The Dandy-Doo Totally Reversible, Totally Adjustable Jacket Pattern for Small Dogs includes complete instructions for making a custom, quilted jacket for any small dog of a girth measurement of 20” or under. This pattern walks you through the customization of a pattern to make your project fit your pooch perfectly. This project is designed using conventional techniques. This pattern also includes instructions on making continuous bias tape so your jacket will be finished in the perfect way.
The pattern is an 8 pages 5” x 8” booklet printed in full-colour and saddle stitched with a rigid gloss cover. A large format adjustable jacket pattern insert is also included.
Make way for the Mushroom King!
This quilt pattern contains the instructions to make a 40" x 48" quilt featuring a squirrel sitting atop a mushroom village. The blocks may be used to make the full quilt or other projects using its individual blocks. Instructions are included for making the mushroom blocks as homes or with plain stems.
This quilt is easy to put together and contains minimal point matching. The squirrel block is 10" x 13" and would be adorable even on his own! It's time to go nuts for the Mushroom King!
This booklet is 12 pages, printed in full-colour and saddle stitched with a rigid gloss cover.
Skill Level: 2
Precise cutting, small pieces, one point match
Space Bacon includes complete instructions for making a 43” x 50” quilt (as seen on the cover) or individual blocks for smaller projects. The individual blocks include the space pig block (16” x 18” - 20” x 20” finished) and the rocket block (8” x 18” - 20” x 20” finished). This project is designed using conventional piecing techniques (no paper-piecing).
The pattern is 12 pages, printed in full-colour and saddle stitched with a rigid gloss cover.
Skill Level:
Precise cutting, careful piecing
Mythical Wieners includes complete instructions for making a 60” x 75” quilt (as seen on the cover) or individual blocks for smaller projects. The individual wiener dog/mythical creature hybrid blocks include: the drag-weens (19” x 24” each), the uni-ween (21.75” x 13”), the griff-ween (23” x 12”), the dach ness monster (40” x 7.5”), the front-facing merweens (14.5” x 20” each) and the sideways merween (20” x 11”). The pattern also includes six smaller filler blocks including: a fire flourish, a heart, a sword, flowers, jewels and a crown. This project is designed using conventional piecing techniques (no paper-piecing).
The pattern is 28 pages, printed in full-colour and saddle stitched with a rigid gloss cover.
Skill Level:3
Precise cutting, precise piecing, point matching
Lucky Charm written by Natalie Crabtree for Gingiber
featuring the Farm Charm panel
Multicolored and black and white options included.
Finished Quilt: 52" x 52"
Piece a colony of colorful koalas using conventional patchwork techniques. No templates or paper piecing! Pattern includes instructions for making a 20” x 20" pillow cover, a 35” x 42” small quilt, and a 65” x 78” large quilt.
Cockatoos, Toucans, Cokatiels, Macaws, and Lorikeets! These feathered friends may not live together in the wild, but they make a happy, colorful (and probably pretty loud) family in this fat-quarter-friendly sampler quilt. Make a large version with 40 blocks or a small version with 10 blocks. Everything is sewn using conventional patchwork techniques. No templates or paper piecing!
The pattern book includes complete instructions for making a 36” x 37” small quilt and a 69" x 79" large quilt.
Use your favorite fat eighths to make a streak of colorful tigers. Antonia Tiger includes complete instructions for making tiger quilts in two sizes, plus a quilted pillow cover. All piecing is done using conventional patchwork techniques. No templates or paper piecing! Pattern includes instructions for making a 20” x 20" pillow cover, a 52” x 55” small quilt, and a 67” x 71” large quilt.
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.
Finished Size: 18in/46cm
RECOMMENDED FABRICS:
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: 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.
Recommended fabrics:
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.
Finished Size: 18in Monty is a fun-loving, playful Manatee (or Dugong to us Australians!) who loves lolling around munching away on sea grass. There’s something adorable about these “sea cows” but personally I don’t think they’re pretty enough to be mistaken for mermaids! Monty is a is a quick and easy pattern which will look great in all sorts of colors, not just manatee-grey!
Finished Size: 17in /43cm
Steve is a really cuddly crocodile, grinning from ear to ear all day long! I'm sure there are lots of little boys (and girls!) who'd love to snuggle up to him.
RECOMMENDED FABRICS:
The Crocodile can made from both NON-stretch fabrics (eg. patchwork and quilting cottons and corduroy)as well as stretchy fabrics (eg. fleece, stretch velour, chenille and flannelette.)
Finished Size: 38cm (15 inches) tall
Sparkles is a shy little Seahorse who is spends the day playing hide & seek in the sea grass. She has lots of little bits so I wouldn’t recommend this pattern for beginners. Have fun embellishing your Seahorse with lace, beads, ric rac, bobbles, sequins or even rhinestones!
Finished Toy Size: 12in/ 30cm
Plattie is the first “Aussie Mates” Funky Friend. He is also one of the SIMPLEST Funky Friends patterns so I always recommend this pattern for beginner toy-makers and for children. He is suited to most fabrics but I like making him out of fleece which gives him a warm furry feel! With his cute little upturned bill and squidgy body, he’s bound to get loads of cuddles.
RECOMMENDED FABRIC
The Platypus can made from MOST fabrics – The pattern will work well with both NON-STRETCH fabrics (eg. patchwork and quilting cottons and corduroy)and also with STRETCH fabrics (eg. fleece, stretch velour, chenille and flannelette.)
Finished Size: 17in/43cm.
The Funky Friends Collection wouldn’t be complete without a few dinosaurs. Timmy is a baby Tyrannosaurus Rex.
Boys and girls love this cuddly dinosaur and he can be made up in all sorts of color variations. He’s a simple pattern for beginners too.
RECOMMENDED FABRICS:
All types of fleece, and stretch fabrics eg. velour, chenille and flannelette.
Finished Size: 38cm / 15in. Ozzie Octopus has got to be the Funky Friend with the MOST LEGS EVER!! This pattern also looks very cute made up in girly colors, so make him a girlfriend too!
RECOMMENDED FABRICS:
Pre-washed and ironed 100% cotton fabric, and fibre fill toy stuffing is recommended for making this toy. The octopus can also be made in stretchy fabrics like fleece.
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 17in/42cm:
Gertie Gecko HEAT PACK looks so sweet with her googly eyes and curled tail. She's a simple pattern and will be nice and quick to make and a great first project for beginners. Fill your HEAT PACK with wheat, which can be safely heated in the microwave and makes a fun way to make someone you know feel great!
