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January 25th, 2008

stitch of the day - baseball stitch

I’ve had some reader requests to explain how to make the “baseball stitch” used in the heart softies tutorial.  It’s an easy & fast stitch for making a flat, almost invisible closure.  It’s great for 3D projects like stuffed animals.
For the sake of clarity, I’m going to be using left & right to designate which […]

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January 24th, 2008

part two of the how to of the day: softies hearts for Valentine’s day

I showed you how I made the softies hearts yesterday - would you like to see how they turned out?

They also look really neat with the hanging loops interlocked together, like this:

Of course, now I want to make more and embroider them!  Too many projects, not enough time…
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January 23rd, 2008

how to of the day: softies hearts for Valentine’s day

I thought it would be fun to do a machine-sewn project for Valentine’s day, but didn’t feel like making anything too cutesy.  The solution?  Off-kilter, wobbly hearts!
To start off with you’ll need a selection of fabric (I’m using printed 100% cotton quilting fabric) scissors, thread, fiber-fill and a hand-sewing needle.

Because I don’t want the hearts […]

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