
Today is May 7, 2013, the official release date of my new
book, Stuffed Animals: From Concept to Construction! I have been waiting for this day for a very
long time.
Way back in the spring of 2009 I began dreaming of writing a book
that would be a comprehensive guide to designing and sewing stuffed animals and
now that book is on shelves in bookstores nationwide. I’m so grateful to you
guys, my blog readers, for all of your ideas and support along the way. Many of
you were here when I wrote the Elements of Soft Toy Design series a few years
ago. Your enthusiastic response to those posts gave me to confidence to forge
ahead with the book proposal and helped me prove to big name publishers that
there was indeed an audience for a book like this.
To say thank you to you, and to celebrate today, I’ve put
together two giveaway packages that I think will be delightful for any softie
maker to receive. Here’s the scoop:
The Ram Package
Everything you’ll need, and more, to make the Ram from
Stuffed Animals. Here’s a 30 second video clip that explains a bit more about
the Ram.
Ram Featurette from Stuffed Animals from Abby Glassenberg on Vimeo.
He’s so fun to make and you’ll pick up some neat skills
along the way, too. This package contains:

-an autographed copy of Stuffed Animals
-two pairs of 12mm safety eyes in light blue from 6060 eyes
on Etsy

-one yard of Sherpa Faux Fur in Oatmeal from Shannon Fabrics
-one yard of wool-blend felt in white from National
Nonwovens
-one yard of wool-blend felt in gray from National Nonwovens
-a pair of my favorite hemostats (the kind with the curved
tip and ridges)
The Hippo Package
Everything you’ll need, and more, to make the Hippo from
Stuffed Animals. I don’t have a special video clip for the hippo, but you can
seem him really well in the trailer.
Stuffed Animals Book Trailer from Abby Glassenberg on Vimeo.
Learn to design a softie with an open mouth and do some
needle sculpting while you make this guy. This package contains:

-an autographed copy of Stuffed Animals
-a wool felt ball and wool-blend felt scraps in blue and
black to make the hippo’s eyes

-one yard of Cuddle fabric in silver from Shannon Fabrics
-one yard of wool-blend felt in cotton candy pink from
National Nonwovens
-one yard of wool-blend felt in white from National
Nonwovens
-a pair of my favorite hemostats (the kind with the curved
tip and ridges)
Sweet, right? These are all top quality materials and
there’s enough in each package to make many, many softies. Thank you so much to
Shannon Fabrics, National Nonwovens, and 6060 for donating these amazing
supplies. All three of these companies have been incredibly generous and supportive of softie makers and using their products is a total pleasure.
My goal with this book is to provide all the tricks and
techniques you’ll need to design your own softies so leave me a comment telling
me what kind of stuffed animals you’re dreaming of designing.
Please be sure that I have your correct email address and
please only leave one comment. If you have a correction or something more to
say, just email me directly. Open to everyone, including international entries.
I’ll draw two names at random on Friday, May 10 at 1:00 pm Eastern and send you
one of the two packages (I get to choose who gets what).
Thank you so much!