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A captivating gang of 24 huggable, lovable creatures to sew—from classics like Margot, a topsy-turvy doll, and the button-jointed teddy bear Bjorn Bjornson, to irresistible Evelyn, a wool felt inchworm decked out in mod glasses and a kerchief, and Koji, a fiercely cute spiked softie monster. There’s something for everyone here—from kids to grown-ups and from beginning sewers to advanced dollmakers. Published by STC Craft, August, 2010.
I almost wept with joy at the cuteness of this!!
darling hillary, just darling!
I love it.
Unbelivable that there could be something cuter than the little fella with the acorn hat and one shoe. I’m in love!
Okay, now seriously you need to stop! I can’t believe how INCREDIBLE this little creature is. No, incredible isn’t even a good enough word for it. It is HONESTLY the sweetest thing I’ve ever seen. All the stages are my favorite. Truely amazing.
Ok Hi, i’m in love.
I am cowering in awe! Every day you produce such beautiful things! You are wonderfully inspiring and delightfully daunting all at the same time!
I can not wait to see tomorrow!!
oh.my.god.
all bundled up!!
sigh.
too much.
i love him!
So smart! And an educational toy for the young ones, too! Great stuff.
How am I supposed to get any work done around here, if I can’t change the screen on my computer? Seriously. My daughter won’t let me get off this page.
Wonderful! The wings are beautiful.
I don’t want to get off this page either! Tutorial? Hint? Sell? Something? I think that little guy just stole my heart.
Eeep! The little guy? Adorable but the presentation – fantastic!
What an innovative woman you are! How wonderful.
Super cute! I love the pupa stage.
it’s a BunnyFly! that is the cutest ever!! i love the peeping pupa pic!!
loves!!
This is just too, too cute!
That’s so adorable! I love the swaddled pupa. You’re making me want to hand sew RIGHT NOW!
That wee is so darling. I just melted from seeing that sweet little face. Perfect for spring time.
Thanks for filling my heart with joy 🙂
SOOOOO adorable! I love it!
ack…look at his little feet… words don’t do justice to how adorable this is.
cutest. thing. ever.
You are so talented. I am so glad to see young Moms/women like myself making use of natural talents and others rallying to support her. I can’t wait for your booklet. This new fella would be great for my daughters class they’re reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar and have recreated the pages for their bulletin board.
You are great, keep it up.
Always. Just amazing!
I wuv his widdle felty feets. And the fact that the fabric the butterfly is displayed on has the same exact color in it as the wings was not lost on me!
Oh my goodnes, you are killing me! SO cute!
you’ve done it again! as they would say on cuteoverload.com, ‘anerable’!!!
you are the mistress of cute.
Will you look at that cute little bug!!! I just made the Pointy Kitty and had a SAL going with another blogger. This one might be next!
ooh educational and adorable! fabulous!
Yet another super cute winner. How do you come up with these patterns? They are all to die for!
Awwwwwww pupa!
Oh my goodness, that is too much!
🙂
oh…..my……goodness…..
cuteness has just smacked me in the face. I need to walk away from the computer a moment to collect myself.
: )
okay, I think I’ve posted a comment maybe once before, but I had to this time. This photo essay knocked me off my chair. I actually laughed out loud, which is rare for me while on the world wide web:) Thanks for bringing a smile and a laugh to me today!
the Pupa, tee hee, I love it <3 <3 <3
ohmaword!
Fab-U-lous! how do those wings attach? Cool beans.
An inspiration to think outside the box. Thanks.
holy cow. that is too cute. seriously. i’m on a sugar high now. 😉
Thank you, Hilary, for ending my day on such an upbeat note. The pupa is one of the sweetest things I’ve ever seen, and I’m constantly amazed by your seemingly boundless talent.
Thanks for the cuteness, I needed that! The last picture made me laugh out loud. Too much!
So adorable! I just love the photo of him all wrapped up! And the fact that his coccoon has little roses on it makes it all the cuter!
Cutest thing EVER!
Printer is broken, what do I do? Check out you and again you have made my day… Thanks for the cuteness…
Oh. My. GOD!!! WHERE and HOW do you keep coming up with the cutest things on the internet? And this is definitely #1!!!
Soooooooooo precious!
Did you hear that? That’s the sound of me plotzing from the cuteness of your newest critter.
i love it & the comments are a HOOT!
awe hillary.
feel the love.
freaking adorable!
chirst on a crutch!! you are a total freak for making this and it is pure gold genius!! amazing!!!!!
Okay, I just came to from my fainting spell. This little guy is adorable!
it never ends. you keep creating the most incredible goodies. thank you!
