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Cricut Tutorial: Stuffed animal harness

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Tutorial: Stuffed animal harnessCall Ajaire shows how you can make a stuffed animal harness to keep a child’s favorite soft toy from getting lost when you’re out and about.  Ohhh, how I wish I had one of these when my own daughter was little! I would get so nervous when she wanted to bring one of her stuffed with her into a store.  This harness is easy to make out of bias tape, The Cricut Valentine’s Day Flash Sale is extended through 2/18! The sale features 40% off Materials and Accessories, The Cricut Maker for $329 + More!

Cricut.com is offering Free Economy Shipping on orders $100+ Use code FEBSHIP., and a carabiner clip.  You can snap one end of the harness around the stuffed animal’s body and then clip the other end to a shopping cart or car seat. Go to Call Ajaire for the tutorial.

[photo from Call Ajaire]

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  1. Wow, this is way more humane than the ribbons tied around necks/shoulders/body that require the jaw of life (or scissors) all my girls toys. They say they are “walking them” but it looks much, much more violent than that! Need to make some of these, look easy enough for the girls to use instead 🙂

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I’m always tempted by the pretty velvets at the fabric store.  So much texture!  And the way the fibers catch the light!  But sewing on velvet is trickier than you’d think.  That nap that lends beautiful texture also likes to slip and crawl.  That nap can also spell disaster if you cut a piece the wrong direction.  That isn’t to say you shouldn’t use buy that velvet and sew it into something gorgeous, you just need to go into your velvet sewing project prepared.  And Melissa at Melly Sews has a post that takes you step by step through sewing on velvet. 

Velvet is such a luscious fabric, especially for winter sewing projects.  Of course there are velvet Christmas sewing projects – stockings, tree skirts, santa hats – but velvet is beautiful for all winter.  Think of all the gorgeous velvet dresses, evening bags, hair accessories, even pillows and other home décor that you see all winter long. 

Melly Sews’ post gives you the tips and tricks you need to know in order for your velvet sewing project to end up a success.  There are types of projects better suited for velvets, and kinds of projects to avoid.  She describes the different types of velvet available.  And she also tells the best way to lay out and cut your pattern pieces from velvet fabric.  Her tutorial also covers marking, pressing, and of course sewing that beautiful fabric.  There’s also a video included in case that’s your preferred method for learning.

Head over to Melly Sews to learn how to sew on velvet fabric. 

And if you want to learn more about that lovely blue velvet dress shown, she has a post that tells more about it including 2 ways to style it depending on if you want to be more dressy or more casual.

[photo credit: Melly Sews]

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