Sew Me, Love Me: Best Stuffed Friends to Make

by Hsiu-Lan Kuei

Book Overview

Perfect for any sewer with a love for animals, this delightful handbook to crafting homemade stuffed animals features 12 fabric and sock animals that are guaranteed to charm. Making appearances are Poppo Piggy, with a big button nose and floppy ears; Jeff Bear, with his lanky body smartly dressed in a turtleneck and corduroy pants; and Wind Lion, with a mane of colorful fabric scraps and a sideways expression. Sewers will learn not only quirky embellishment...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1596681829
• ISBN13: 9781596681828
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Interweave Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.9" x 9.9"

Customer Reviews

sew me, love me: best stuffed friends to make

all time favorite doll making book. great directions, patterns and photos to follow along. will provide you with tons of direction, inspiration and fun. an awesome value for the book.

Too adorable to pass up

If you like to sew (hand and/or machine) AND you get a kick out of making stuffed creatures AND you love to 'upcycle' old clothing, fabric, yarn and such, then you simply must get this book. These suffed animals are small--about 12" to 15" at the tallest--but they are the most charming, whimsical, expressive, silly and fun little "lovies" you'll ever make. Patterns are included, directions are clear, and you've got plenty of room and encouragement to add your own creative flourishes. I'm creative and crafty and quite handy with needle and thread, but I don't know that I'd have ever come up with animals this adoreable and lovable on my own. Do yourself a solid and buy this book for your birthday--you'll be so glad you did.

Cute but where's the Monkey?

When I received this book I couldn't help but smile at the projects. There are some really cute stuffed toys in here and can be made with things you may have around the house. Socks, knit fabric, cotton, are some of the fabric Hsiu-Lan Kuei used to make her toys. And buttons and beads were used to make eyes. I found myself wishing there were more projects, or at least hoping she'll do another book. There is a picture of a monkey doll in there that is so absolutely darling -- but, he's not included in the book with instructions. Perhaps there is another book in the works, at least I hope so, that'll have the monkey.

my new best friend

The characters in this book are darling and so full of personality!! The instructions are detailed and the author's suggestions for use of recycled/repurposed materials are great--I'm looking forward to stitching up a few of these sweet little critters!