November 29 ~ Passion for Animals
| Don’t leave special animals in your life out of the gift giving this holiday season!
Related tutorials you might just love: Mini-Tent Pattern, Gifts for Pet Lovers, Gifts for Pets |
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Fleece Dog Bed Erin at Dog Under My Desk shows you how to make a Fleece Dog Bed. Erin has a series of great tutorials to help you make special things for dogs, including a Little Dog Seatbelt, Little Dog Harness and a Little Dog Tie pattern; find them all at Dog Under My Desk. |
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Rabbit Softie This fun Rabbit Softie was designed by Sleepy King on Etsy for the Lark Crafts blog. It uses an old scarf for the body. |
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Squeakie Doggie Bone Toy Check out the free Dog Toy pattern download from Laura Griffin at Dreaming Out Loud. |
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Car Seat Cover Keep the back seat clean when you bring pets on the road with this Car Seat Cover from Katrina at exscapes. |
Bag a Day
There are so many beautiful bags to love out there… We’re sharing one bag tutorial every day this month for you to sew and give.
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Grandview Bag Emily’s Grandview Bag (Part 1) at The Boy Trifecta has lots of pretty ruffles, and Emily says it isn’t too difficult to make. Here’s Part 2 of the tutorial. |
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Forest Friends Slippers Our Forest Friends Slippers are a Betz White PDF Sewing Pattern. You can purchase and download the pattern and get right to work, making Happy Hedgehogs, Mischievous Mice and Rascally Raccoons. We have lots of wonderful Toy and Softie Patterns in the shop featuring favorite animals! |
Here are just a few fabrics perfect for some of today’s projects. Click on the fabric images to visit the Sew,Mama,Sew! shop:
| Gabrien’s choice | Liz’s choice | Irene’s choice | ||
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Nanaimo Bars Do you know about Nanaimo Bars? They’re a Canadian dessert that originated in Nanaimo, British Columbia. These are Jamie’s version at My Baking Addition, made with a recipe from the City of Nanaimo. |
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Candy Cane Cake Pops Make some pretty (and delicious) Candy Cane Cake Pops with Amber from Hostess with the Mostess! |
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Christmas and Hanukkah Tags Adriana specializes in one-of-a-kind pet portraits at Adriana Willsie. If you subscribe to her newsletter you can download and print these cute Christmas and Hanukkah Tags. She also has Free Holiday Cards for you to print. |
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Comment on today’s post for a chance to win one of these prizes!
Linen & Lace: Simple-to-Sew Homestyle Charm Using New and Vintage Lace (US Winners Only)
Author: Chantal Sabatier
Publisher: F + W Media
This title includes 24 hearfelt, handmade sewing projects that combine new and vintage linen and lace with stunning results. New home sewn projects are very fresh and modern, from gifts for children and friends, to chic additions to your home or closet. Experienced crafters will be inspired by the mix of practical and decorative projects, while beginners will be able to finish simple projects in an evening or weekend with spectacular results.
Marie Osmond’s Heartfelt Giving: Sew and Quilt for Family and Friends
Author: Marie Osmond
Publisher: Martingale & Co.
Enjoy the fun of quiltmaking in the delightful company of Marie Osmond!
Marie learned to sew at an early age, as you’ll see in a rare look at some of her favorite childhood photos. She continues to share her love of quilting and sewing by making treasured gifts for family and friends.
You’ll find exquisite photos and step-by-step instructions for more than 20 projects, including her “Paper Roses” quilt, bags, aprons, and gifts for babies, teens, friends, and even pets.
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For shop updates, exclusive discounts, and DIY crafts follow Kassandra’s blog at Coffee and their Kisses.
Stitch Magic: A Compendium of Sewing Techniques for Sculpting Fabric Into Exciting New Forms
Author: Alison Reid
Publisher: STC Craft/A Melanie Falick Book
In Stitch Magic, fashion and textile expert Alison Reid teaches sewers how to manipulate and sculpt fabric by using such techniques as folding, cutting, pleating, tucking, gathering, and stitching, creating entirely new surfaces and textures in the process. The resulting fabrics, which look sophisticated and complex but are actually relatively simple and inexpensive to produce, can be used for entire textiles, such as cushions or blinds, or to create fashion accessories or embellishments.
Don’t miss our Handmade Holidays photo pool, and check out our 2010 Handmade Holidays list for more fabulous ideas.
