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Hootie the Upcycled Owl by New Green Mama

Posted Thursday 13 January 2011 and filed under: Birds, Tutorials/Free Patterns
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Love to recycle? Love Owls? Well, here’s a softie project for you! :-)


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This super adorable owl is easy to make and you can use up your fabric scraps too. Illustrations and instructions are clear and well-presented.

Find it here: Hootie the Upcycled Owl by New Green Mama

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Face Pillow/Softie by Lia’s Space

Posted Tuesday 11 January 2011 and filed under: Other Softies, Tutorials/Free Patterns
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How cute is this?!


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A sweet addition to any little girl’s bedroom! Pattern and instructions are provided.

Find it here: Face Pillow by Lia’s Space

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Mermaid Doll by Hillary Lang (Wee Wonderfuls)

Posted Sunday 31 October 2010 and filed under: Dolls, Tutorials/Free Patterns
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The Wee Wonderfuls blog is the second craft blog I read and was instantly hooked on Hillary’s dolls - sweet demeanours, vintage fabric outifits and perfect details. You can now make the super cute Mermaid doll from her new book - featured free on the Martha Stewart craft website.


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Find it here: Mermaid Doll by Hillary Lang (Wee Wonderfuls)

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Squirrel Softie by We Wilsons

Posted Thursday 20 May 2010 and filed under: 4-Legged Creatures, Animal Softies, Tutorials/Free Patterns
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Another free softie pattern found via Craftzine - check out this delightful Squirrel that you can sew up yourself!


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That fluffy yarn tail is a perfect touch!

You can download the one-page pattern and instructions sheet from the We Wilsons website here: Squirrel Softie Pattern by We Wilsons

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Teddy Bear Tutorial by HowJoyful @Intsructables

Posted Wednesday 19 May 2010 and filed under: 4-Legged Creatures, Animal Softies, Tutorials/Free Patterns
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Craftzine pointed me in the direction of this excellent step-by-step tutorial on how to make a bear softie by Instructables member HowJoyful:


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The tutorial has been specifically written for Beginner softie-makers and is very well presented - easy to understand and follow.

Find it here: Teddy Bear Tutorial by HowJoyful @Intsructables

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Matryoshka Dolls by Snipsnaphappy

Posted Wednesday 19 May 2010 and filed under: Dolls, Tutorials/Free Patterns
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Thank you to Ali of Snipsnaphappy for pointing me to her Matryoshka doll tutorial:


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Ali provides very clear and easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions with photos. How cute do they look all lined up? :-)

Other ideas I had about these dolls:

1) You could insert a bell or squeaker inside if you were making these for a baby/toddler
2) Use scraps of wool from felted blankets or fleece with different textures
3) Embroider the face if you aren’t comfortable with using fabric paint

Find it here: Matryoshka Dolls by Snipsnaphappy

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The Making of Mr Seahorse by Lia’s Crafty Journey

Posted Tuesday 18 May 2010 and filed under: Animal Softies, Sea Animals, Tutorials/Free Patterns
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Lia kindly emailed me a few months ago (sorry for the delay Lia!) to let me know that she has posted a up a tutorial for this seahorse softie:


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She has provided two versions of the pattern - one with the curly tail that you can see in the picture above (which would require a loop turner) and another version with a stubbier tail (and therefore would not require a loop turner).

Find it here: The Making of Mr Seahorse by Lia’s Crafty Journey

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Baby in a Pouch by Coloured Buttons

Posted Friday 19 March 2010 and filed under: Dolls, Tutorials/Free Patterns
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Here is a quick, easy, and super cute project:


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I imagine that you could make a whole bunch of these with different fabrics, yarns, coloured felts for a birthday party, a classroom, etc. Children will also be thrilled creating one these cuties with your guidance and supervision.

Find it here: Baby in a Pouch by Coloured Buttons

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Crocheted Fortune Cookies by Alicia Kachmar

Posted Thursday 18 March 2010 and filed under: Food Softies, Tutorials/Free Patterns
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Okay, these fortune cookies are not ntechnically “softies” but we can get around it by suggesting that you could actually add a tuft of stuffing into each cookie to puff them up a bit and thereby create crocheted fortune cookie softies :-)


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Too cute not to make, don’t you think?

Find the instructions at the bottom of this post: Crocheted Fortune Cookies by Alicia Kachmar

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Handsome Hamie the Hedgehog by Lollychops

Posted Tuesday 16 March 2010 and filed under: 4-Legged Creatures, Animal Softies, Tutorials/Free Patterns
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We continue with the hedgehog love today and I direct you to this adorable little softie:


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Pattern is provided in a PDF and instructions are well written and illustrated. A Sizzix die cut machine was used to cut out all the little spikes on the back (roughly 65 pieces in total) and each spike is then handsewn on to the body.

Find it here: Handsome Hamie the Hedgehog by Lollychops

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