| Details | | Publication Date: | 1992-10-01 |
| Size | | Height: | 11.0 in | | Width: | 8.6 in | | Thickness: | 0.5 in | | Weight: | 22.4 oz |
Publisher's Note All the projects in this unique book are featured in full color, showing how to craft a whole childhood zoo--starting with crib animals through wild creatures favored for adults. Includes comprehensive instructions and diagrams, patterns and pattern layouts for each design.
Soft toys are the best kind; a child will love them for a lifetime, & no batteries are required. Sheila McGraw has written the home-sewer's definitive guide to making cuddly stuffed creatures. Each project is featured in full color with comprehensive instructions & diagrams, patterns & pattern layouts, all accompanied by personal, humorous text. A complete introductory chapter covers working with the latest in fun fur & today's newest fabrics, simplified sewing methods, necessary tools, care of the finished product, various filling materials, & safety considerations. The home sewer is kept on track with pertinent sidebar information that accompanies each project. The toys themselves range through: EASY - fish, caterpillar, cat, penguin, sheep (crib toy), washcloth puppet. INTERMEDIATE - monster, buzzard, chicken, dog, traditional teddy bear. ADVANCED - super-pig, firefly hand puppet, mother cat with kittens, alligator. This is a book to help craft a whole childhood zoo - starting with tiny toys for the crib, through teddies & pussycats, to large, wild creatures & monsters that are favored by adolescents - & grownups. Sheila McGraw is the author of Papier-Mache Today & Papier-Mache For Kids. She is also the illustrator of the best-selling children's story Love You Forever.
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