Experiment #1: fleece fabric

I've been experimenting with different type of sewing project for the past few months, using various fabrics. One of them is fleece.

Fleece is a durable and soft fabric, usually used to make blankets, hats and so on. It is a man-made fabric, usually made from polyester. A bit expensive compared to flannel, but still... affordable. I think it's perfect for  plushies and pillow-making as it is veeeery soft and comfy, light-weight, fast-drying and sturdy compared to flannel.

Since fleece is part of the stretch knit family of fabrics, I'm not sure if it can be machine embroidered. And after a series of unauthorized tryouts on my customers' pillow orders (hehe), I can say it works okay. I just need to pay extra attention to it, especially when loading the fabric on embroidery hoop, and while embroidering. Yes, it's easier to apply embroidery on flannel (for now). But I believe that will change over time, once I get the hang of it :)

Here's a few things I made with fleece:
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Pillows: 1. cupcake pillow (will be added to the catalog later)
2. doodle pillow (illustration provided by the customer ♥)

Plushies: 1. Awan the sheep 2. Rabbit plushy for my niece

Pencil case

So, which one is your favorite? Do let us know :)


p/s: Close-up picture on each product will be added later, once I finish editing them.

New: Awan

Meet Awan, my new pet plushie, born on 6th October 2012. Awan is actually a hug-able, fluffy, white sheep! Adorable ain't he?

Hello! My  name is Awan  <3

He is pretty huge, measuring approximately 40x38cm. Unlike other pillow, Awan is made from fleece fabric (with a little bit of velboa, felt and cotton for his legs, face and ears respectively). And that makes him super soft and cuddly!

Fluffy Awan be added to our catalog this weekend, along with new items from the kawaii series collection~ Stay tuned :)

Edit: Awan is now added to the catalog~

Order: Couple pillow + plushie

Ordered by Nur Syafiqah Maisara in July. This is actually the second set of 'Together Forever' couple pillow that I've made. It's really similar to the one I've made before (here), since she wants it exactly like that. Unfortunately, I've run out of dark-red colored fabric so she choose printed flannel instead for the back.

Together forever (machine embroidered) couple pillow

Color: dark red with P2 fabric at the back

Character customization: girl with hijab & baju kurung, boy in tee

Theme: love

Here's another order of hers; a kawaii turquoise neko plushie. Cute huh? :) Anyone remember it's twin, the grey neko?

Thanks dear for your order. I'm glad your cousin like the plushie :)

Gray cat plushie up for adoption!

Greetings all~ There's a kinda-weird-but-nevertheless-still-adorable-gray-cat up for adoption! 

A gray cat with pretty pink bow

A close-up, back and side view. I love the tail <3

Yeah, I admit he's a little bit weird. His head supposed to shape like an onigiri, but who knows why it ended up like a rugby ball!

He's so cute that I'm thinking twice to put him up for adoption. And maybe, I might end up taking him home for myself, or, give him up to someone special! But still, here's the details:

Gray neko plushie

Code: TKS-002-P

Size: 20x27 cm

Description: made from soft felt; 100% hand-stitch, no remake

Status: Available (for now) Sold

So grab it up now since this plushie is exclusive! There is no remake for this gray neko plushie. But they might be available later on in different colors. Still, there will be only one neko plushie per color for sale. 

Just let me know if you want to put names or special messages on this plushie. Cause I do have a few ideas for that~