Patterns, Techniques, Articles, Blogs, and other resources to learn how to sew
When my daughter was little, she went through a stage where she would take off running any time she got outside of my arms’ reach. That was fine in our yard or in a park, but in a crowded mall… Read more ... 
Whosies shares a free pattern for this super cute bat softie at her blog, Whosies… Written Whatnots. These little guys are perfect for Halloween, of course, but don’t limit yourself. How about a happy little yellow bat with daisies on… Read more ... 
Candy corn is an almost-universal Halloween favorite. Now in addition to real at-them-till-you’re-sick candy corns, you can make these oversized candy corn softies with a tutorial from Jess at The Adventures of Rory and Jess and Sadie. Get the how-to… Read more ... 
Angie from Quality Time shares a pattern and tutorial for making these Witchy-poo Shoe softies. Make up a pair and hang it from ribbon as a fun Halloween decoration. Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Quality Time]
Looking for… Read more ... 
Ahh… candy corn! You know Halloween is just around the corner when bags of candy corn starts popping up in the stores. Chrissie Grace shows how you can make your own candy corn softies. Make a batch of these supersized… Read more ... 
Kellie from Rice Babies created a Forest Friends theme for her son’s birthday, and gave out these woodland creature softies as favors. She used a dingbat font as her template for the animal shapes. Brilliant! She also used the raccoon… Read more ... 
Jodie from Ric Rac shares a tutorial and free pattern for making these nurse and prince softies. In addition to being super cute, they are also super easy to make! She says you can make one in just one hour. … Read more ... 
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 ... 
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 ... 
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 ... 
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 ... 
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 ... 
book or cartoon character that doesn’t have a major licensing contract with a toy… Read more ... 
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 ...