Sew Cute to Cuddle

12 Easy Soft Toy and Stuffed Animal Sewing Patterns

Mariska Vos-Bolman (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

128 Seiten

2014
David & Charles (Verlag)
978-1-4463-0486-0 (ISBN)

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Make your own unique and huggable soft toys with this quirky collection of 12 easy-to-sew stuffed animal patterns. Including designs for an owl, a monkey and a dragon amongst many others – children will be so happy to play with these adorable handmade creations, full step-by-step instructions and construction diagrams included.

Cuddle up with these adorable handmade creations to sew and give!

Not the kind of plush toys you will find in any toyshop, the DIY toys in this book are unique and so cute they are guaranteed to make children of all ages smile. With clear diagrams inspired by Japanese pattern books, the tutorials are easy to follow and suitable for all sewing abilities, even complete beginners.

The 12 designs will delight boys and girls alike and include patterns for a monkey, an owl, a bear, a dragon, a tiger, a cat, a dog, a hippo and more. All the toys are made in washable and affordable quilt-weight cotton, so you can choose your own favourite colours and prints to get creative with.

In each project, designer Mariska Vos-Bolman (creator of the popular Fluffles and DIY Fluffies brands of soft toys) has broken down each step with such clear step-by-step diagrams that more experienced sewers can follow the instructions without even reading the words, while beginners will benefit from the detailed written advice too. As well as finding all the advice you need on materials, stuffing and sewing techniques, all the templates are given at full size, so there is nothing stopping you from starting straight away!

Mariska Vos-Bolman is a graduate of the Utrecht School of Arts and is the creator of the popular Fluffles and DIY Fluffies soft toy brands, which are sold worldwide. Her patterns are characterized by their cute and quirky style and their very detailed illustrated tutorials, which make them fun to create. Her work has been featured widely online including high-profile blogs Craft Gossip and Handmadeology. She lives in Zaandam, The Netherlands. http://www.mariskavos.nl

Introduction

Joey the bear

Wooksy the owl

Missy the koala

Brody the dog

Kitty the cat

Emma the girl

Emilio the boy

Gronk the monster

Patrick the monkey

Tyler the tiger

Mary the hippo

Daron the dragon

Fabrics

Tools

Sewing techniques

Stuffing techniques

Patterns

Acknowledgments

About the author

Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	26.9.2014
Verlagsort	Newton Abbot
Sprache	englisch
Maße	212 x 275 mm
Gewicht	420 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Kreatives Gestalten
ISBN-10	1-4463-0486-8 / 1446304868
ISBN-13	978-1-4463-0486-0 / 9781446304860
Zustand	Neuware