***NOTE*** This listing is for embroidery files to be used with an embroidery machine. This is NOT a pre-made item or patch. You will need to have an embroidery machine and the means to transfer to your machine to use these embroidery designs. Make your own adorable Otter IN THE HOOP! He even comes with his own shell and fish to hold! The following formats will be included in your download: DST, EXP, HUS, JEF, JEF+, PES, VIP, VP3, XXX The Otter Softie comes in multiple sizes to fit many hoops: 4x4, 5x7, 6x10, 7x12, 8x12 and 12x14. Body finished sizes - this does not include the arms and tail (approximate): 4x4 - 2.7 x 3.9 inches 5x7 - 4.4 x 6.9 inches 6x10 - 5.9 x 10.2 inches 7x12 - 6.8 x 11.75 inches 8x12 - 7 x 11.75 inches 12x14 - 8.5 x 14 inches Your zip folder includes the following sizes and options: 4x4 Hoop 1. Face and belly appliqued with a Diamond Stitch, with filled arms and feet 2. Face and belly appliqued with a Satin Stitch (files ending in SS), with filled arms and feet 5x7 Hoop 1. Face, belly and feet appliqued with a Diamond Stitch 2. Face, belly and feet appliqued with a Satin Stitch (files ending in SS) 3. Seashell and fish, both stitched feltie style 6x10, 7x12, 8x12 & 12x14 Hoops 1. Face, belly and feet appliqued with a Diamond Stitch 2. Face, belly and feet appliqued with a Satin Stitch (files ending in SS) 3. Seashell and fish in both Feltie Style (files ending in F), and softie style (files ending in S) The otter is finished in two or three EASY hoopings, depending on options and size. Included is a very detailed photo tutorial and stitch maps. Please be sure to read the tutorial before beginning your project. Because this is a digital file, there are no refunds. All design files are copyright Momma MC Designs for use by the purchaser. Sharing, copying, trading or re-selling Momma MC Design files is prohibited. You may use the tangible items you make from Momma MC Designs in your own small business. Artwork by Momma MC 1121
Sew a Softie: Pocket Pals
A little new RevoluzZza monster: Ninni You find a detailed tutorial to make your own monster on my blog. And can here you download the pattern... ... and you can even win this little monster. Just leave a comment on my blog.
Lately, Sophie May has been watching Abby Cadabby and trying her hand at some wand waving of her own. My daughter is a resourceful little thing, and apparently figured anything long with a rounded end would do. After a rummage through the kitchen utensil drawer, she chose the soup ladle as her improvised wand, much to the horror of her brother, who copped it in the forehead. Ouch. I thought it might be better if she had a softer option. Cameron thought it was a good idea, too. Note! All pattern pieces include a 0.5cm seam allowance. Measure on a piece of paper a pattern piece for your wand. Mine measures 45cm x 5cm. You may want to make it a little shorter so it doesn’t wonk about (we like it that way!!) Round off corners at one end. You’ll need to cut 2 of these, so you’ll need a cotton fabric scrap that will accommodate the size of this pattern piece by two. Print off a copy of this rough-as-guts star template (click on image to view full size, then save to your computer and print). You'll need a scrap of about 40cm by 20cm. You may want to use different fabrics for the front and back. You’ll need some wadding – the cheap stuff is fine. You’ll need to cut two star shapes out of this so it needs to be about 40cm x 20cm as well. Poly-fibre- stuffing – filling-stuff. The fluffy stuff you use to fill your soft toys. I don’t know what it’s called exactly, but you know the stuff I mean. Ribbon for making a decorative bow under the star. Optional things: A small length of thin ribbon, elastic, bought or home-sewn binding to make a hanging loop, if you want include one. About 7-8cm long. Embroidery floss, safety eyes (or buttons if your child is older), powder blush, etc. if you want to give your wand a face. A jingle bell or small rattle-box. Which makes for a great effect when bopping someone on the head with your wand. But probably better for older kids, unless you have absolute confidence that your child will not be able to rip your wand apart. Sophie tends to give things a cursory glance and going over before chucking them over her shoulder and moving on to the next thing. Cameron was more a picker and a puller (and still is, at seven). You know your child best, so include (or not) the optional extras that best suit your child. Take the long fabric scrap you’ve chosen for your wand and fold in half. Place your wand pattern piece on fabric, pin and cut out. If you are including a hanging loop, take the ribbon, elastic or binding you’ve chosen, fold in half widthways and baste to centre of the end with the curved corners, on the right side of the fabric. Place the two wand pieces right sides together and stitch down one long side, around the curve end and up the other side. Turn right side out and stuff firmly, using the blunt end of a pencil or something similar to help you cram that stuffing in nice and tight. Once its all stuffed right to the top, run a gathering stitch around the top several times, pulling it tight and closing it off. For the star, fold your fabric in half right sides together, pin the pattern piece on and cut out. Mark the opening at the bottom of the star where the wand piece is going to be inserted. (Note: If this wand is for a child under three, it's best to insert safety eyes or embroider French knots for eyes at this stage. I am not an embroidery