28 ~ Passion for Pop Culture
27 ~ Passion for Fitness
26 ~ Passion for Picnics
25 ~ Passion for Parties
24 ~ Passion for Coffee + Tea
23 ~ Passion for Writing
22 ~ Passion for Food
21 ~ Passion for Sleep
20 ~ Passion for Nature
19 ~ Passion for Technology
18 ~ Passion for Photography
17 ~ Passion for Color
16 ~ Passion for Reading
15 ~ Passion for Imagination
14 ~ Passion for Growing
13 ~ Passion for Decorating
12 ~ Passion for Jewelry
11 ~ Passion for Art
10 ~ Passion for Travel
9 ~ Passion for Cooking + Baking
8 ~ Passion for Exploration + Adventure
7 ~ Passion for Teaching + Learning
6 ~ Passion for Sewing
5 ~ Passion for Organization
4 ~ Passion for Relaxation
3 ~ Passion for Clothes
2 ~ Passion for Play
1 ~ Passion for Accessories
We respect the copyright of all crafters. All photos are used with permission from the artist.
You can receive a free copy of the Perfect Zip Bags Pattern by Elizabeth Hartman (a $10 value) with your order of $30 or more. Check out this post for all the details. You can also see how versatile and pretty the bags are in our pattern sample posts!
259 Responses to “November 29 ~ Passion for Animals”
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Aww..such cute ideas, and the Nanaimo bars look amazing!
stitch magic stitch magic stitch magic!!!!!!!!!
bibbitybobbityboo!
Thank you for a great round of tuts – I love the car seat cover for when Pooch needs to come with to the beach.
Marilize
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My favorite “passion” ever!!! I want to make it all!! Love the Mrs Crafty Pants GC.. choices choices choices!!!! and also the Stitch Magic book and the Marie Osmond book! What an inspiration she is!! Great gifts!! Thanks!
I’ve had Emily’s bag bookmarked for months – it is SO great!!
I love repurposed gifts – also need to make a bed for our cat! Loving 2 recipes today
Great ideas for day 29 Thanks
That rabbit softie is super cute but my, my, my. I love that Grandview bag.
Love that rabbit softie.
le sigh… linen.
Cool gift tags!
I love the Grandview Bag at the Boy Trifecta and that car seat cover is a fabulous idea…thanks for sharing!
Love this rabbit softie! So cute
Great ideas!
I love the rabbit softee what a precious gift she would make.
my puppy can’t get enough of stuffed toys…so I will have to make up some of those bones for him.
I plan to try out the cake pops soon!
What amazing prizes.
I love the dog bed….ideal for my cat as well.
Kind regards from Germany.
Claudia
The Nanaimo Bars look so tasty and they seem pretty easy to make after reading the recipe. Thanks for sharing!
Oh I love the rabbit softie!
The Grandview bag is gorgeous!
I love everything! I want to make the rabbit softie- only for a little person hehee not a puppy.
The grandview bag is just beautiful and also going on my to-do list. Hey every girl should make herself a Christmas present:)
Seriously peppermint cake pops? I literally just made some strawberry ones last night wish I would have known or thought of peppermint!
Nanaimo bars were my favourite Christmas treat when I was a kid – yum! I love the bag featured today, too!
I’ve been wanting to make cake pops!
I love those free printable tags! thanks!
The rabbit softie out of a scarf is so adorable! thanks!
The rabbit softie is so cute!
I love the doggie toys. Now I can go to my friends house with something for their pets too.
Oooo animals! I totally must try the Nanaimo Bars.
That Car Seat Cover it’s an amazing idea! I’ll make one!
My puppy will love a fleece bed! Thank you too for the bone toy. I had no idea you could buy replacement squeekers.
We love our pets and they love gifts too! Great ideas!
the car seat cover is a great idea! and stitch magic looks like a good book.
The Grandview Bag is so pretty. Thanks for the great intro.
Love the candy cane pops.
I love animals! Thanks for all the great patterns, and the chances to win
I love the Rabbit Softie, and the Grandview bag is gorgeous!
That Grandview Bag is so cute! Mmm…cake pops!
I must try the nanaimo bars.. they look YUM!
I would love a copy of that Linen and Lace book!
I wish my dogs would use a bed like that!
I love the ideas today! Especially the squeaky bone…it would definitely save me a lot of trips to the pet store if I could make my own!
