How to Sew Softies {Valentine Round Up}

Are you wondering how to sew softies, or plush toys for Valentine’s Day?  If so, you’re in luck!  Ellen is here from The Long Thread (a sewing blog) with her round up of how to sew Valentine softies!

Sew a softie for your the little love in your life this Valentine’s Day with one of these 12 cute tutorials from talented crafters around the web. Add Valentine colors and hearts to your softie to make it perfect for your lovely little valentine!

How To Sew

Lovebird from Molly Chicken.
Fluffy Stuffy Bunny from All Sorts.
Sheep Softie from Paper, Plate and Plane.
Cupcake Softie from Fantastic Toys.
The Purl Frog from The Purl Bee.
Lovebirds from Pretty Ditty.

More Softie Patterns

Finger Puppet Softies from Soto Softies.
Donkey Softie from Myra Masuda for Etsy’s The Storque.
Huggable Heart from The Long Thread.
Mermaid from Hillary Lang as excerpted on Martha Stewart.
Mooshy Belly Bunny from Chez Beeper Bebe.
Hedgehog from Lolly Chops

Guest post by Ellen Luckett Baker of The Long Thread. Ellen is a sewing pattern designer and freelance craft writer living in Atlanta with her husband and two daughters. Her sewing book 1,2,3 Sew is available for pre-order from Chronicle Books. Look for it in bookstores in late spring 2011.

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