expert, and am using buttons for eyes, which I'm sewing on later, so you’ll have to google French knots – sorry) Now, I find it a good idea to reinforce the bottom of the star, where the opening is with stitching, because you will have to clip into that bottom ‘crotch’ point when you push your star onto the wand. If you don’t clip it, the crotch will be rounded and look a bit weird. Take each star piece separately and within the bit you’ve marked as the opening, straight stitch along the edge, and into that corner, remembering the 0.5cm seam allowance. Sorry for the dodgy diagram, I forgot to photograph this! Fold your wadding in half so that it is a double layer. Place your star pieces right sides together, making sure those re-inforced bottoms are together, and pin the fabric star shapes onto the wadding. With fabric star shapes uppermost and the two layers of wadding at the bottom, stitch around your star using the 0.5cm seam allowance (you will have to use the edge of your sewing machine foot as a guide, because the wadding will be covering your machine’s seam allowance guide), remembering to leave the marked opening unsewn. Remember the stars points are not pointy, but rounded. Rounded points (I know – oxy-moronic!) will shape nicer on turning. Once stitched, trim the wadding back as far as you can along the seam lines without cutting your fabric, clip around curves and clip into corners. Turn your star shape carefully, starting with one of the star’s bottom arms, and carrying one one arm at a time until they are all turned. Gently poke the wrong end of a pencil into each arm to make sure they are fully turned out. Put a bit of stuffing into the arms of your star, and its body to round it out a bit, but don’t fill too firmly. Put your jingle bell or rattler in their if your using one making sure to pop it withing some stuffing so it can’t be felt too much through the fabric. Clip into the corner of the reinforcement stitching you made into the bottom of your star carefully,. Insert the wand piece into the star piece (there is no delicate way of doing this, just jam and screw!), and fold those seam allowances in to form a nice angle. Pin them in until your pleased with how that bottom looks and stitch the star to the wand using a blind stitch (go around several times to make sure its on nice and firm). If you are using buttons for eyes, you can sew them on now. Thread a large needle with strong thread, and take it through where the base of the star meets the wand at centre front and out through the star in the position you want the first eye attached. Thread your button on, then re-insert the needle under the button through the star and pull out in the position you want the second eye. Pull slightly to indent the buttons, and take the needle through the buttons and the fabric back and forth a couple of times, so that eyes are secure. Bring needle out through the star's base where you started, oversew a couple of times to secure, and snip thread off. And look, my advanced embroidery skills come to the fore again in the form of a wide, shallow fly stitch for the mouth! That's about as hard as it gets for me! Make a bow with your ribbon and stitch it on at the join. That will help cover up those bits of thread that went through there when the eyes were sewn on. And it looks pretty! If your wand has a face you may want to put some blush on its cheeks. If the wand is intended for an older child, you could pretty it up with some sequins or beads (perhaps they could help with the decorating). Or you could tuck five or six lengths of thin colourful ribbon into the star before stitching it to the end of the wand, to create a magic trail when it’s waved. All done. And much softer than a soup ladle. Time for the bashings magic to begin! Have a safe and magical weekend!
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I always throw myself a little imaginary party when I hit a fun milestone, although I'd be lying if I didn't admit that actual Thin Mints were involved in my latest party. Apparently Indiana is a big Girl Scout state--you can't leave the house without running into a cookie stand outside of stores. Not that I'm complaining. This week's celebration is because I have had over 3000 sales at Etsy! In addition to treating myself to a few cookies, I've allowed myself some much desired time to sew. I'm frequently asked about fabrics for softies, so I'm always keeping a lookout for the "perfect" prints for my soft toys. It's not an easy task. I love bold, bright prints, but they are often so busy that the embroidered eyes get lost in the pattern. And finding cute fabrics for boys is a whole 'nother thing. But lo and behold, my friends at the brand-new Blend Fabrics sent over some gorgeous prints from this talented gal's Magic Garden collection, and they are indeed perfect. See? {love} Things are busy busy busy, and with about 15 projects in various stages of completion, I'm getting so anxious to show them to you guys! So I'd best get back to work sewing/drafting/writing, which is also an excellent excuse to catch up on some old-new favorite shows. In the meantime, keep yourself busy by stocking up on patterns and felt during the last days of my spring sale! Use the code LEAP15 at checkout from my Etsy shop for 15% off your order through Thursday, 3/8. The patterns in my sidebar are pre-discounted. Happy stitching! Kim
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Make owl softies using a simple shape and a variety of fabrics you probably already have.
