Softies for Mirabel 2012

This week I have been Stitching up some Softies for Mirabel. How are you all doing with yours?

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I decided to go a bit retro, using a book my Mum bought in the 70's or 80's. 

Book: Soft Toys to make for Children Edited by Alison Lowe Marshall Cavendish 1973-84 

From this book I'm making cats, bears, frogs, elephants and dolls.

Some Images from the book Soft Toys to make for Children

I got started sewing cats and bears during the week, I'm finishing them off now, frogs are being cut out this afternoon and the dolls over the weekend. With any luck they all should be done by the end of next week when I would like to start my Christmas sewing.

I have a couple of weeks more off before uni starts again. This time off has been such a wonderful thing I cannot even tell you how much it has helped me to relax and do what I wanted to each day!

Angels for the Forgotten

I took some time off uni recently and over that time off I did some sewing for a charity called Angels for the Forgotten.
They do great work helping out kids in foster care or living in crisis.

Heres what I made and promptly forgot to post about!

A Happy couple of new friends for a new baby

With the recent wonderful news of my friends brand new baby, I really wanted to make something for her.

Over the weekend I stitched up a couple of bright and patterny little friends who are now on their way to baby, who I hope will love them forever.

These are one of my favourites to make for charity and friends. The Hector the alien type giraffes from the Softies book that I adore!

Softies Penguin books.