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 48.
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2011
It’s not very pretty, but it keeps my thread clean, untangled, and organized. I’ve been storing it this way for over ten years now.
2012
It’s kind of a cross between a lazy daisy and a fly stitch and it works great for feathers, petals and scales. This video shows how to do it.
2013
Squeak is an adorable dressable mouse rag doll – one of the Dress Up Bunch.
2014
Elliott is a lanky little elephant with fun, floppy arms and legs. This post has some info about how you can add Elliott’s head to Squeak’s body to make a dressable elephant doll!
2015
All the ornaments in the 2015 pattern collection! My favorites are the Dala horse, the snowman sweater, and the rubber duckie. 🙂
2016
A free pattern for an adorable sloth lovie! This coodinates perfectly with the Silly Sloths quilt pattern.
2017
Make a cute Christmas quilt! This is just one of many free Christmas applique patterns.
2018
Milo is a perfectly pocket-sized mouse. He also make a great stocking stuffer!
2019
Pippa is one of my favorite patterns! I love her fuzzy PJs and tiny stuffed kitty. 🥰
2020
One of the coolest things about crochet patterns is that you can change the size of your project just by changing the thickness of the yarn used. No pattern adaptations needed! (My daughter love to crochet tiny versions of many of my patterns using perle cotton embroidery thread.) I love this extra-tiny version of Tipper the Tiny Crab that Alyssa made with sock-weight yarn. Add a loop and he’s an adorable Christmas tree ornament!
2021
You can get lots of my designs on stickers at Red Bubble – and they’re usually having some kind of sale. 🙂
2022
Zebras are such classic nursery animals! I’ve always thought it would be fun to make a quilt with just this block repeated over and over again – in a bright rainbow of colors. 🌈
2023
Another classic African animal! The eyelashes make it extra pretty. 😍
2024
Another addition to the collection of free Christmas applique patterns. This one can be used for lots of everyday projects, too!
