On Sunday I taught a 4-hour workshop called, “Design Your Own Softie.” This class is by far the hardest, and most rewarding teaching I do. It’s radically different from a project-based class in which you know, more or less, what everyone will be making. In fact, it’s the opposite. When each student walks in I…
The Creative Benefits of Plenty
Come with me up to my studio. I want to show you something. Do you see this? This is one of my six bins of quilting cottons. I have a bin for reds, pinks, purples, blues, and greens and one for yellows, oranges, and browns. Let’s open it up and take a look inside. Maybe…
Free Pattern for Timeless Treasures: Fox & Blankie Play Set
Come join me on the Timeless Treasures blog today. I’ve created this free pattern for a Fox & Blankie Play Set using Timeless Treasure’s adorable Flannel Foxes and Sketch flannel fabrics. The pattern includes full instructions and a free download to make this baby blankie with ribbon loops. The brown stripe has a pocket that…
Making Halloween Costumes for Kids
When I was a child I desperately wanted to make costumes for myself for Halloween and Purim. We didn’t have a sewing machine and although my mom is very creative, making costumes was not her thing. I remember spending one particularly long October afternoon when I was eight taping paper together to try to make…
How to Use Safety Eyes
Safety eyes are a quick and easy way to add eyes to your softies. Today I have a short video (it's under a minute!) demonstrating how to insert them. In the video I'm using an 8mm black eye just like the eyes on my Halloween pattern, Candace the Candy Corn. I'm also using two tools…
How to Ladder Stitch: Joining Softie Parts with Invisible Stitches
Ladder stitch is a revolutionary technique when it comes to sewing softies. Once you learn how it works, you never look back. Whenever you want to add ears or a nose or a tail to your softie, ladder stitch them on and the stitches will be totally invisible. Need to close up a stuffing opening?…
Halloween Sewing Pattern: Candace the Candy Corn
It's officially fall, which means Halloween is just around the corner. I don't know about you, but candy corn is one of my favorite October treats. If I eat too much of it, though, I feel like this… Fortunately, we now have Candace the Candy Corn! The plush version will give you a hug instead…
Upcoming Workshop: Design Your Own Softie
I'm very excited to invite you to join me for a one-day workshop in October. I'll be teaching soft toy design at Gather Here, the wonderful fabric and yarn store in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The class will be on Sunday afternoon, October 20, from 12-4 pm. In this class I'll take you through the pattern drafting…
5 Helpful Tips For Sewing Teachers
Today I’m teaching one of my favorite classes of all time: Sewing Machine 101. Eight adult students will walk in the door in a few hours and each will be carrying a sewing machine. Some of those machines will still be in their boxes despite having been purchased years or even decades ago. Other…
Stuffed Animals: A Four Months Post-Release Recap
My second book, Stuffed Animals: From Concept to Construction, was released four months ago. Today I have a little recap of some of the activity that has surrounded the book since it's release. This is the two-minute trailer video. I hope you enjoy it! We also shot four 30-second vignettes featuring some of my favorite…
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