Absolutely wonderful! My boys are going wild over this! I love your work! So inspiring to me!
ADORABLE!
🙂
Fantastic like always!!
ha ha how sweet is this?!
Brilliant – it brought a huge smile to my face.
if your goal for today was to make my eyes melt out of my head from the mind-bending cuteness of this, I say congratulations. You’ve suceeded.
amazing! what more can i say…
Picture book! Picture book! Picture book!
hillary, send these pix to cuteoverload.com!
So creative, Hillary. Like those wings!
No, it’s impossible! There cannot be to much talent in ONE person. I can’t believe it. Amazing. Wonderful. I love it. love love love
The squeeing of death by cuteness can be heard for MILES around here, I tell you!
Oh please, oh please make this available as a pattern? Pretty please with sugar on it? I’d buy it in a heartbeat. SO. CUTE. CAN’T. STAND IT!
that is brilliant
Great for kids learning about insects and butterflies! You have a lot of imagination, wonderful!
disarmingly cute!
I love the way you did the wings.
Let me add my own giant “awww!” to the bunch of responses 🙂 SO SWEET.
Your woodland creatures are so special! What a green thumb you have for stuffies. =)
I’m just very impressed that you know what larva and pupa are. Please tell me you had to look those up so I don’t feel quite so stupid.
OmG!
The pupa, its well, so adorable I want to squish the bee-jeebers out of it. I’d stay up day and night just staring at it waiting for the wonderful creature to emerge. Oh, It just cries out for loving!
Such a good job, no children could forget the life cycle of the butterfly now. How about finishing off the cycle with some adorable eggies! (maybe snuggling into some suvvy leaves?)
Aaaaaaawwwwww! I love the journey through his stages of life! Cute cute cute!
Just when I think I’ve seen the ultimate in cute stuffies, here comes another entry. Really, you’ve outdone yourself. I love the little baby pupa all cuddled up in his/her blankie! I’m hoping these are prototypes for the book…
how do i love wee? let me count the ways…
A-DOR-A-BLE!!!
There are no words. So beautiful… and the little feets…
I got tears in my eyes! Soooo cute!
it’s about time insects get their share of crafty attention! really sweet Hillary!
Oh my god, that is SOO cute!
oh man!! that’s one cute larva!
gotta love the theme.
🙂
tres cute
I come here when I need a lift and inspiration.
By far the most creative dolls/works of art I have seen. Obviously, I’m not the first to see your rare talent. You can check out my children’s & knitting at http://rowanknittingbliss.blogspot.com/
or
http://spaces.msn.com/flutterbyart/blog/
get out.
I don’t even know what to say.
aww! so so so cute! i can’t believe how adorable the little guy is! 😀
Oh my. How do you think of these things? You are so clever. Grrrrr.
That is gorgeous! I have a soft spot for bugs and insects so really adore this. I love the larva in the first photo and he’s just so cute all wrapped up! Great job 😉
Oh. My. God. That is the cutest thing I have EVER seen!
wonderful!
Pupa is sooooooooo cute!!!!!!!!!
okay.
the pupa. I actually squealed when I saw him.
too cute! No. I don’t squeal at everything!! 🙂
I just love the pupa, so ridiculously cute clinging to the tree branch!
ooops I mean the larva lol!
the pupa looks cute all wrapped up…
oh, wow!!!! this is so sweet!!!! I can not stop looking at them and smiling!!! I love them!!!
Soooooo cute! Love it! Congratulations!
I absolutely love it!!!
eeeeeeeek ! ^_^ Sooo sweet.
truly amazing work! my heart is simultaneously melting and yearning for it.
Sweet! This would be perfect for my preschool sunday school class. We are discussing the butterfly and how it brings life! The catepillar is beautiful! Great job!
Hil, that’s one of the sweetest things I’ve ever seen.
Too much.
: )
oh good gravy this is awesome!!! the photos, the antenna, its genius.
Adorable!!! (^_^)
OH! The most cute thing I’ve ever seen!
I have surfed a lot of blogs and seen a lot of absolutely incredible creativity and inventiveness…but this. I am absolutely in love with this little guy. You had me at the caterpillar, the pupa…omg he is adorable and reminds me of when my daughter was little and we used to bundle her up. The cap on the butterfly…I cannot stop smiling.
Ria 🙂
http://www.renmeleon.com
WOOOW it’s SOOO cute!! I love it!!!
Beautiful!!
I love these! so so cute, and they look so serious. I like the birds in your Magnolia too.
this is cute!! very lovely one 🙂
Hi … I am interested in the patterns..but it seems like you no longer carry it over your pattern store? pls advise…and thanks! I got to know them too late…
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