Sweetbriar Sisters

Adorable Sewing Patterns

Sew a Glass Eye onto a Softie

Sewing glass eyes onto a softie is a great way to add some extra character and detail to your soft toy. I love the way glass eyes add a bit more polish than the plastic safety eyes. When I first saw them in a package I remember wondering how in the world you'd ever get them to stay in your doll. In this tutorial, I thought I'd go through the process of inserting a glass eye into a softie so you ... View Post

Clipping Corners 101: How to Do It Right and When You Should Use It

Clipping corners is a technique used to create sharp, clean corners on sewing projects by removing access fabric from the seam allowance. Clipping corners is a simple process that can be done quickly with a pair of scissors. When should you use clipping corners? Just about any corner that you sew on a project could benefit from getting the edges cleaned up a bit. However, you will notice ... View Post

Miniature Felt Cauliflower Tutorial

I've been having to much fun making miniature veggies for our Peter Rabbit play set, and this miniature felt cauliflower tutorial is going to be the final one in the series. They're easy to make, adorable, and can be customized to your liking. We'll provide a free pattern and a video tutorial to make it easy for you to follow along. Materials needed for this mini felt cauliflower tutorial 1 ... View Post

Creating A Felt Play Garden For Your Peter Rabbit Play Set: Step By Step Tutorial With Video

If you love the classic story of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter, I'd love for you to join me as we bring the characters to life. In this article, I'm going to show you step-by-step how to make a miniature play garden for our Peter Rabbit play set using wool felt, cotton batting, and hot glue. It's sized perfectly to go with our miniature carrots, lettuce, and radishes and can be made on its own (a ... View Post

Miniature Felt Lettuce Tutorial

We are moving right along with our Peter Rabbit play set, and today we are doing a miniature felt lettuce tutorial. I knew when I started on this play set, that we'd need a variety of felt vegetables to grow in Mr. McGregor's garden. I wanted his garden to be interactive, so the veggies could be planted and picked over and over again. I've made felt food before, but it was always a larger ... View Post

Best Way to Sew Small Pieces

I've been sewing a lot of small items lately as I work on my Peter Rabbit Play Set, and I've been picking up my favorite tips. By far, the best way I've found to sew small pieces is to chain stitch them. I first learned how to chain stitch with quilting. Chain stitching works great when you have a lot of pieces that need sewing in a row. (Which is why it's great for quilting, where you are ... View Post