How to Make Stuffed Animals by Sian Keegan
How many of our readers here love to craft? sew? Well guess what? We have a great book review for all of you today! The craft book is called “How to Make Stuffed Animals” by Sian Keegan. This book contains modern, simple patterns + instructions for 18 fun craft projects! The book is great for beginners and experts who love to sew.
Synopsis: Making stuffed animals is fun, addictive and much easier than most people think! Anyone who has completed the most basic of sewing projects can master the projects in this book. How to Make Stuffed Animals includes original sewing patterns and fully-illustrated instructions for 18 adorable animals, plus an overview of all basic techniques and materials.
Inside, you’ll find these adorable animals to make:
* Squirrel and his Acorn
* Grizzly Bear
* Raccoon
* Tiger
* Fox
* And many more!
All projects in this book can be completed with about 1/4 yard of fabric. Fat Quarters, commonly found at fabric quilting shops work perfectly. It is also easy to use old clothes or household linens from your home or local thrift store.
Whatever they are made from, these charming animals can be used as decorative objects for the home or as great handmade gifts. Special projects illustrate how the animals can also become cake toppers, a hanging mobile or a holiday ornament.
About the Author: Sian Keegan is a stuffed-animal maker and freelance designer based in New York City. Her work has been featured in Martha Stewart Living, Every Day with Rachel Ray, and Uppercase Magazine. Visit SianKeegan for more information on Sian’s stuffed animals.
My Thoughts: I am a big time crafter, seriously…I live for crafting! I dabble in sewing, scrapbooking, cardmaking, painting, crocheting, you name it, I have probably tried it! This book is one of the easiest-to-understand animal-making books, I have ever seen!
It is a large soft-cover book containing 128 pages with 18 really cool animal projects. The patterns are all inside the book (not full-size) so you will have to enlarge them with a copying machine. The instructions in the book tell you how to do that. There are color photos that accompany each project along with step-by-step diagrams on how to make the stuffed animal you are working on. Each project lists a material list and let’s you know upfront which materials and how much of those materials you will need for each project.
I sat down with this book last week and wow…I was super impressed! As you all know, my house is completely packed up as we will be moving into our new house in about 3 to 4 weeks. Once we get moved, I am going to make some of these projects and turn them into holiday ornaments and little package toppers for holiday gifts. I think they are absolutely adorable and you can certainly whip up one or two in just one afternoon!
Everyone loves little stuffed animals and the ones in this book are adorable and look super easy to make! I am really excited to get moved and unpacked so I can get busy creating some stuffed animals that are featured in this wonderful book!
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