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Tutorial: Bird in the Hoop Christmas ornament

November 25, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Tutorial: Bird in the Hoop Christmas ornamentAbby Glassenberg from While She Naps, and author of Stuffed Animals: From Concept to Construction, shares a tutorial for making  this sweet Bird in the Hoop ornament for your Christmas tree.  It’s a good project to use up… Read more ...

Abby talks about safety testing of handmade toys for small children

November 4, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Abby talks about safety testing of handmade toys for small childrenAbby Glassenberg from While She Naps, and author of Stuffed Animals: From Concept to Construction, has written an excellent blog post about safety requirements for selling handmade toys intended for small children.  It’s a confusing topic, and can… Read more ...

Tutorial: Stuffed animal scarves

October 31, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Tutorial: Stuffed animal scarvesDisney from Ruffles and Stuff shares a tutorial over at A Subtle Revelry/ showing how you can make one of these cute stuffed animal scarves.  Little kids will love these!!  One end of the scarf has the front of the… Read more ...

Abby explains how darts shape your fabric

October 30, 2013 by Anne Weaver

Abby explains how darts shape your fabricDarts add shaping and dimension to a flat piece of fabric.  They’re used in garments to make a piece of clothing fit the curves of a human body.  In softie construction, darts can create the rounded shapes of heads, bellies,… Read more ...

Abby talks about how Craft Gossip can build traffic to your site

October 8, 2013 by Anne Weaver

increaseblogtraffic In addition to writing about sewing and designing softies, Abby Glassenberg from While She Naps, and author of Stuffed Animals: From Concept to Construction blogs about how to turn your creative skills into a successful business.  Her business acumen… Read more ...

Abby gives 5 tips for sewing teachers

September 23, 2013 by Anne Weaver

sewingteachertipsAbby Glassenberg from While She Naps, and author of Stuffed Animals: From Concept to Construction gives some tips for teaching people how to use their sewing machine.  (That’s right, in addition to the blog and her book and her … Read more ...

Free pattern: Tiny Kitty plushie

August 30, 2013 by Anne Weaver

tinkittyI am an absolute sucker for kitties.  I am also a sucker for tiny things.  So a free pattern for a tiny kitty plushie?  I squealed out  loud!  The pattern comes from Abby Glassenberg from While She Naps, and… Read more ...

9 favorite sewing tutorials at craftbits.com

August 12, 2013 by Anne Weaver

9FavoriteCraftbitsCollage Did you know that our sister site, Craftbits, has a whole category of sewing projects?  Yep, they do.  There are how-to’s for bags and softies and more.  Here are some of my faves. Looking for more lunch bag sewing… Read more ...

Tutorial: Little fleece bows for dolls

August 9, 2013 by Anne Weaver

fleecebowAbby Glassenberg from While She Naps, and author of Stuffed Animals: From Concept to Construction, shows how to make an itty fleece bow for a softie or doll.  For a boy doll, they can be a stylish bow… Read more ...

Tutorial: Fleece roses, two ways

July 22, 2013 by Anne Weaver

fleecerosesAbby Glassenberg from While She Naps, and author of Stuffed Animals: From Concept to Construction shows two ways to make a fleece rose.  One is a tightly coiled bloom, and the other a frilly gathered flower.  Both can be… Read more ...

Tutorial: Make a slingy dog toy from a stuffed animal

July 20, 2013 by Anne Weaver

diy slinky dogHere’s a fun DIY for a small stuffed animal.  Megan at Brassy Apple shows how you can turn a small stuffed dog into a slinky toy.  It’s actually a quick and easy project.  The only difficult thing would be getting… Read more ...

Tutorial: Pin property to sew curved softie parts

July 9, 2013 by Anne Weaver

curvedsoftiepartsSewing any curved pieces together can be tricky, but the little curved pieces of a softie can be especially difficult.  According to Abby Glassenberg from While She Naps, and author of Stuffed Animals: From Concept to Construction, the… Read more ...

Tutorial: Superhero costume for a stuffed animal

July 6, 2013 by Anne Weaver

superbearLeigh from Leigh Laurel Studios shows how to make a superhero costume for a favorite stuffed animal.  Her tutorial includes how to amke the cape, a belt, wrist cuffs, and a mask.  Then all he (or she) needs is a… Read more ...

Secondhand fabric shopping advice from Abby Glassenberg

June 20, 2013 by Anne Weaver

thriftfabricMuch of my ample fabric and notions stash has come from estate sales and thrift stores.  And why not?   You can find some unusual items, and get them for a fraction of the cost of buying them new.  And it’s… Read more ...

Tutorial: Fabric fish toss game

June 18, 2013 by Anne Weaver

bucketoffish-patchworkposseBecky from Patchwork Posse shares a tutorial over at Moda Bake Shop showing how to make a soft fabric fish tossing game.  The goal  of the game is to toss the fish softies into the fabric bucket.    Go to Moda… Read more ...
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