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Sew Me, Love Me: Best Stuffed Friends to Make

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Create adorable stuffed animals that are irresistibly quirky and loveable using simple fabric piecing techniques, fabric scraps, and socks.
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Create adorable stuffed animals that are irresistibly quirky and loveable using simple fabric piecing techniques, fabric scraps, and socks. Sew Me, Love Me presents 12 endearing fabric and sock animals that crafters will love to make. Beginning and experienced sewists won't be able to resist these lovable "stuffies" that make the perfect gift.

It's easy and fun to sew and dress each doll using simple fabric piecing techniques. Learn quirky embellishment techniques, from how to create a button nose or ribbon hair to hand-embroidered faces. Step-by-step illustrations and project instructions along with pattern templates provide everything the reader needs to make these 12 charming creatures, plus cute clothes and accessories like dresses and tops, scarves and hats, skirts and pants all made from socks, fabric scraps, and trims.

Choose from characters Poppo Piggy, with his big button nose and floppy ears; Jeff Bear, with his lanky body smartly dressed in a turtleneck and corduroy pants; or Wind Lion with his mane of colorful fabric scraps and sideways expression. No matter which project you start with, you'll definitely want to make more than one!


Stuffies
Meet a few of the stuffies: Wind Lion, Froggy Friends, Popo Piggy, and Beatnik Bob

Table of Contents

Part I: Doll's Diary

Part II: Materials for doll making - things you can re-use and recycle from you home

  • Fabric
  • Buttons
  • Cords and strings
  • Stuffing
  • My tool box
  • Basic Sewing techniques
  • Basic doll making techniques

Part III Making Creatures of Your Very Own!

  • Cute Frogs
  • Sock Zebra
  • Papa Bear
  • Wind Lion
  • Jeff Bear
  • Lady Dog
  • Red Dog
  • Billy Fox
  • Double Face Dog
  • Joy Frog
  • Poppo Piggy
  • Bug

Part IV Additional Techniques

  • Clothes
  • Eyes
  • Hair
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About the Author

Hsiu-Lan Kuei has spent much of her professional career as both a costume designer, and an illustrator. She made her first doll from an old stray sock and primarily uses fabric scraps and recycled fabric cloth for her doll creations. Hsiu-Lan Kuei is currently working on characters and costumes for a Taiwan stage adaptation of famous fairy tales. She lives in Taiwan.

Reviews
"Adorable plush animal friends."--Sew News, Spring 2010
Item #: 09SW04
ISBN: 978-1-59668-182-8
144 pages, 120 photographs
Dimensions: 8 x 10
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Customer Reviews: 2
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Carol O
Location:
New Zealand

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Love this book - great pictures and instructions - they actually work. I love the little frogs and have progressed to the prairie pup and pig.
READ-DO BOOK REVIEW Sew Me, Love Me
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Author:
Katarina Thorsen
Location:
Vancouver, BC

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I review this book by making something after ingesting the book’s contents! I came across this charming book this past year and ended up buying two copies- one for home and the other for my art therapy room. The photographs are exquisite and the text simple, happy and user-friendly. The instructions are easy though I usually change it up by using socks with my students, as opposed to sewing with cloth pieces as in the book. The characters melt your heart (I think my favorite is the long-legged fox). About the author: "Hsiu-Lan Kuei has spent much of her professional career as both a costume designer, and an illustrator. She made her first doll from an old stray sock and primarily uses fabric scraps and recycled fabric cloth for her doll creations. Hsiu-Lan Kuei is currently working on characters and costumes for a Taiwan stage adaptation of famous fairy tales. She lives in Taiwan." (Source: Interweave) The book is divided into three parts: Part 1: HOW TO MAKE FRIENDS: DOLL MAKING WITH RECYCLED MATERIALS Part 2: THE PROJECTS: DOLLS YOU CAN MAKE BY HAND Appendix: MORE TIPS, TECHNIQUES & PATTERNS I love simply looking at the book, as visually it truly INSPIRES me. It also gives you great tips on sewing techniques and supplies. I ADORE THIS BOOK! I let the book infuse me and I then ended up sketching my own ideas and creating a doll. The result can be seen at: http://poststreet.wordpress.com/2010/12/28/kats-read-do-book-review-1-sew-me-love-me-crafts-inspiration/
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