PaperTrey Ink Design-A-Softie

Late last year I discovered PaperTrey Ink - and I have been hooked ever since! A month ago they released 'Design a Softie' - and I knew I just had to get it. Below are the 4 softies that I created using their kit. These softies are based on my 2 nieces (who are both doing calisthenics) and their puppy. The other softie is based on my Aunt.

Puppy Softie

I used the bunny ear die to make the floppy ears. I then used the top part of the pocket die to devise a tail (please PTI - add a tail die for the design-a-softie kit - or add a video on how to easily add one).

Supplies:

• PTI Dark Chocolate Felt (Main Body)
• PTI True Black Felt (Nose)
• PTI Summer Sunrise Felt (Collar)
• Button Eyes (2 tiny buttons from the Design-a-Softie kit)

   

Blonde Girl Softie
I used the basic softie body dies and cut the front bit of her hair free-hand. Her hair plait - I devised using the top bit of the pocket die [when you chop off the top bit of the pocket die and sew the long sides together, you get a tube about the length of a finger - I made three of these and created the plait. I then used the mustache die to create the 'tail' end of the plait].

Supplies:

• PTI Vintage Cream Felt (Main Body)
• PTI True Black Felt (Leotard)
• Yellow Felt (my own supply - scraps from a previous project)
• Button Eyes (2 tiny buttons from the Design-a-Softie kit)
• 2 small beads fashioned as earrings

Pig-tailed Girl Softie
I used the basic body softie die and cut her hair free-hand - her pigtails I fashioned from bunny ears which I've folded down.

Supplies:

• PTI Vintage Cream Felt (Main Body)
• PTI True Black Felt (Leotard)
• PTI Kraft Felt (Hair)
• PTI Summer Sunrise Felt (Leggings)
• Button Eyes (2 tiny buttons from the Design-a-Softie kit)
• 2 small beads fashioned as earrings

All Woman Softie (c:

I used the basic body softie die but cut her hair and white top free-hand. I also fashioned 2 circles as breasts which you can sort of see popping out of her top.

Supplies:

• PTI Kraft Felt (Main Body)
• PTI Blueberry Sky Felt (Jeans)
• PTI Dark Chocolate Felt (Hair)
• PTI Smokey Shadow Felt (Belt and Boots)
• Button Eyes (2 tiny buttons from the Design-a-Softie kit)
• 2 small beads and jump rings fashioned as hoop earrings
• Small leather band fashioned as a bracelet and necklace (with a small pendant)
• Small cable tie fashioned as a fit bit (lol!)