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Free Softie Patterns that are Simple to Sew

Are you looking for some free softie patterns? Do you want to learn how to sew a softie, a plushie ...
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Ladybug Craft: Sew a Sweet Little Ladybug

Because a house isn’t a home without a little felt ladybug  When I was little, local folklore had it that ...
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How to Make a Quick and Easy Felt Butterfly Mobile

This DIY felt butterfly mobile was one of the crafts I designed many years ago. It was the time before ...
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Make Your Own Matchbox Bugs

Making bugs has always been a favourite activity. Mostly because you can makes bugs from any supplies you have at ...
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How I Design My Softies Faces and Personalities

In Part 1 of my ‘How I Design a Softie’ posts I focused on how I go about creating the shape ...
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How I Design A Softie

I’m often asked how I come up with  designs for my simple to sew felt softies. Here’s a quick outline ...
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A Quick and Easy to Sew Softie your Kids Will Love

Hi, this is the first of the Sew-a-Softie day tutorials. It’s a quick and easy to sew softie your kids ...
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25 Simple to Sew Softies You Really Can Make

Three days to go and the Sew-a-Softie day simple to sew softie tutorials will be rolling out. Yes! 25 simple ...
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Come and Make a Frida Kahlo Shoulder Bag

Kids driving you crazy? Perfect! For something different these school holidays bring your kids to the Art Gallery of NSW ...
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Softie Making Tutorial List

We’re almost there…in just over two weeks the Sew-a-Softie day tutorials begin. Every day from July 1-16 softie making tutorials ...
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Kid Sewer Interviews: the Awesome Foursome.

The “Awesome Foursome” of my title are Ellery, Tabitha, Allen and Abbie. All are students of New York art teacher, ...
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Sew-a-Softie Day is Coming

Kids love to sew. That’s just a fact. I’ve witnessed this again and again over 20 years of holding hand ...
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