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Plush Apple Free Tutorial

Free Pattern: Plush Apple

May 28, 2019

Today I have a free pattern to share for this cute plush apple. I made mine a Red Delicious, but you could definitely sew this pattern up in light green fleece to make a Granny Smith. This is an easy pattern to sew up in just about an hour. I used a pair of 8mm… 

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Sky Snuggles Free Pattern

Sky Snuggles Plush Sun, Moon, Star, and Cloud: Free Sewing Pattern

March 5, 2019

Today I have a fun free pattern to share with you. This is a set of four small plush toys with a celestial theme: a sun, moon, star, and cloud. They are sewn from scraps of fleece and felt and stuffed with bits of fiberfill stuffing. I used some 8mm safety eyes and size 8… 

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Memory Bear

How to Make a Memory Bear: A Free Pattern

April 23, 2018

My friend Dana’s mom passed away a few months ago. I met Dana when we were both new moms sitting on the floor, exhausted, in a playgroup that was really a support group for getting through that infancy blur. A few years later she moved across the country and I’ve watched her baby grow up… 

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Backpack Bear Free Sewing Pattern

Backpack Bear Free Pattern for the Spoonflower Back to School Blog Hop

August 8, 2017

School is starting in just a few weeks here in Boston and my kids are starting to feel the nervous excitement that beginning a new school year brings. I’ll have a first grade, a sixth grader, and an eighth grader this year. Back-to-school shopping is fun, but kids also like to customize their belongings as… 

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Free English Paper Piecing Pattern: Tilly the Turtle

March 27, 2017

I’d like to introduce you to Tilly the Turtle. She’s super friendly and is a great scrappy project that combines some handwork and some machine sewing. Tilly the Turtle is awesome as a pincushion, but she’s also fun as a softie. I made a pattern so you can make a Tilly, too! Ready to sew?… 

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Free softie pattern

Casey the Crab Free Pattern in Patchwork

August 9, 2016

I was looking for a fun summer patchwork project and decided to make my free Casey the Crab pattern up with some quilting cottons (the original sample is in fleece). I grew up in Maryland going to the Eastern Shore with my family every summer. We would always get Maryland crabs one night, usually at… 

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10 Free Softie Patterns to Sew for Sew-a-Softie Day

July 15, 2016

Tomorrow, July 16, is Sew-a-Softie Day. This is a worldwide event organized by sewing pattern designer and sewing teacher Trixi Symonds. Trixi is the author of Sew Together Grow Together, a collection of hand-sewing projects she developed over twenty years in classes and workshops for children. She blogs at colouredbuttons. The goal of Sew-a-Softie day is… 

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Felt Daffodils

March 14, 2016

When I migrated my site from Typepad to WordPress a few random things were lost. One of them was the template for these felt daffodils. I’ve had it on my to-do list to redraw and upload the templates and this weekend I finally did it! While I was at it, of course, I made five… 

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Circle Bird: A Free Softie Pattern

October 12, 2015

I love simplicity in design – a single shape cleverly manipulated becomes something unexpected. It’s so pleasing! Today I have a free softie pattern to share with you that I think encapsulates this concept. It’s called Circle Bird and it’s made of two circles. Let’s see how it works! You’ll need: 1/4 yard of fleece… 

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Bear Sewing Patterns for the Six Weeks of Love for Softies Contest

March 25, 2015

The Six Weeks of Love for Softies contest over at Sew Mama Sew is in full swing. Take a look at all of the entries that have been submitted so far. The contest is running through April 5 so there’s still time to whip up a softie (or three!) and enter to win. Categories include:… 

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