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Celstial Plushies – part five

Sewist — Mon, 07 Mar 2022 10:00:00 +0000

Ok, so this isn’t actually a plushie, but it was made for a friend’s plush bear so it still counts! I didn’t want to try resizing a standard hoodie pattern, so I used the Apostrophe Patterns MyFit Tee for the bodice. You can enter the measurements of whoever (or whatever plush / doll) you are […]

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Celestial Plushies – part four

Sewist — Sat, 05 Mar 2022 10:00:00 +0000

Having made two bears and two penguins from ‘tried and tested’ patterns, I thought I’d dive in with a pattern I’d downloaded but never actually made before. Choly Knight’s Owl Plush pattern is a relatively simple shape, but the main feature is the applique face pieces. I used some black felt I had lying in […]

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Celestial Plushies – part three

Sewist — Thu, 03 Mar 2022 10:00:00 +0000

Ok, my last penguin was a little bit of mess in places! But I didn’t want to leave it as a ‘failed’ make, so I decided to make a 150% sized penguin to prove that it is possible for me to make one properly from this fabric! Enlarging the pattern worked perfectly, and my penguin […]

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Celestial Plushies – part two

Sewist — Tue, 01 Mar 2022 14:00:00 +0000

Following on from the two bears, I wanted to make another penguin from a pattern I’d used before. This one wasn’t so successful, and resulted in a lot of frayed tempers and arguments… never argue with a plushie penguin – somehow you will never manage to win! Head on over to Minerva to check out […]

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Celestial Plushies – part one

Sewist — Mon, 28 Feb 2022 10:00:00 +0000

I wanted to do something different for my latest Minerva Brand Ambassador project, so I decided to see how many things I could make from a metre of fleece. I started with two bears, using the white reverse of the fabric as a contrast for the ears. Check out my latest post at Minerva for […]

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A Spooky Halloweeny Glowing Stingray

Sewist — Sun, 31 Oct 2021 10:00:00 +0000

You’ve probably noticed that I like quirky fabrics, and what could be more quirky than a glow in the dark Halloween fabric? In daylight the stingray is just plain old black and white cotton, with a plush fleece underside. Because the cotton doesn’t stretch, I did find it challenging to sew the top seam neatly […]

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Ribbit ribbit

Sewist — Sat, 03 Jul 2021 10:00:00 +0000

I’ve never made plushie frogs before, but when I had the opportunity to make something from Velboa, it seemed a natural choice! I’ve sewn with various styles of faux fur before, but Velboa is totally new to me. It does have a nap (so the fur can be brushed in one direction), but this particular […]

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Rainbow Dragon

Sewist — Tue, 20 Apr 2021 10:00:00 +0000

Since Lockdown 1.0, I haven’t done much sewing – the majority of things I made were face masks for friends and family. I wanted to sew something as a Christmas present for K, but what do you make a young boy who loves dragons? A dragon backpack of course! I’ve made plush toys before, but […]

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Sympathy Bears

Sewist — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 14:41:37 +0000

Sympathy bears weren’t something I had originally set out to make. But after I made Caramel, I heard that a friend’s cat had died. That’s the kind of time when you would give that friend a sympathetic hug. However, said friend lives in a different country, which made it impossible to give a hug in […]

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Unseasonal, but finally finished!

Sewist — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 10:00:00 +0000

When you think of polar bears, you probably think of snow, ice, and generally cold weather. But this particular polar bear wanted to enjoy a hot summer – or at least as hot as the weather gets here in England! So here is Martin the Polar Bear, who has taken a liking to watching cookery […]

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