Hamster Plush

Another plush toy based on a pattern from the book "Palm Sized Softies"

Pork Pillow

I think I watched almost 4 hours of Law and Order SVU while making this. I messed up a lot, for example embroidering "shoulder" where "loin" should have been and then carefully unpicking the whole mess.

This fella is hand-sewn and embroidered from acrylic felt. Measures 7.5" long x 4" (at tallest point). I'd like to make a slightly bigger version out of fleece and probably alter the ear so it's a flap on the side of the face instead of part of the silhouette.

Strawberry Pie

I had so much fun sewing the Jammie Dodger (see last post) I decided to try my own design. Plenty of flaws but that's all part of the charm...

Mollie Makes Magazine

I have finally found a craft magazine I LOVE. Up until now, I'd relied on Martha Stewart Living to provide me with a few tidbits here and there on craft ideas. But Mollie Makes is devoted entirely to crafting. It's a relatively new magazine from the UK, they've only had 13 issues. Their photography is just as pleasing to look at as any Martha magazine and all their ads are devoted to craft related stores, (not pharmaceuticals and whoever will pay the bills) so they don't even feel like ads.

There's a lot of focus on sewing, but they definitely cover all other crafts as well. Every issue includes a few downloadable templates from their website. I made the Jammie Dodger from Issue 4, by Ouissi Gresty as a new pincushion.