Sew Cute to Cuddle: 12 Easy Soft Toys and Stuffed Animal Sewing Patterns

Sew Cute to Cuddle: 12 Easy Soft Toys and Stuffed Animal Sewing Patterns

Mariska Vos-Bolman

Language: English

Pages: 128

ISBN: 1446304868

Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub


Make your own unique and huggable soft toys with this quirky collection of 12 easy-to-sew stuffed animal patterns, so cute they are guaranteed to make children of all ages smile!

With fun photography and clear detailed diagrams inspired by Japanese pattern books, each step is then broken down in jargon-free instructions – which beginner sewers will find super-helpful – while more advanced sewers will be able to work from the diagrams alone.

As well as giving readers all the advice they need on materials, stuffing and sewing techniques, all the templates needed are given at actual size, meaning readers can trace them straight off the page and start sewing straight away!

The 12 cute stuffed animal designs will delight boys and girls alike and include patterns for a monkey, an owl, a bear, a dragon, a tiger, a cat, a dog, a hippo and more. All the toys are made in washable and affordable quilt-weight cotton, so you can choose your own favourite colors and prints to get creative with!

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Of toy filling, then hand sew the opening closed with ladder stitch. 19 To define the claws on Tyler’s paws, hand sew four long stitches in between using the embroidery thread. Start by putting the embroidery needle in at the side of the feet and pull it out at the line that forms the claws. Leave some thread sticking out of the feet until you have finished the embroidery, then cut it off. 20 Hand sew the head onto the body using ladder stitch. Try different head placements before you stitch it.

Galore. For Emilio, I chose a small-scale print for his T-shirt, and I was especially pleased with the diamond trellis print I found for his shoes. Felt For the smallest parts on my toys, such as facial details for example, I generally use felt. It is easy to cut, it doesn’t fray and it keeps its shape well, making even the tiniest pieces easy to sew on. It is available in so many colours, but there is just one small problem – felt can’t be washed in a washing machine, so you will need to clean.

Illustrated each step of the way, making the creation of my soft toys so easy to understand and therefore so enjoyable to make. I have known many beginner sewers make even my most advanced patterns because my tutorials are so detailed, and their results always look great! Also, the actual size patterns I provide mean you can trace them straight off the page and start sewing immediately. I am often asked what inspires me and the answer is Japanese toys and my two young sons. My approach to my.

2 Working on the wrong side of your fabric, using your pattern pieces and allowing for a 1cm (3⁄8in) seam allowance, draw and cut out: from the pink flower-print cotton fabric (A), two bodies (one reversed); from the larger piece of yellow cotton fabric (B), four bunches (two reversed) and one reversed head (head back); from the cream cotton fabric (C), one head (head front) and four arms (two reversed); from the brown cotton fabric (D), four legs (two reversed); and from the red cotton fabric.

Narrow zigzag stitch it will give an embroidered effect. Sew the felt eyes onto the face using straight stitch. 6 Sew the nostrils onto the lower face pieces (6a). Place the lower face pieces with right sides facing; pin and sew together along the slightly curved edge only (6b). Open out the joined lower face; pin the upper face to the top edge of the lower face with right sides facing and sew together (6c). 7 Open out the joined face and place the head piece (back of head) on top of it with.

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