Happy Halloween!
This year’s foam pumpkin carving is Litten! Thanks to Pokemon.com for always providing great stencils for pumpkin carving. Have a safe and fun Halloween, everyone!
Author: alex
Free Pattern and Tutorial: Bat Wing Costume for Cats and Small Dogs!
A little Halloween treat for you pet parents of cats (and even small dogs!): this free pattern for making bat wings for your pet! This cute costume goes together very quickly and works on its own or as part of something more elaborate. While the pattern is sized for cats and dogs about 10-15 pounds, … [Read more…]
Cut-And-Sew Plush from Spoonflower
Spoonflower designers offer cut and sew patterns — how do they work and are they worth it?
Second Dragon Prototype!
I recently completed my second dragon plush prototype. This one is made of faux fur!
Finishing a Soft Toy with a Ladder Stitch
Plush artist Plush Mayhem has a great little video on Instagram demonstrating how to close up the stuffing opening on a plush toy with a ladder stitch. If you’re interested in making plushies, definitely give it a watch to get familiar with this essential skill. Even if you don’t make plushies, it’s just satisfying to … [Read more…]
Dragon Plush Pattern – First Complete Prototype!
There are so many terrible commercial dragon plush out there, folks. They are all either too scary or too goofy. As far as indie pattern designers go, Choly Knight has some great little dragon designs, but I’ve been interested in something that’s still cute but not so stylized and chibi. So I set off to … [Read more…]
Sewing Room Organization: DIY Ironing Board
Last summer, I replaced my old, normal ironing board with a DIY solution. It’s awesome. It’s inspired by Brooke at Custom Style, and Quilting with Mom. I had piles of stuff on the floor beneath my ironing board. Then I found out about making a custom table with storage underneath. You get more storage space … [Read more…]
Chocobo Plush
I recently purchased a home embroidery machine in order to expand my options for making and designing bags and plushies. I’m looking forward to learning how to digitize my own embroidery designs! I think it will take my work to the next level. But of course, I have to learn how to use the machine … [Read more…]
New Pattern: The Ita Crossbody Bag
I’ve just launched my latest ita bag pattern: The Ita Crossbody Bag!
Rica Bag (ithinksew)
As soon as I saw the Rica Bag pattern on ithinksew.com, I wanted to make it. Here’s my version, made out of waxed canvas and purple “eco-leather” for the exterior, and purple arrow print cotton for the lining. I added Peltex to the bottom to make it nice and sturdy. Cute and functional! Love it!