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It's Sew a Softie month, and I'm excited to join over two dozen bloggers posting free, easy-to-sew softie tutorials this month! The Sew a Softie event was created by Trixi Symonds of Coloured Buttons in 2016 as an initiative to encourage those with little to no sewing experience to attempt a fun and simple sewing project!
Lola by Irishmagda Published in Dolly Delights Seven Rainbows gallery
DIY Fabric Elephant Toy Free Sewing Patterns & Tutorials
Hi everybody! Throughout a lot of last year I had many requests for a sloth plush <3 And I finally got the chance to make one! I had in my head the idea that it should have a round, bean-like bo…
Little bears amigurumi is a plush crochet toy. Free amigurumi pattern by Julia Deinega.
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A husband and wife team called Oeuf came up with the cleverly simple design for these knitted stuffed pigeons. It's pretty amazing how they managed to
Teodora – roma bieszczadzka Misia – roma brunatna Iga – roma kozacka ;) Malaja – roma niedźwiadkowa Uchu – roma biegnąca Ula – roma misiowa
Softies, Plushies, Stuffies, or Stuffed Animals. Any name will do. The Cutest Free Stuffed Animal Patterns will put a smile on your face.
***For a limited time, if you spend $20 or more in our shop, you will receive $5 off your total purchase. In order to receive this discount you must enter the code SPENDTWENTY at checkout.*** This is not a finished item. This is a PDF e-pattern. As soon as we receive payment, you will receive a confirmation email from Etsy with information on how to download the e-pattern. This adorable turtle crinkle toy is easy to make! The turtle (including ribbons) is approximately 7” wide x 7 1/2” long. The turtle has lots of different fun textures for babies to explore. Fleece is used for the head. Cotton fabric is used for the squares on top of the shell. Plush fabric (Minky) is used for the underside of the shell (fleece can be used). Eyes are embroidered with stem stitch. The head is stuffed with polyester fiberfill. Ribbon legs and tail are perfect for little hands to hold. Turtles are photographed with baby link rings which can be purchased anywhere that baby toys are sold. This 5 page PDF e-pattern includes: full size patterns, materials list, detailed instructions written in English, and clear step-by-step photographs. Copyrights protect this pattern from being reproduced in any media format to be resold. Permission is given for the pattern to be used to make and sell finished items in limited quantities.
I've finally finished the group of dolls I've been working on these past few weeks. They each have a little cloak or cape and are packaged in their own handmade gift box with letter-pressed certificate of authenticity. Each doll will be priced from AUD$28
Click the photo and it will become bigger. / Klikkaa kuvaa niin se tulee suuremmaksi. How to make hair for an angel: Flax yarn. 1 deciliter water + 2 grams gelatine. (1 deciliter is about 1 small coffee cup) Lanka on pellavaa. 1 dl vettä + 2 g liivatetta Kierrä lanka löysästi esim. grillitikun ympärille ja kastele liivatevetellä. Anna kuivua. I have added a tutorial for one other angel: http://quiltworld2.blogspot.fi/2012/03/quilted-angel-pattern-and-tutorial.html Plsease, go to see it. Maybe it helps. Olean lisännyt teko-ohjeen yhteen toiseen enkeliin. Siitä saattaisi olla hyötyö. Linkki yllä.
It’s never too early to start encouraging a curiosity about the world. With the holiday season just around the corner, these 9 gift ideas will do just that.
humpback whale knitting pattern Artist Bec Brittain has a free knitting pattern for "Hazel the Humpback" available for download on her website.
This is a pattern to knit 3 stuffed animals, a bear, lion and a bunny. The body is knitted in-the-round and in one piece with 4 double pointed needles and the same for all animals. The ears are different for all animals and will make it a bear, bunny or lion. I used Drops Alpaca mix for this project and knitted with double yarn. Using this yarn and needle size 2,5 mm (US 2) will make your doll 15 cm/ 6 inch tall. The instructions for the hat and scarf are also included (these parts and the hair for the lion are made in crochet). Dit is een patroon om 3 knuffeltjes te breien: een beertje, een leeuw en een konijntje. Het lichaam, hoofd, armen en benen zijn uit 1 stuk in het rond gebreid en is hetzelfde voor alle drie de dieren. De oren zijn verschillend en zorgen ervoor dat het een beer, leeuw of konijn wordt. De sjaal, muts en haren van de leeuw zijn gehaakt. Ik heb Drops Alpaca mix gebruikt en met dubbele draad gebreid. Met dit garen en naald 2,5 mm word je popje ongeveer 15 cm lang.
Yoo Moo - Japanese felting artist