Love this post – the dog bed is awesome looking (I just have to figure out how to scale it up to a 130 lb German Shepard – he’s a giant cuddler)!!!
Love the rabbit!
So many wonderful ideas and uses for our pets and kids. Thanks for showing this to me.
i like the grandview bag.
That rabbit softie is soooo cute!
The car seat cover is ingenious!
Love that bag! Thanks for the chance!
This is too funny … the topic of “why pia doesn’t have a dog bed at your house, too, for when we visit” came up over the Thanksgiving visit. I guess now I know where to look for help!
The car seat cover is smart. There is nothing more persnickety than pet hair in the back seat.
My little pup would love that fleece dog bed! What a cute project (and stunning fabric).
The rabbit softie is cute.
That ruffley bag is adorable!
That dog bed is charming and looks like it would work for cats, too.
Grandview bag, dog bed and dog bone are wonderful!!!
That rabbit softie is adorable!
Perfect timing on the car seat cover! Wish I’d seen this before Thanksgiving travel…this will be done for Christmas! Thanks!
Those bars look super tasty!
The car seat cover is a great idea!
This is the first I’ve heard of Linen and Lace, but if I don’t win, I’m going to have to add it to my Christmas list!
I just love that rabbit softie! The dog bone and car seat cover are both necessities in my world!
I need that car seat cover (and perhaps car detailing just beforehand to get the dog hair out first ;P )
Thanks for thinking of the pets. Love the great ideas.
Oh.. i can’t show my dogs this page
they would want everything!:D
I like evrything but the car seat cover will be very very useful around here
Oh and the Irene’s fabric choice is adorable.
Those slippers are too cute!
I have a new dog and think she needs a pretty fleece dog bed. But so afraid she’d tear the stuffing out of it.
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I LOVE that bag! It might bump a few things down on my to-do list.
Now I’m making my dogs for Christmas. :0) Thanks!
Wow, I wish the slipper tutorial was free! They are adorable! Stitch Magic looks like such a good book! Thanks for the chance to win!
Love my pets and they’d love me for making them some of these cool pet necessities!
i love that rabbit softie!
Those slippers are adorable!
The forest friends slippers are to die for!!!
Thank you for linking these tutorials–my brother and his girlfriend just got a new puppy and we’re getting a puppy in a couple of weeks. Now I can make cute Christmas presents for them.
I soooo want those animal slippers!
That doggie bed is so adorable! Now, if I only had a dog….
Love the bunny softie.
Super cute ideas today. Now all I need is the puppy to make them for….
Oooooooh! That grandview bag is beautiful.
Love those slippers!
The grandview bag is gorgeous!
Oh, my word! I love that Anthro inspired bag! What fun it would be to have the Linen and Lace book! So many great projects. Thanks again!
I love the grandview bag! I already made one for my sister for Christmas.
Great ideas! I will be making all of these things for my two dogs!
love that bunny!
The Rabbit Softie is the cutest. Hate to see this month end. Thanks again.
I am zipping right over to the wool rabbit softie’s page.
Cute rabbit, it would be great for a child, or me!
That rabbit softie is just too cute!
Very fun! That seat protector is ingenious and so worth making.
I love Irene’s fabric choice.
Love the bag! Those ruffles are so cute.
wow – love the ruffled purse!!
The rabbit softie is pretty cute. It could be adapted to be many different animals too.
Ooooohhhh. I love the grandview bag!
We love our pets! Great stuff!
Stitch Magic looks amazing! Thanks for the chance to win!
Another amazing bag! I love the ruffles. Hmmm…maybe one more purse for me would be alright…
I need to make a fleece dog bed.
I so want to make the dog seat cover
Those Nanaimo bars look soooo good right now!
The Nanaimo Bars look tasty!
Awww cute pet bed!
Love the car seat cover!
I’ll be making the candy cane cake pops!
The backseat cover is genius!
My dog would rip all those cute animals to pieces! They are really cute though!
I don’t have any pets, but I’m thinking my toddlers would love that dog bed.
Have to try the dog bone toys. My dog tears through everything I buy.
I think the rabbit softie is cute.
I LOVE Nanaimo bars – and I live about 20 minutes away from Nanaimo. There’s a pan of them in the freezer right now! I’ve never seen them with pink in the middle, though.
That rabbit softie is a cutie.
