Nursery Stitch

by Shreeve, Rebecca

• ISBN13: 9780764144691
• ISBN10: 0764144693
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-03-01
• Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Inc

Summary

Here’s a colorful needlecrafter’s menagerie of cloth animal designs and toys that will delight babies and toddlers. Author Rebecca Shreeve presents easy-to-follow animal patterns for decorating babies’ T-shirts, bibs, socks, blankets, and more. Additional patterns include a play mat embellished with friendly monsters, a whale towel, and a kitten pillow. There are templates for making charming, colorful stuffed-fabric toy animals. They include Ella the mouse, Olivia the sheep, Lucy the elephant, Luke the monkey, and Henry the Pig. A final project shows readers how to make a delightful cloth book filled with charming animal pictures babies will love.Nursery Stitch’sconcluding chapter explains all construction techniques—working with templates, transferring designs to fabric, using stabilizers, and perfecting a variety of hand stitches. Moms will have fun creating these animal-theme items and babies will be delighted by the results. Filled with color photos and pattern templates.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 7
Sheep T-Shirt	p. 9
Comfy Monkey Socks	p. 13
Bunny Bib	p. 17
Elephant Pillowcase	p. 21
Whale Towel	p. 25
Teddy Bear Hat	p. 29
Rabbit Blankie	p. 33
Monster Play Mat	p. 39
Doggy Draft Stopper	p. 45
Kitten Pillow	p. 51
Animal Textile Picture	p. 55
Giant Piggy Pillow	p. 59
Henry the Pig	p. 63
Sleepy Teddy Bear Mobile	p. 69
Toy Tidy	p. 75
Ella the Mouse	p. 81
Olivia the Sheep	p. 87
Lucy the Elephant	p. 93
Luke the Monkey	p. 99
Animal Book	p. 103
Techniques	p. 106
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