Soft Toy

Jolene on August 23rd, 2009

These embroidered pillows are made of very soft cotton, backed with offcuts of upholstery fabric of unknown type.  They are perfect for little hands to clutch for comfort.  They could also be ornaments, displayed in a bowl or basket, or used as pin cushions. Available in the shop

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Alasdair on August 20th, 2009

The little owl has been floating about for a while and I was surprised he’s not featured in a previous blog entry, he’s made out of ecospun felt, with recycled polyester stuffing, and old buttons.  I think he’s a rather cute wee fellow, especially with the little ‘o’ embroidered on the front.  With luck Jolene will [...]

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Jolene on July 7th, 2009

What fabric would be more fitting for this delightful scotty dog than houndstooth felted wool? I spied this pattern on the Allsorts blog about a year ago now and went scouring our local charity shops for the right fabric, which I found shortly after…actually getting around to making him took a good deal longer!

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Jolene on May 26th, 2009

I made this lion dotee doll for a swapbot tag.  I’m having trouble parting with this one. It’s felt with embroidery thread and seed bead detail…quite simple really.  It was really windy when I took this picture so I had to hold onto the tail to keep it steady…it’s a basic tassel.

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Alasdair on February 10th, 2009

Veronica is a plushie that Jolene made way back when she was just getting into crafting in a more substantial way, discarding patterns and trying things out for herself.  I’m pretty sure she was based on something Jolene saw on-line somewhere, although what or where is now long forgotten.   For a while I was [...]

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