Lesley, one of our customers, emailed me this morning with a photo of Hooty and Tweet which she made for a friend who is mad about owls.

Hooty and Tweet

Lesley wrote:

“I’m just a novice at the moment and still getting to grips with my sewing machine, so they don’t look quite like the examples on the packet, and they’re a bit squint in places, but my friend loves them and I’m quite pleased with them too.”

I think they’re great!  You can make your own owls with the Melly and Me pattern available in our shop

If you’re like me, then you might not feel like knitting or crocheting in this warm weather.  So how about a sewing project?  We recently added some new Melly and Me patterns to our collection…

More patterns from Melly and Me

From the top left, these are Florence, Dee Dee, Hilda, Clancy and Clarabel, Penguin Parade and Claudine.  The instructions are clear and easy to follow.  You could make one in just a day if you’ve got all the materials to hand.

A package arrived from Australia today containing new supplies of Melly and Me patterns including some new patterns – both toys and bags.

You can browse all the new Melly and Me patterns on our shop website.

For tips on making some of the toys, Melly and Me’s blog is worth a visit.  They also add pictures of their toys in different fabrics which help to inspire.

I’m falling in love with the Melly and Me toy patterns.  This is Phoebe…

Phoebe by Melly and Me

Made with fabric from our stash, she was very quick and easy to make and I’m just delighted with how she turned out!  I think that a collection of Melly and Me toys might be beginning

If you’d like to make Phoebe, then you can get the Melly and Me pattern here.

One of our favourite patterns from the Melly and Me range is Bonzer and Beaut.  So we thought we’d make one of them.  Here’s….. Bonzer!

Bonzer by Melly and Me

He’s so cuddly, but you could equally fill him with beans or rice and use him as a doorstop or bookend.

If you want to make your own then you can get the pattern here for just £6.85.

Melly & Me are two sisters from Australia who have joined forces to produce a collection of wonderful sewing patterns for bags, quilts and soft toys.  We’re delighted to now stock a large selection of patterns from their range.  We love the toys in particular and are already making Rudy the reindeer with some Christmas fabric from our stash!

Melly & Me sewing patterns