Fleecie Pets: Easy-To-Make Cuddly Animal Friends [Paperback]

Fiona Goble (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 7, 2007

Need a friend? Make a friend! All it takes is cuddly fleece and basic sewing skills.



Need a little love? Something to cuddle up with on those days when it seems like humanity has turned its back on you? Then you need Fleecie Pets. Make twelve adorable stuffed-toy animals using soft, soothing fleece fabric. The ten-inch-tall pets are quick, easy, and inexpensive to make—and they require no food, no water, nothing more than the most basic sewing skills, since they’re all made with a simple two-piece pattern. Each huggable pet also has its own special outfit: Squealy the Pig wears a bikini, Rumble the Bear is seen around town in overalls, and Leapy the Frog is ready for any weather in a yellow raincoat. Step-by-step photos guide readers through the entire process of making each pet and its outfit. Instructions on how to make a variety of stylish accessories—a poncho, hats, mittens, scarves, even jewelry—ensure that each pet will be well dressed for any occasion. Want more friends…in different sizes? Colors? Shapes? The Fleecie Pet Workshop section explains how to customize pets to make replicas of real animals, to create other species, or to build a whole family of pets in different sizes. Beginners and even kids will have a whole herd of new friends sewn up in no time!


• Twelve super-cute stuffed-toy animals, all made from cuddly fleece


• Adorable outfits for each toy, plus accessories


• Simple two-piece patterns are perfect for children and beginners

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About the Author

Fiona Goble designs and sells knitted personal accessories and home furnishings and is a frequent contributor to many crafts magazines. She lives in England.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Potter Craft; 1st edition (August 7, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0823099938
• ISBN-13: 978-0823099931
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.2 x 10 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,076,291 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for absolute beginners and those who teach them!, June 22, 2008

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Wildgarten "Wildgarten" (Cincinnati, OH USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fleecie Pets: Easy-To-Make Cuddly Animal Friends (Paperback)

My 5-year old grandson picked this one out when we were browsing the books at our local fabric store. He REALLY wanted to make one of those pets - an orange and white kitty. He couldn't do the machine sewing but he watched every step and took it all in. He did insist on stuffing the whole thing himself - as did his 4-year old sister who requested a pink kitty. My 8-year old granddaugter and 9-year old nieces and nephew all participated in making their own - some in the sewing, cutting, tracing, some in just the stuffing. Everyone now has a critter ready to go. We will make clothes for them at Grammy Camp this year. This has been the perfect project to get them really excited about sewing. The pattern is very adaptable. I made mine a little wider because my grandson wanted a FAT cat. We found we liked well used fleece (Goodwill or outgrown) better than new fleece for texture - even swiped one of Grampy's old fleece scarves and promised to make him a new one at camp.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Easy Craft, September 13, 2009

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Eileen M. Carlson "eileen510" (St.Louis) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fleecie Pets: Easy-To-Make Cuddly Animal Friends (Paperback)

Fleecie Pets: Easy-to-Make Cuddly Animal Friends: The title pulls no punches! This is the easiest craft ever. All of the projects are explained in concise terms with illustrations that lead the crafter to a successful finish. Using fleece fabric, experienced crafters know, will almost guarantee a good result. The fabric is so forgiving! The pets in the book are adorable and easily modified by the maker for a more individual fleecie if that's what you want. The projects in the book will be welcomed by children because they're cuddly and warm. They can be as colorful as you want them to be and as fanciful as a child thinks they should be. Let your imagination go wild. The availability of patterns and colors in fleece material removes all limits and with the popularity of the Ugly Dolls, these would be an inexpensive custom made substitute --better because they're made by you!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I love it !!!, March 30, 2009

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Irene Bartlett "Belize08" (Philly, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fleecie Pets: Easy-To-Make Cuddly Animal Friends (Paperback)

Very cute ideas. I made my first fleecie cat today but choose black and white to make it look like my cat. It does !!! Explanations are very clear, easy to understand. Patterns are accurate. So far I am very pleased and I am planning to make many more fleecies. Great book !!!