Posts Tagged ‘softies’
Free Crochet Bunny Patterns
Thursday, March 25, 2010 11:12 1 CommentPart three of Bunny Week – like Shark Week, but with lower production values and less teeth! I’m now totally inspired to have a Craft Blog Shark Week, I wonder if I could find enough shark themed crafts to do it…hmmm. Today we’re focusing on the crocheted rabbits, perfect for slipping into Easter baskets or [...]
Free Bunny Knitting Patterns
Wednesday, March 24, 2010 10:49 1 CommentTime for part two of our easter rabbit patterns, this time for the knitters! Knitted Bunny by Jackie – Awesome pattern for beginner knitters, it’s a square of stockinette stitch sewn in just the right way to create the bunny shape. Knitted Bunny Booties from Woman’s Weekly – Good old WW brings out another great [...]
Free Bunny Softie Patterns
Tuesday, March 23, 2010 20:15 8 CommentsEaster is coming, which means we all have an excuse to make bunny plushies to stuff into Easter baskets. Below are some of my favourite bunny patterns and tutorials for you to sew up. Wabbit by Yoonie – Great twist on the more traditional rabbits you’d find in Easter hampers, I can really see this [...]
Owl Softie Pattern Roundup
Thursday, September 3, 2009 22:13 3 CommentsMy eldest son has just discovered “The Owl That Was Afraid Of The Dark” by Jill Tomlinson. It’s a wonderful book, and was one of my favourites growing up, but it has now lead to something of an Owl fixation and he’s asking for a softie. So I have scoured the internet high and low [...]
Caterpillar Softie Tutorial
Saturday, April 4, 2009 23:10 9 CommentsMy eldest son is obsessed with “The Very Hungry Caterpillar”, at barely two he can recite the entire thing from memory, from Eric Carle’s awesome fabric line we now have cushions, aprons and even some pants with his artwork on. So now that he can sleep on it, cook in it and wear it, what [...]
Wednesday Blog Love – SoftieMaking.com
Wednesday, October 15, 2008 19:23 2 CommentsMy obsession with softies and plush toys continues! Softiemaking.com is the new blog from the creative force behind one of my favourite crafty blogs, One Red Robin, Jhoanna Monte Aranez. As I’m sure you can work out, the site is stuffed with everything related to making plushies, links to patterns, tips for sewing and design [...]
Wednesday Blog Love – Meet Me At Mikes
Wednesday, July 30, 2008 14:23 3 CommentsI’m fairly certain there isn’t an Aussie Crafter online that doesn’t know all about Meet Me At Mikes and their work with the “Softies For Mirabel” campaign, but as the Mirabel auctions began today I figured a little more publicity wouldn’t go astray! Meet Me At Mikes is a Fitzroy based store selling handmade and [...]
Rock Out With Softie Guitars
Monday, July 7, 2008 10:18 2 CommentsThese awesome softies are from a pair of London Based Craftsters “The Grateful Thread”, not only do they have one of the best names I’ve ever heard in the crafting world, they have completely inspired designs to go with it! I can see everyone from toddlers to hardcore music heads falling in love with their [...]
Tutorial Review – The Purl Frog
Saturday, July 5, 2008 12:03 No CommentsIf I had to describe myself in two words, it would probably be ‘easily amused’, it doesn’t take much to make me chuckle, and one of the things that definitely hits the spot is making “meta softies”, so far I have a zebra made from zebra fabric, an elephant made from blue elephant fabric and [...]




