Wild and Wonderful Fleece Animals: With Full-Size Patterns for 20 Cuddly Critters [Hardcover-spiral]

Carr, Linda.Wild and Wonderful Fleece Animals Creative Pub: Quayside. 2008. c.112p. ISBN 978-1-58923-384-3. pap. $19.95. FIBER CRAFTS Carr (Clothes from the Vogue Patterns Collection) presents a menagerie of whimsical stuffed toys in this enjoyable collection. There are stuffed toys for every child's taste: the usual puppies, kittens, and bunnies, followed by an adorable centipede, a sweet octopus, and a spider that even arachnophobes could snuggle with. What sets the toys apart is their expressive faces, created by adding pattern pieces, sewing button or plastic eyes in a specific manner, or adding detail with a permanent marker. The only potential problem for libraries is that the patterns are included in a pocket on the front of the book rather than interspersed within the text. Creative parents (and grandparents) will enjoy making these toys for the children in their lives. Recommended for most public libraries. - --Library Journal--;First there are plenty of pictures and text to help you make the toys. The patterns are FULL SIZE in an envelope in the front of the book. No resizing necessary. Also the directions are easy to follow. Which is a plus for me as I am a visual learner. Pictures are required for me to follow directions. Also the toys made in the book are created with fleece and felt. The two easiest fabrics to work with in my opinion. And also some of the simplest to find in just about any fabric store. I highly recommend this to those who want some sweet animals to make that look cute and realistic. Some are more complex but there are plenty that are simple! I highly recommend to the newbie sewer and those of us who have been sewing for years! --Sew Today-- love to sew...and I love great patterns. This book provides a wonderful place to start. I took the patterns and added my own special touch to each. The designs of each animal are sweet and so easy to put together. Patterns included in a nice envelope to keep them all in one place -- beautiful photography and instructions that are easy to follow. Cute, cute creations can be started from the basics provided in this book. I wish the author would provide another book just as great as this one. I'd give it 10 stars if that option were available!! Great investment (though the price is more than reasonable for what this book will add to your creative endeavors). --loveknitting blog spot--This book is a hit for so many reasons: * The patterns are easy to sew. Many are suitable for someone who has never made a stuffed animal before. * The animals are *cute*! It takes talent to make a cute animal pattern with so few pattern pieces- this book does it! * For those with experience, the patterns offer a good jumping-off point. For example, almost all of the patterns work just as well in fake fur as they do in fleece. Using the tiger pattern, I turned a leopard-print fake fur throw into a whole litter of adorable baby leopard cubs! If you have any interest whatsoever in making stuffed animals, buy this book. You won't regret it. --Craft Club--This book is an incredible value. Some of the patterns in the book have been sold seperately by Vogue patterns at prices higher than the cost of this book. The animals are all inexpensive to make if you use fleece or flannel but I used faux furs and velboa as well without difficulty. Some of the constructions are quite unique(check out the walrus head) and there is great variety in how eyes, noses, tusks, and mouths are made. The instructions are good. The patterns are on heavy paper. I chose to copy the patterns pieces rather than cut them because I wanted to keep the patterns intact. I also scanned and enlarged one of the patterns to make a mama and baby. My review is based on having made the the walrus twice, the siberian tiger (mama and baby), and the polar bear. --Craft --Craft Club

Fleece is soft, warm, easy to work with, and simple to sew requiring no lining or edge-finishing. Even brand-new sewers can make the perfect gift in a weekend, or less! This book provides easy step-by-step instruction to make a range of cuddly fleece creatures to keep or give away--in a variety of colors, textures, and patterns. Each of the 20 animals is featured in a full-size photograph, along with a variation in one or more colors or sizes. There are easy-to-follow line drawings and step-by-step text instruction for construction and assembly of each one. Linda adds her own creative touches to each of the simple shapes--decorative trims, bright appliques, and quick, secure closures. Full-size tissue patterns and templates are included for each of the projects. Fleece fabric is easy to find, and the selection of colors, patterns, and textures is increasing in larger craft chains and in traditional fabric outlets. Includes full-size, fold-out patterns and templates for each of the 20 projects --Paradise fibers

This book is a hit for so many reasons: * The patterns are easy to sew. Many are suitable for someone who has never made a stuffed animal before. * The animals are *cute*! It takes talent to make a cute animal pattern with so few pattern pieces- this book does it! * For those with experience, the patterns offer a good jumping-off point. For example, almost all of the patterns work just as well in fake fur as they do in fleece. Using the tiger pattern, I turned a leopard-print fake fur throw into a whole litter of adorable baby leopard cubs! If you have any interest whatsoever in making stuffed animals, buy this book. You won't regret it. --Craft Club--This book is an incredible value. Some of the patterns in the book have been sold seperately by Vogue patterns at prices higher than the cost of this book. The animals are all inexpensive to make if you use fleece or flannel but I used faux furs and velboa as well without difficulty. Some of the constructions are quite unique(check out the walrus head) and there is great variety in how eyes, noses, tusks, and mouths are made. The instructions are good. The patterns are on heavy paper. I chose to copy the patterns pieces rather than cut them because I wanted to keep the patterns intact. I also scanned and enlarged one of the patterns to make a mama and baby. My review is based on having made the the walrus twice, the siberian tiger (mama and baby), and the polar bear. --Craft Club--I love this book!I'm a beginner sewer and have already made 5 animals from this book,she gives great directions,step by step along with illustrations.Great full-size patterns and color photos are included,I only wish the author would come out with more books. --Craft Club

Polar fleece is soft, warm, easy to work with, and simple to sew requiring no lining or edgefinishing. Even brand-new sewers can make the perfect gift in a weekend, or less! This book provides easy step-by-step instruction to make a range of cuddly fleece creatures to keep or give away in a variety of colours, textures, and patterns. Each of the 20 animals is featured in a full-size photograph, along with a variation in one or more colours or sizes. There are easy-to-follow line drawings and step-by-step text instruction for construction and assembly of each one. Linda adds her own creative touches to each of the simple shapes decorative trims, bright appliqués, and quick, secure closures. Full-size tissue patterns and templates are included for each of the projects.