As always, so many wonderful, fun projects, things to buy and eat!
Love the bunny and dog bed!
My pup would love the dog bed and the bone!
The bunny is adorable! I think I might have to make it for the shelter kitten I adopted over the weekend.
will give the dog bones a try for my daughters doggie.
Woo hoo – more great ideas!
Love the cake pops! Yum
I love the seat protector but all of the ideas are great.
I think my big puppy needs a squeaky dog bone for Christmas!
Those Forest Friends slippers are adorable! Wish I had some kiddos in my life that I gave gifts to!
My dog is nudging me to make some of those dog toys!
Love these ideas!! My dog would love a new bed, and I’ve never tried to make one before. Thanks!
My puppy would love that bed. And the bag is fantastic!
I imagine the car seat cover could be pretty useful. Thanks for sharing such great ideas.
I need that bunny! Thanks for sharing this tutorial!
I’m going to try to make the ruffled purse! I love it
Today’s bag is great: feminine without being over the top girly!
Rabbit softie is a perfect gift for my yoga teacher, thank you so much for doing handmade holidays!
Love the grandview bag!
I just love this month at Sew, Mama, Sew!
fun bag today!
I think the car cover would be a great gift.
Hmmm. I’m not a dog lover so most of the ideas don’t appeal to me – but I am a bunny lover so love that stuffed bunny, and the bag!
Love the car seat cover ~ great idea!
I definitely love my animal! It’s too hard to pick just 1 for her Christmas gift. I’ll have to think on this!!!!!
Would love to have the linen and lace book.
Those Nanaimo bars look delicious!!
Cute ideas!
I love the raccoon and hedgehog slippers. I think I need to make some for my kids. I already have Betz’s pattern, so all I need is the get moving. Thanks!
I would love to get my hands on “Stitch Magic”! Thanks for a chance to win it!
Adore the rabbit softie.
I love my cats and I’m sure that my cats would like a fleece dog bed! The book Linen and lace looks great. Unfortunately I don’t live in the US
I love the rabbit softie and the Grandview bag!
Thank you!
I love the ruffle bag!
Pink Nanaimo bars? That’s odd. Normally its yellow. Either way, they’re still super tasty!
My pug Rosie will be thrilled if I actually make her a larger version of the dog bed – 25 inches is just not quite large enough for my plus-sized pug.
Stitch magic is on my Christmas list.
Really pretty bag today! Here’s a Canadian tip: Nanaimo bars are great when you double the recipe for the creamy custard filling =)
Love the doggie bed! My dog is in need of a new one.
I might be the only one thinking this…. but that dog bed certainly looks like the perfect newborn photography posing beanbag… on a slightly larger scale…
I like that bag! Bookmarked!
I don’t know what nanaimo bars are, but they look beautiful and delicious!
Hello, Grandview bag. I will be pinning you to my things to make board.
That car seat cover is fantastic, and I love the ruffled bag, too!
No cat toy patterns? Poo!
I love the dog bed! I wish that I had known about this great tutorial before Black Friday. There were such great deals on fleece and pillows!
great ideas!
The homemade dog toy will make great gifts this year!
I should make one of those car seat covers for my kids!
I really like the grandview bag.
The Grandview bag is beautiful and I love the car seat cover too!
Love the seat cover Idea, especially great for smaller dogs, could be modified to go under carseats, toddlers leave a much bigger mess than most pets.
I am in love with the grandview bag
Even though I hate coconut, Nanaimo bars are my favorite treat. thanks for the recipe
is it bad that I want to make a squeaky doggie bone toy for my 8 month old daughter?
Excellent doggie gifts!
That dog pillow looks so comfy for that little guy!
my dogs could use some new toys
The car cover and the doggie bed are great !
Cute rabbit!
The car seat cover is just perfect, wish I had it when I still had my cat around.
I love the rabbit softie! What a perfect use for a still lovely scarf!
I love the rabbit softie! What a great way to reuse a scarf!
I have such a soft spot for ruffles – the Grandview bag just made it onto my MUST SEW NOW list. Thanks for sharing the links!
This is the day for me! We have five dogs, and my sweetheart has been longing for one of those car seat covers. I have the cutest dog-print fabricl tucked away, too. Thank you!
Love the free dog toy pattern. Thank you!
I am addicted to cake pops at the moment, so thanks for feeding the addiction!
