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Made: ladybug from Little Stitches for Little Ones

Project Notes:My son was into ladybugs around the time I got this book so I gravitated towards this project, although I prefer garments, really. The instructions were clear and all in all everything went smoothly. This was the first time I’d used Wonder Under for applique - I haven’t appliqued much - and I loved it. The last time I just pinned my applique on and sewed. The Wonder Under is fused on by iron to the applique piece, and then you fuse the applique in place to the project, and then it sticks there…no need for pinning. Totally awesome and easy. I was happy with it when I was done but it’s  bit more of a struggle to sew something like this, bulky with the fusible fleece, and matching a stuffed curved piece to a round flat piece…not really my thing.

Tags: Amy Butler, Little Stitches For Little Ones, stuffed animal

Made: reading pillow

Project Notes: The Montessori By Hand pattern, now rebranded as Sew Liberated, is a totally cool design! I used my beloved Modern Flora home dec fabric and my equally beloved Denyse Schmidt fabric for the accents. The project has a lot of steps and I always find it tiresome to make long strips of bias tape. Nevertheless this came together fairly easily. I spent a lot of time cutting my pieces out with care so that the fabric design was never interrupted.

Mistakes/Complications: I didn’t use enough stuffing.

Notes for Next Time: err on the side of too much stuffing! if you have trouble closing it you can always remove stuffing! If there’s not enough than - take it from me - the pillow won’t be strong enough to support your book well. My book sinks into the pillow as though the pillow were part beanbag.

Tags: Amy Butler, Little Stitches For Little Ones, reading pillow, sew liberated