Books

I just ordered Toys to Sew by Claire Garland and it’s a really lovely book. It has doll patterns plus clothes for them to wear, sock creatures, felt animals, and my favorites:





But this is the one I'm going to try first:



A free pattern for this one is offered on the Random House website.

Another book that caught my eye walking through B&N was Last-Minute Fabric Gifts: 30 Hand-Sew, Machine-Sew, and No-Sew Projects by Cynthia Treen. Definately worth checking out. Laural at Thimble has a blog entry about this book.