Whip up a quick and fun gift for your next baby shower with these soft rattle blocks. Each block includes a variety of colors and textures to engage a baby’s senses and you can make them even more interesting by slipping a rattle insert inside. To choose fabrics that will be pleasing together, start with…
Bee-Mine Sew-Along: 1 Week Left!
How are you doing with your Love Bug? We've got quite a crowd now in the Bee-Mine Sew-Along and this week I'm proud to say that I've finished all three of my Valentine's Day Love Bugs. Whew! (Not sure what the Bee-Mine Sew-Along is all about? Read up on it here!) Three daughters means I…
Insertion Tool for Safety Eyes
My friend and fellow plushmaker, Kristin Mayberry, sent me this email last week: "I know you love your hemostats and stuffing fork. I love them too! Have you seen this nifty tool? Another seller on Etsy makes this tool himself. It’s brilliant! I have two sizes and it makes installing plastic safety eyes so much…
New Pattern: Humpty Dumpty
I have a new pattern out today. He's a classic nursery rhyme character come to life in a fun-to-sew doll. Meet my friend, Humpty Dumpty! I planted the seed for this pattern six years ago when I made a small, jointed Humpty Dumpty doll out of quilting cotton for a show at our local library….
Bee Mine Sew-Along: Making Heart-Shaped Wings for Your Love Bug
Welcome to Week #2 of the Bee Mine Sew-Along! We've got a great crowd of sewists signed up and it's time to jump in and begin sewing! If you're new to the sew-along, we're working with the Benji the Bumblebee pattern this month to make adorable love bugs for Valentine's Day. The pattern is 50%…
Bee Mine Sew-Along Begins Today!
Guess what? Valentine's Day is in just a few weeks. Let's have some fun this year and sew together! Join me for a Bee Mine Sew-Along. We'll make adorable love bugs and have them finished in time to give to someone special on Valentine's Day. I'll work on one for each of my three daughters….
Free Sewing Pattern: Sophia the Bunny
This bunny softie is easy to sew and so squishable! She would be an adorable addition to an Easter basket and would also make a great baby gift. You’ll need about an hour to make this project from start to finish. I hope you enjoy this free pattern! To make Sophia the Bunny you’ll need: White…
How Sew Small Softie Parts Together (the Easy Way)
Pip the Pig is making his debut today as the first Abby Glassenberg Design pattern of 2014. Happy New Year and welcome, Pip! In celebration of Pip's pattern release, I want to share an easy way to sew small softie parts together. This is the technique I use to sew Pip's hooves. The pink hoof…
Best Tutorials of 2013
As you may know, I used to be a teacher. I still have a lot of fondness for writing lesson plans and on the blog that translates to creating tutorials. Pictures, instructions, and a neat finished project – what could be better? Here are some of the fun tutorial posts and free patterns I've created…
How to Embroider: Chain Stitch
A few simple embroidery stitches can really add a lot of beauty and detail to your sewing project. For softie making I often use embroidery to create facial features: eyes, noses, mouths, eyebrows and lashes. Chain stitch is a nice outline stitch. It's a bit thicker than back stitch which allows it to stand out…
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