I am addicted to cake pops at the moment, can’t wait to try these
Cute dog bed, maybe if I make my dog one she will stay out of the kids bean-bags.
The Grandview bag is awesome!
I love the Grandview bag!!!
Nanaimo Bars!! SO GOOD.
Great dog bed, great ideas, great baking!
Cute ideas for furry friends!
Thanks for great tutorials!
The Grandview bag is awesome! And I love the doggie bed tutorial – too cute.
I love the dog bed and car cover. Awesome!
I should make the car seat cover for some dear friends. May I please get some “time” for Christmas?
cute rabbit softie!
The back seat cover is awesome.
Wonderful ideas!
I only *wish* my car was clean enough to make a seat cover!
I’ve got two dogs/ family to make presents for this year. Clancy and Odin are going to love those dog bones.
Everything is great—–as usual!!
The rabbit softie is cute and those cake pops look yummy!
Great lineup today. The rabbit softie is myfavorite.
Love the books!
The Grandview bag is gorgeous!
A canadian treat I really need to try! That looks delicious!
I’ve had my eye on the Rabbit Softie for quite some time. So adorable.
Can’t wait to make the candy cane pops!
Going to make the grandview bag.
The grandview bag is impressive!
Love the rabbit softie! Thanks for sharing!
My grand pups would love any of these!
What a great idea the car seat cover is. No more hair!
I love the theme and I love the bags and the Nananimo bars.
The rabbit softie is adorable!
My family is getting a dog in the new year so this is a great blog post. Thank you so much!
I love the Grandview bag. I need to make that!
That cat fabric is really cute and so is the rabbit!
I’m so glad animals were included in the gifts.
that bag is beautiful!
I really want to make my own dog bed. The store bought dog beds are all so boring.
Cute as always.
Both of the “mix it” treats look amazing!!! I must be super hungry all the time because every single mix it has been great!
Dog toys!
lots of great ideas once again. now, all I need is a clone to do the housework so I can hide in the sewing room…
Love things for the pets! And I love all the hedgehog stuff.
Definitely going to check out the dog seat cover tut!
Oh I’m so glad you remembered a day for our furry children. hehe. I’m loving the car seat cover and the dog bed. Thanks for another awesome day of great ideas!!
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Love the bag! And the bars!!!
Gen
Love the cake pops!
I’m a little disappointed as this should have been titled Passion for Doggies. I’m a cat person and now we need a Passion for Kitties day! I have to admit that if I had a dog these ideas are great but I really loved the recipe for the Nanaimo Bars.
So many great ideas and the cake pops look really tasty!
oh my–the BAG!
My kids would love the rabbit softie.
stitch magic looks awesome!
I would love to make my bird a soft hutch to play in.
darling!
love the blanket could have used it for our last vet trip thanks.
Love good Nanaimo Bars, although normally the bought ones are too sweet! I will try the recipe and happily check them out !
The car seat cover is a great idea!
I wish i had a pet!
Wow. Very cool!
Love that rabbit softie:)
My dog drools like crazy in the car – a car cover is a great idea!
The car seat cover is such a great idea!
The rabbit softie is adorable and I LOVE the Grandview bag! Thanks!! My dogs are going to get new fleece beds!
Thanks for the Nanaimo Bars recipe! I am a total Canada-ophile!
OOohhhh – I like the Car Seat cover for pets! That’s fabulous!!! And I’ve never had Nanaimo Bars but ater seeing them, I want to try making some! Yummy!
The Grandview Bag is fab!
I think some Nanaimo Bars are on my to do list now. yum.
those little slippers are adorable
Love the rabbit softie…for me, not my dog! Thanks!
I think my sister might be getting the car seat cover for Christmas. Her Bassett hound sheds like no other!
I wish I had a dog!
Love the rabbit softie!
That bag is just awesome I have a few people on my list that would just LOVE that…much go check it out!!
Oh, that rabbit softie is so cute! I don’t have a dog, but I want to make one for my baby girl!
Looks great for our furry friends!
The rabbit toy is super cute!
Ooh cute rabbit
I love the car seat cover!!!!! As the owner of two labs I certainly could use one!
I love everything…I’m such an animal lover.
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I love that rabbit softie! Adorable!
Char puppy is going to have a good christmas!
The candy cane pops look wonderful and the rabbit softie would be for me not my dog:)
the doggie bed is so adorable. I wonder how much fabric it would take for my GSD