Amy Adams showcases her unique softie designs on her popular blog. She received a university degree in weaving and embroidery and has 12 years of experience as a professional designer for a major craft manufacturer. She lives in a small country village in England.
Nov 11 Owls and hedgehogs and squirrels, oh my! Make your own
versions of Amy Adams' adorable woodland creatures using a small
but mighty arsenal of felted wool, embellishments, and basic hand
stitches. Each pint-size "softy" is graded by difficulty so
beginners can easily pick starter projects and progress as they
improve their skills.
*Quilts and More*
June 11 We never tire of cute, soft critters sewn from scraps of
fabric. Is this some sort of fetish? Or just our latent Beanie-Baby
Mogul? Amy's 28 forest creatures will bring out the inner child in
even the oldest, most serious sewist. Hitting all of today's
trendiest wild things, from owls to otters, dragonflies and
hedgehogs, these projects are a great way to teach little ones some
basic stitching skills. They are also a perfect use for those
scraps covering your sewing room floor. Amy uses a mix of woolens
and printed cottons in her menagerie. Plus, she's got a good
tutorial on felting wool at home (read: recycling moth-eaten
sweaters). We just wanna know how she can design adorable looking
animals that are still so appealing to us big kids?
*Quilter's Home*
July 11 Countryside Softies by Amy Adams Cute, cute, cute. The 28
soft toys made from felted wool and cotton fabrics in this book by
Amy Adams are delightful. Instructions are provided for a
collection of creatures that can be found in the hedgerows and
woodlands and along the river banks of England, where Amy lives.
They include a rabbit, hedgehog, robin, squirrel, badger, owl and
otter. There's also a fabulous fox, shown on the front cover. He's
typical of Amy's style: a combination of differerent fabric types
hand-sewn together with "imperfect" stitches, and embellished with
a variety of whimsical embellishments. Amy has graded the
difficulty of each project, so novices can start on the easiest
ones if they wish. But even those rated at her highest level of
difficulty - such as the fox - are only "slightly tricky", she
says, requiring a few more pieces and a little more time to
complete. Because all the softies are quite small (none is taller
than 8 3/4 in), the patterns have been printed full-size on pages
at the back of the book - so you can get started straight away.
*Australian Homespun*
Mar 11 I'm holding in my hands a copy of Amy Adam's amazingly
adorable book "Countryside Softies" (Stash Books/an imprint of
C&T Publishing 2011). And the wow! factor starts with the
wonderful cover image of a stitched red fox, but it certainly does
not stop there.Amy presents 28 delightful creatures to stitch. From
the wonderful fox that graces the cover of the book you will begin
your journey into the enchanted world of the countryside. Your
first stop will be along the hedgerow as you learn how to create a
fox, a rabbit, a baby rabbit too,a carrot, and a hedgehog and baby,
a robin,and robin ornaments for the tree, a bumblebee, and a
butterfly,and how to create a mobile using the butterfly and
dragonfly.You'll find complete materials lists and detailed
instructions for all projects shown, as well as full sized patterns
that you will find located at the back of the book. After visiting
the hedgerow you'll move deeper into the enchantment of the
countryside when you travel amongst the woodlands to meet the
squirrel,(you can't have a squirrel without a few chestnuts to
stitch also),the badger, the owl (and baby owl), the mouse and
baby, and the toadstool. After visiting with the wonderful
creatures of the woodland area you'll find the creatures that
inhabit the riverbank: the otter and his fish dinner, the swan ,the
duck and her baby duckling (finger puppet), and egg, the kingfisher
along with bulrushes and cattails, and the dragonfly. Throughout
the book you'll find tips along the sidebar that tell you a bit
more about how to personalize and complete the projects with
stunning results. Amy shares with readers a list of the basic tools
needed to start the projects in her book, as well as how to felt
wool,how to properly stuff and weight the bodies of the softies,how
to add the features like the mouth,eyes, chest,and ears,wings,
feet,and claws,whiskers and antennae. You'll also find instructions
on the embroidery stitches used to add the special touches to each
project. Add fun, whimsy and woodland delight to your decor. The
little animals can be used to decorate a mantle, used around your
Christmas tree this coming Holiday season, let them add a bit of
fun to your windowsill,and so much more. Once you start creating
these little animals you will find all sorts of fun ways to display
them I am sure. So, take a visit to the countryside, it is a
delightful journey that you are really bound to enjoy. The animals
are all waiting for you. my lives. They include a rabbit, hedgehog,
robin, squirrel, badger, owl and otter. There's also a fabulous
fox, shown on the front cover. He's typical of Amy's style: a
combination of differerent fabric types hand-sewn together with
"imperfect" stitches, and embellished with a variety of whimsical
embellishments. Amy has graded the difficulty of each project, so
novices can start on the easiest ones if they wish. But even those
rated at her highest level of difficulty - such as the fox - are
only "slightly tricky", she says, requiring a few more pieces and a
little more time to complete. Because all the softies are quite
small (none is taller than 8 3/4 in), the patterns have been
printed full-size on pages at the back of the book - so you can get
started straight away.
*Small Town Living*
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