Guess who’s here just in time for holiday sewing? Ruby the Reindeer! If you’ve been reading my blog for a year or more (thank you!) you may remember the first version of Ruby from last fall. I decided to pull him from my shop before the Christmas season really began. It was a difficult…
A Plush Lover’s Gift Guide: Soft Toys to Make and Buy for Kids Big and Small
I love stuffed animals. And I especially love handmade stuffed animals. As we head into the holiday shopping season, I’m excited for an excuse to buy some special plush for friends and family. Here’s my hand-picked selection of softies that would make amazing gifts for kids and adults alike. Owl Pillow by my mimi, Big…
Easy-to-Sew Toys Wrap Up
At the end of September I shared this delightful 1940’s sewing pamphlet by Coats & Clark as a free PDF. I was interested in bringing back some of these old patterns. Their style seems to fit perfectly with today’s aesthetic. Toys make all of us nostalgic and these are just so charming. I love the…
Link Pack: Blogging, Sewing, Small Business, and Podcasts
I love Pocket. Whenever I read an interesting article online (or just see the headline of an article I want to read later), I send it to Pocket where it sits, waiting for me. Sometimes when I finally sit down and open Pocket it’s a bit overwhelming. It’s like an amazing magazine of interesting stuff…
Happy Halloween!
Happy Halloween from a T-Rex, a mad scientist, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg. We get hundreds of trick-or-treaters so we have to load up on candy. And I’ll be wearing a chicken mask when I greet them all. Should be a fun night! ++++ On a totally different subject, this week I’ve gotten several really wonderful…
Awesome Handmade Toys: Jenny Maj of Fluffmonger
Jenny Maj is an artist and plush maker living in Greensboro, North Carolina. She is a member of my private Facebook group for soft toy designers and earlier this month announced that she’d opened a shop on Etsy called Fluffmonger to sell her plush toys. When I saw the images Jenny had created for her…
Studio Update
I have lots of fun and interesting things to share with you so I figured it was time for a studio update. Turtle progress on Friday morning. Turtle stack on Friday afternoon. Last Tuesday I got an email from the props director of the television show, The Flash. She needed two toy turtles for a…
Halloween Cuties – New Pattern on Sale Now
My sister, Rachel, and I always send each other something for Halloween. It started when I left for college. She’s six years younger than me and I missed being at home to help her along as she went through junior high and high school. She was the last of us kids at home and I…
Should You Start a Clothing Line Using Home Sewing Patterns?
Hi there! We’re starting a surf and swimwear line here in Los Angeles. We love the look of your button up shirt and would like to purchase the pattern to use for manufacturing. Would that be okay with you?” If you design and sell home sewing patterns for clothing, this sort of email lands in…
Jack the Pumpkin Coming Soon…
I’m working on a few new Halloween-themed projects. Jack the Pumpkin is one of them. He’ll be accompanied by Candace the Candy Corn: And there might just be a sweet little ghost, too. Stay tuned next week. I’m also sewing Halloween costumes. We will have a dinosaur, a mad scientist, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg this…
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