Piece a spectacular sampler quilt featuring iconic savanna animals including an elephant, lion, rhino, gazelle, wildebeest, hippo, giraffe, and zebra. All blocks are sewn using conventional patchwork techniques. One piece (the rhino’s horn) uses a cutting guide a shortcut method to make this shape without the bother of paper piecing or matching points. The pattern book includes complete instructions for making a 64” x 84” sampler quilt, plus bonus quilt and pillow projects using the individual blocks. This pattern uses fat quarters and fat eighths and is perfect for a block of the month program.
Piece these adorable lemurs and their stripey tails using pre-cut fabric squares. All piecing is done using conventional patchwork techniques. No templates or paper piecing! Pattern uses 5” and 10” pre-cut squares and includes instructions for making a 20” x 20” pillow cover, a 36” x 45” small quilt, and a 64” x 76” large quilt.
CURIO by Betsy Olmsted Inspired by the naturalists cabinet of curiosities, Curio showcases the beauty and oddities found in nature; feathers, crystals, pine cones and seashells.
This new collection from Dan Morris celebrates our favorite best friend, the dog! Many different breeds are featured in the small patch design and plenty of fun coordinates bring everything you need to make a pup-worthy project.
Full repeat measures 36"x44" Patches measure 3.9"x3.1"
Finished Size: 18in/46cm
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The Diggles Dragon Stuffed Animals Toy Sewing Pattern can be made from most types of fabrics including woven,non-stretch fabrics eg. cotton, cotton drill, flannelette, corduroy and quilting fabrics as well as knit, stretchy fabrics like fleece (of any type), velour and chenille.
Finished Size: 8-1/2in tall and 14-1/2in long. An elephant with its trunk up is meant to symbolise good luck. This didn’t make sense to me because I’m originally from Africa where an elephant with its trunk UP means it’s about to charge and you’re outta luck! BUT let’s go with the positive! I wouldn’t recommend this pattern for beginners because the tusks and trunk are a little bit fiddly. Georgie will be a cute gift for anyone you feel could do with a little bit of luck in their life!
Finished Size: 25cm 10in tall / 38cm 15in long Mickey Moose may not be as famous as his rodent namesake but he’s just as cute! It took a while to work out how to design his antlers so they didn’t flop but I am pleased to say Mickey is a fine, upstanding member of the moose community! This pattern is suitable for an intermediate or adventurous beginner sewist.
Finished Size: 30 cm / 12 inches
This sweet little squirrel is named after ‘Sue’ a.k.a Suraliyama - one of the lovely sewists I met in India when I visited Bluemango. There I saw the cutest Indian squirrel which the locals call ‘aneel’ and thought it was a toy design just begging to be made! This toy pattern has some small pieces so I wouldn’t recommend it for a beginner toy maker who should start with one of my easy patterns.
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I sewed my squirrel with quilting cottons. You could use minky, cuddle and even fake fur especially for the tail to give your squirrel a fun fluffy look.
Finished Size: 41cm (16 inches)
Whip up a cute Valentines toy as a surprise gift for a loved one, family member or special friend this Valentine's Day. Everyone needs a LOVE MONSTER! Great for using up your from your fabric stash - any red, white or pink fabric will look great! This easy to follow pattern would make for a cute kids DIY craft project too.