Melly & Me: Supercute Sewing: 20 easy sewing patterns for soft toys and accessories - Softcover

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Softcover

ISBN 10: 1446308405 ISBN 13: 9781446308400

Publisher: David & Charles, 2021

Synopsis

Discover a colourful world of adorable animals and fantastical creatures in this fun collection of sewn toys and gifts, brought together into one volume for the first time.

Children and adults will adore this collection of cute and quirky stuffed toys and home accessories by leading soft toy designer, Melly McNeice. There are a total of twenty projects to choose from so there is something for everyone. Pick your favourite from a pretty butterfly mobile for a new arrival, a cuddly spaceship for a curious kid or a handy ladybug bag for a little fashionista - there's something to delight kids of all ages!

The stuffed toy sewing patterns that are featured in this collection include friendly monsters, affable aliens magical mermaids, circus lions, pretty unicorns and much, much more. This selection of 'huggable' creatures from Melly McNeice will capture your imagination as much as your child's.

Each of the animals and creatures featured in this selection has their own personality, and they are perfectly proportioned for little hands to hold. They also make the perfect prompts for story telling or a bedtime tale. Maybe your little one dreams of transforming into a high-spirited princess or a flying superhero?

As well as the toys there are projects to brighten up the nursery: choose from a butterfly mobile, a wonderfully colourful, applique floral quilt, and a ladybird bird backpack for fun days out.

These simple patterns will have you sewing toys and gifts in no time. Each of the twenty brightly coloured projects is suitable for sewers of all abilities and comes with easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions and full-size templates so you can start sewing straight away. Melly recommends reading through all the patterns before starting a project to decide whether it's a quick and easy make which is perfect for last minute gifting or a longer project which will help you to build your toy making skills.

Enjoy making your super cute toys and gifts and we hope that the resulting toys will bring the special little people in your life many hours of imagination-filled play, memorable moments and comforting cuddles.

About this title

About the Author

Melanie McNeice is a pattern and fabric designer based in Melbourne, Australia. Her adventures in sewing began when she discovered, as an at-home mother, that she still had the desire to be creative and productive. Her passion for sewing quickly grew and only 12 months after starting to sew she began designing under her own pattern label Melly & Me. She has over 30,000 online followers.

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Sewing a gift for a child can be as exciting and fun for us as the finished toy is for the lucky recipient. Each creature, character and creation bursts with personality and is, of course, oh so very cute! Perfectly proportioned for little hands and big hugs, there is the perfect softie for every child. Elephants, seals and monkeys quickly capture their imagination; robots, aliens and UFOs have so much potential for storytelling. Is there a child who doesn’t wish they could meet a rainbow unicorn or friendly dragon? Maybe they want to transform themselves into a high-spirited princess or flying superhero. Even the sweet floral quilt and adorable ladybug bag will catch their eye and melt your heart. Each of the twenty patterns have step-by-step instructions, illustrated with beautiful colour photographs and detailed diagrams. Read through the pattern before you begin to decide whether it will be a quick-and-easy make (great for gifting with short notice!) or one to help you build your toy making skills. The resulting toys will bring the mini marvels in your life many hours of imagination-filled play, memorable moments and comforting cuddles.

Edition details

• Publisher: David & Charles
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1446308405
• ISBN 13: 9781446308400
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176