Softies Kit: Instructions and Tools for Creating 15 Plush Pals [Hardcover]

Therese Laskey (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 27, 2008

A follow-up to our book, Softies, this kit features patterns and instructions for creating 15 outrageously cute plush toys, including 10 brand-new projects and all the ingredients for making a delicious felt Party Cake!

Includes:
24-page instructional booklet
15 folded project cards with finished photographs and step-by-step instructions
8 pattern sheets
2 skeins of embroidery floss
Two 6-1/2 x 13 in. pieces of felt for one project
Needle

WARNING: CHOKING HAZARDSmall parts. Not for children under 3 years.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

THERESE LASKEY is a crafter living in Brooklyn, New York. She is the author or "Softies" by Chronicle Books. She also has an upcoming book on Zakka, a Japanese fashion and home design trend, which will release in Autumn 2008 by Stewart, Tabori, and Chang.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 24 pages
• Publisher: Chronicle Books (February 27, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811858863
• ISBN-13: 978-0811858861
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 6.9 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,089,051 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars NOT the same as the book July 31, 2008

By thirteenbodies

Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase

I have the book and the kit and they are not the same. As it says in the description, there are 15 patterns--10 new, 5 from the book. The new patterns are:

Japanese Cherry Cake, which is a fancy version of Party Cake from the book
Little Penguin, which can be seen on the cover. (Round, cute penguin! Yay!)
Hambone, a stuffed ham, which is completely adorable and enough reason to buy the kit as far as I'm concerned.
Little Elephant,seen on the front. There's also a pattern for a little bird to sit on his back
Deer iPod Holder--self-explanatory
Chick in a Bonnet--seen on the cover. Quickly made from felt, she's be perfect for an Easter basket.
Sparkle Bunny--a felt, highly embellished bunny.
Gingerbread House--a small, felt gingerbread house that I am totally going to make out of black felt and turn it into a Halloween house.
Charlotte with Her Fedora--seen on the cover, an adorable chick with beaded eyelashes who seems very pleased with herself and her hat!
Birthday Banner--a banner made from felt.

Patterns included from the book:
Paper Doll Dress--2-D felt dresses
Treeling--stuffed tree
Ice Cream Sandwich--an ice cream sandwich
Dorian the Dog--a teeny embroidered dog
Party Cake--a small stuffed cake

Also included are materials to make Party Cake--a sheet of pink felt, a sheet of white felt, stuffing, white and pink embroidery floss, one needle, and a tiny pom-pom in a little plastic bag that gets lost really, really easily, so keep an eye on it.

The new patterns are as cute as the ones in the Softies book, and I don't mind having 5 repeats; since the instructions are on cards in the kit that makes it easier to take them along.

13 of 16 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Not what your thinking February 27, 2009

By A. A. Phillips

Format:Hardcover

What a waste of money, I would totally return this if I could. There are some very cute patterns (all on the cover and back).Some of the patterns are so horribly ugly (read junk) that they look like they were created by a small child at summer camp. And all the patterns are on cards which makes it really easy to misplace.Most of all I want to stree these stuffies are REALLY REALLY tiny about 6 inches tall.
From the cost of this you may think you are getting a "kit" you are not. You will get 2 small HORRIBLE pieces of super cheap felt which are totally see-through, 2 skiens of cross stitching floss, a pom pom lost in the first 5 seconds, a cheap needle and some batting in a plastic bag...some cards and a piece of paper with tiny patterns printed on them, the finished items (which you will need to buy a lot more stuff to complete)are so tiny they are hard to sew. Save your money and buy something else!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars softies..cuties.. March 12, 2008

By SoftiesCuties

Format:Hardcover

Softies Kit: Instructions and Tools for Creating 15 Plush Pals
I bought Therese first book - Softies. It had very useful information on how to make a softies with many pattern. Her second book Softies Kit is even better for beginner. No need to shop around for fabrics, tools, accessories, threads, needle. Everything you need is in the kit to help you to start a fun project.