The Message-Bearing Flying Pig sewing pattern & tutorial is now available from my online shop, muumade.etsy.com! I sincerely hope that this cute and brave little piggy’s positive energy of encouragement will inspire anyone who wishes to dare to dream! For a detailed description and more images of The Flying Pig who dares to dream, […]
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Cutting out detailed designs from felt is not easy. But with a few simple tricks, this daunting task becomes quite doable. I made the Grease-inspired Pink Ladies applique shown above by cutting out the black letters from felt. These instructions describe the process I used, and the same tricks can be used to cut out […]
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A family of fluffy sheep has just joined the Muumade clan! The Simply Simple Sheep sewing pattern & tutorial is now available from my online shop, Muumade.etsy.com. For more images of these woolly creatures (including a stop motion video of the Simply Simple Mother Sheep being philosophical), please visit my blog page. Muu
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Writing and drawing on felt might seem a bit tricky because of its fuzzy surface. But, it is actually not hard at all when you use permanent markers or fabric markers! I used the former (Sharpies) for this post, but I’ve read that fabric markers also work well, and they seem to be better […]
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Repairing a cardigan or any knitwear with rips around snap fasteners may seem daunting, but here is an easy solution to this problem – remove the snaps! Snap fasteners (sometimes also called press studs) are convenient interlocking disks that snap together. But because they pull the fabric or knitwear around them whenever they are […]
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The Simply Simple Dog, a beginner friendly sewing pattern, is now available from my Etsy shop, Muumade.etsy.com. For more images and information on this new pattern, please visit the Simply Simple Dog page. Happy hand-sewing! Muu
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Muumade’s newest item comes from the deep sea – A Little Felt Octopus! This sewing pattern & tutorial is now available from my online shop, muumade.etsy.com, for instant download. Here are more photos and information regarding the Little Felt Octopus. Hurry up before this amazingly sneaky creature hides away!
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I am happy to announce a new finger puppet & felt ornament from Muumade: The Lucky Ladybug! The Lucky Ladybug sewing pattern contains a tutorial for a beginner friendly hand-sewing project. It is now available from my online Etsy shop: muumade.etsy.com Visit The Lucky Ladybug’s blog page for more cute photos and information. I […]
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I recently made a Little Felt Bunny with felt eyes instead of the French Knot eyes included in the original instructions. The result was a completely new look for the Little Felt Bunny! I decided to use felt for the eyes when I was making a black Little Felt Bunny as a gift for a […]
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If you have a child with long legs and a small waist, you probably have bought a pair of pants that are just the right length but are too wide in the waist. This can happen even when the pants have adjustable waists. Here is an easy way to fix this problem by taking […]
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