passion! She was inspired by Lollypop’s tutorial for hedgehog softies, but made it her own by adding folded fabric spikes on the body and converting it to a purse. I… Read more ...

Giveaway: Free felt food or softie pattern from GulfCoastCottagePDF

September 21, 2009 by Anne Weaver

If you love sewing felt food and softies, then you’ll love Jen’s patterns at GulfCoastCottagePDF. (I know I do!) Her shop features a robust line of felt food playsets like tea sets, barbeque sets, and baking sets. She also has… Read more ...

Tutorial: Kid’s plush travel pillow

September 11, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Infarrantly Creative guest-blogs on U Create with a tutorial showing how to make this kid’s travel pillow. It wraps around the child’s neck to offer support while he sleeps. The plush is soft on the neck, and the stuffed animal… Read more ...

Tutorial: Puppet from a stuffed animal

September 10, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Care from Obsessively Stitching shows how to turn a stuffed animal into a puppet. This is such a great idea! Go to the tutorial. [photo from Obessively Stitching] [tags]sewing, tutorial, hand, puppet, stuffed, animal[/tags]… Read more ...

Sewing Tutorial: Owl softies

September 7, 2009 by Anne Weaver

The folks at The Celebration Shoppe show how to make these owl softies. I love their examples sewn up in bright, busy fabrics! Get the how-to. [photo from The Celebration Shoppe] Looking for more Softie toys to sew? Check… Read more ...

Tutorial: 2-D character softies

August 23, 2009 by Anne Weaver

The toy aisles at major discount stores may be filled with Strawberry Shortcake or Dora dolls, but what happens when your child is really into a

book or cartoon character that doesn’t have a major licensing contract with a toy… Read more ...

Tutorial: Tree softie using IKEA fabric

August 20, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Revoluzzza shows how she used printed IKEA fabric to make these fun tree softies. The modern tree image is simply cut from IKEA’s Frederika fabric, and then embellished with felt shapes. I love it!!! Get the how-to. [photo from… Read more ...

Tutorial: Large fruit softies

August 13, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Fun in the Making shows how to make these large fruit-shaped softies from old sweaters and old t-shirts. Go to the tutorial. [via The Crafty Crow] Looking for more Softie toys to sew? Check out these sewing patterns for… Read more ...

Tutorial: Diapers for dollies

July 16, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Your little ones take such good care of their dollies and much-loved stuffed animals, feeding them, taking them on walks, putting them down for dolly naps. Now, she (or he) can diaper them as well. Ashley from Make It and … Read more ...

Tutorial: Warm fuzzy mammal finger puppets

June 8, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Go to Soto Softies to find out how to make these adorable warm fuzzy mammal finger puppets. The free pattern includes pieces to make a mouse, a squirrel, and a lamb. Cute, cute, cute!!! Go to the tutorial. Or,… Read more ...

Tutorial: Terrycloth kitty softies

June 2, 2009 by Anne Weaver

We are the towel cats, meow-meow. We are made from towels, meow-meow. You can find out how from Runo Dollmaker, meow-meow. Go to the tutorial and we will refrain from clawing your couch. [via Cut Out + Keep Blog… Read more ...

Tutorial: Hedgehog softies from car wash mitt

June 1, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Darling Petunia shows how to make these lovable hedgehog softies. Their bodies are made from dollar store car wash mitts. Brilliant! Get the how-to.… Read more ...

Tutorial: Sew a sarubobo softie by hand

May 29, 2009 by Anne Weaver

Just the other day, I posted about Mairuru’s sweet flying sarubobo softies. So imagine my utter glee when I saw today that she has posted tutorials for making the tiny sarubobos you see here. All of the stitching is… Read more ...

Free Sewing pattern: Froggie softie

May 14, 2009 by Anne Weaver

You can find a free pattern for this frog softie at We Wilsons blog. It was created to make use of a Spoonflower swatch. The cutting diagram is a masterpiece in efficient use of fabric! There are no instructions for… Read more ...

Cool idea: Shirt-sleeve cupcakes

May 12, 2009 by Anne Weaver

It seems everyone is repurposing dress shirts into kids’ dresses, adult skirts, purses – even fabric food. Nifty Thrifty makes these softie cupakes using the shirt cuffs left over from dress shirts she’s cut up into pillows. Definitely a cool… Read more ...