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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 ... 
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 ... 
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 ... 
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 ... 
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 ... 
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 ... 
Becky from Whosies & Whatnots and Patchwork Posse shares a free pattern and tutorial for making her Ribbon Bugs Stuffies. The small little bug softies have loops of ribbon for wings, and knotted ribbon for antennae. You can use the… Read more ... 
Melanie from The Crafty Cupboard shares a free pattern for making a set of Fleece Farm Friends. The animal softies are based on a ball shape, with features added on to turn them into a chick, a cow, a mouse,… Read more ... 
The folks at Lark Crafts give us an early Easter treat with a handful of bunny tutorials – three bunny softies and a bunny garland. Included in the bunch is this sweet Bunny Pal softie, which can be found in… Read more ... 
Elizabeth from Simple Simon & Co. shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make her Flannel Bunny Buddies. They’re quick to sew up, and it’s easy to find flannel in the soft pastel Easter colors. Get the tutorial… Read more ... 
Ashley from Make It and Love It shares a tutorial on her blog showing how you can bring a child’s drawing to life (well, almost…) by turning it into a custom softie. I love this!! I did something similar for… Read more ... 
Joann from Craft Passion shares a free pattern for her Happy Elephant Family softie toys. This is so sweet!! The pattern includes an adult elephant and baby elephant sizes. You could sew up an elephant family that mirrors the make-up… Read more ... 
Alisa Burke used outgrown baby clothes to make monster softies that I am absolutely squealing over. I am so loving this idea!! She shares a tutorial showing how she did it. There’s no limit to the type of creature you … Read more ... 
Want to know how to make this super cute penguin softie? The Purl Bee has a pattern and tutorial for doing just that. They also have fat quarter bundles for sale made up of the same black and white fabrics… Read more ... 
Lizzie B. from Cotton & Curls shows how to turn a large stuffed animal into a cute plushie backpack for a small child. How cute is that!!! The project is part of her Faux Fur Week series. Get the tutorial … Read more ... 
