I’m thrilled that Sew Mama Sew is spending the next six weeks focusing on softie sewing. Many softie makers, myself included, often feel a bit outside of the mainstream sewing community. We prefer sorta weird fabrics like fleece, minky, and faux fur. We get excited about safety eyes and poly pellets. We sew many tiny,…
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…
Easy-to-Sew Toys (1944)
I came home from a church rummage sale a few years ago with a stack of 1960’s craft books and tucked inside one of them was this much older pamphlet called “Easy-to-Sew Toys”. It was published in 1944 by Clark’s O.N.T. – J. & P. Coats (the merger of these two companies became the Coats…
Peanut Baby Sew-Along Wrap-Up and Prizes!
Even after all these years it still kinda amazes me to how we are all connected so easily with one another now. Host a sew-along and watch as women all over the globe sew from the same pattern, sharing ideas and fabric choices and getting motivated and inspired by one another. It’s pretty magical. From…
Peanut Baby Sew-Along
The Peanut Baby Sew-Along is in full swing and you have two more weeks to join the fun (and possibly win a cool prize, too). This sew-along is being organized by my Facebook group, the While She Naps Softie Designer’s Forum. The group is now 230 members strong and made up of women from all…
Studio Update, An Upcoming Class, and a Sew-Along
Did you know that I moderate a private Facebook group for doll and toy designers? It’s The While She Naps Softie Designers Forum and we have over 200 members. I love this group so much. It’s a place to ask questions, get new ideas, and support fellow makers. If you design sewing patterns for softies…
Bee Mine Sew-Along Winner!
We had a great crowd participating in the Bee Mine Sew-Along this month. It's been really fun to sew with you! Congratulations to Kathy Slaughter, the winner of the sew-along. She made this adorable love bug. Didn't she do a great job? Kathy will get a copy of Never Been Stitched, a new books from…
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…
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….