{"id":1030,"date":"2023-11-26T19:49:38","date_gmt":"2023-11-26T19:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/?p=1030"},"modified":"2023-11-27T02:41:41","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T02:41:41","slug":"the-year-in-brief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/?p=1030","title":{"rendered":"The Year, in Brief"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-light-green-cyan-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-28ad0181253f337f32107f372fc17c0e\">Here&#8217;s a quick post with some of my favourite projects over the last year or so. All these toy makes were designed for Simply Sewing magazine, which can be purchased in shops, newsagents or subscribed to online, for a digital issue. Hard to pick favourites, but I think these are mine. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Bug-Toys.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Bug-Toys-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Set of plush bug toys\" class=\"wp-image-1031\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Bug-Toys-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Bug-Toys-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Bug-Toys-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Bug-Toys-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Bug-Toys-210x210.jpg 210w, http:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Bug-Toys.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo courtesy of Simply Sewing magazine<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Mushroom-set-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"978\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Mushroom-set-1-1024x978.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1042\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Mushroom-set-1-1024x978.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Mushroom-set-1-300x287.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Mushroom-set-1-768x734.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Mushroom-set-1-1536x1468.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mushroom Family Set<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Clownfish.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Clownfish-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1033\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Clownfish-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Clownfish-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Clownfish-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Clownfish-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Clownfish-210x210.jpg 210w, http:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Clownfish.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">                                                  Photo courtesy of Simply Sewing magazine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Rabbit-and-Carrot-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Rabbit-and-Carrot-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1038\" style=\"width:648px;height:auto\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Rabbit-and-Carrot-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Rabbit-and-Carrot-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Rabbit-and-Carrot-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Rabbit-and-Carrot-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Rabbit-and-Carrot-210x210.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bunny and Carrot Plush Toy<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Mermaid.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Mermaid-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1035\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Mermaid-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Mermaid-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Mermaid-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Mermaid-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Mermaid-210x210.jpg 210w, http:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Mermaid.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">                                                    Photo courtesy of Simply Sewing magazine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Cat-ref-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"821\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Cat-ref-1-821x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1040\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Cat-ref-1-821x1024.jpg 821w, http:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Cat-ref-1-240x300.jpg 240w, http:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Cat-ref-1-768x958.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Cat-ref-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 821px) 100vw, 821px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Halloween Cat Plush Toy<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Dog-in-coat-on-lead-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"966\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Dog-in-coat-on-lead-966x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1036\" style=\"width:656px;height:auto\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Dog-in-coat-on-lead-966x1024.jpg 966w, http:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Dog-in-coat-on-lead-283x300.jpg 283w, http:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Dog-in-coat-on-lead-768x814.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Dog-in-coat-on-lead-1449x1536.jpg 1449w, http:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Dog-in-coat-on-lead-1932x2048.jpg 1932w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 966px) 100vw, 966px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>                                            Sweet plush dog with a tartan coat and spotty lead<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Fairy-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"675\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Fairy-675x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1039\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Fairy-675x1024.jpg 675w, http:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Fairy-198x300.jpg 198w, http:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Fairy-768x1164.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Fairy-1013x1536.jpg 1013w, http:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Fairy-1351x2048.jpg 1351w, http:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Fairy-scaled.jpg 1689w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Green Fairy Doll<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Dove-issue-104.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"595\" height=\"841\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Dove-issue-104.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1037\" style=\"width:669px;height:auto\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Dove-issue-104.jpg 595w, http:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Dove-issue-104-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo courtesy of 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All these toy makes were designed for Simply Sewing magazine, which can be purchased in shops, newsagents or subscribed to online, for a digital&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[432,430,75,15,352,427,429,431,425,39,400,426,428],"class_list":["post-1030","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-fabric-toys-to-make","tag-handmade-gifts-to-make","tag-handmade-toys","tag-lucy-ward","tag-plush","tag-plush-toys","tag-sewing-for-children","tag-sewing-tutorial","tag-simply-sewing-magazine","tag-the-whistling-cowgirl","tag-toy-patterns","tag-toys","tag-toys-to-make"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1030","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1030"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1030\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1045,"href":"http:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1030\/revisions\/1045"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1030"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1030"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.thewhistlingcowgirl.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1030"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}