The heart and soul of Shiny Happy World is in the archives. There are hundreds of free patterns and tutorials and it’s easy to be overwhelmed by all the information. Every Friday I share just a manageable sliver – a peek at what was happening during the same week of every year since the start of Shiny Happy World. This is Week 49.
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2011
I teamed up with Made By Joel to stitch his free gift tags art onto bags made with my free goody bag pattern. Fun!
2012
The perfect way to use up scraps of your favorite fabrics – and they make great gifts for a stitchy friend!
2013
Sometimes to get a thicker line when I outline my applique, I use a thick thread. This post explains different thread weights and talks about the needle sizes you need, what to use in the bobbin, and how to adjust the tension.
2014
If you love hand stitching, you’ll love this project. If not, just move along. 😂
2015
Cute Christmas accessories for your Dress Up Bunch dolls!
2016
Some great things to keep in mind when donating stuffed animals, including suggestions for places that are often looking for donations. The post is specifically about stuffed animals, but a lot of the info applies to quilts as well.
2017
Stacey (the founder of FreshStitches) decided to retire and I added her crochet patterns and tutorials to Shiny Happy World.
2018
I designed this hat and tree especially to fit Milo the Mouse, but the pattern includes instructions for making them both bigger, to fit any stuffed animal. It’s super easy!
2019
I love this little bear! Click through to see a cute polar bear version, stitched up in white yarn with an added scarf.
2020
A fun mix & match pattern to make gingerbread cookies. Make a whole quilt full of gingerbread people!
2021
I love this little graphic I created to show my Gemstones color collection. It uses all the tertiary colors – red-orange, yellow-orange, yellow-green, blue-green, etc. but I gave them gemstone names because that’s more fun.
2022
Cute Santa Claus printable art – use this to make cards, invitations, place cards, and more!
2023
Use these instructions and any quilt block patterns to make an adorable cloth book! At the end of the tutorial there’s a video showing me paging through the sample I made. Find the grumpy face!
