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The entries are in alphabetical order by magazine name and then in chronological sequence.
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SOFT SCULPTURE
sa   CLOTH DOLL
sa   NEEDLE SCULPTING
sa   PILLOW
sa   STUFFED TOY
sa   WALL HANGING
xx   CLOTH DOLL
xx   NEEDLE SCULPTING
xx   PILLOW
xx   SCULPTURE
xx   STUFFED TOY
xx   TEXTILE CRAFT

A stuffed "salad" made from muslin and painted with textile paint. Patterns for cherry tomato, cucumber slice, radish slice, spinach leaves and lettuce leaves are included.
AMERICAN HOME CRAFTS Spring-Summer 1978 (v.6#2) pg. 84, 110

12" diameter soft-sculpture birthday cake is made from brown cotton and trimmed with satin "icing" and an embroidered message.
AMERICAN HOME CRAFTS Summer 1978 (v.6#3) pg. 57, 82

Cactus garden is an assortment of four varieties of desert cactus that have been stitched from fabric and set in a sand-filled pot.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Nov 1974 (v.52#11) pg. 96, 133

Photo shows a giant soft-sculpture "whale" that can serve as a lounging pillow. Made from corduroy and stuffed with pellets. Finished size is approximately 66"x30"x25". Pattern and instructions must be ordered. Est. cost: $51.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Jul 1977 (v.55#7) pg. 78

"Softly Swaying Palm Tree" is 6-ft. tall and made from a cardboard carpet roll, cotton duck, and polyester batting. Est. cost: $60.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Jul 1978 (v.56#7) pg. 110, 162

Calico jam and jelly jars with ruffled tops.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Dec 1978 (v.56#12) pg. 83, 160

Soft-sculpture Queen Anne side chair. Est. cost: $30.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Jul 1979 (v.57#7) pg. 89, 164

Bristol Bullet, a soft-sculpture airplane with a 50" wingspan.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Dec 1979 (v.57#12) pg. 108, 190

How to make plant people whose arms encircle plant pots. Estimated cost: $14.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Jul 1980 (v.58#7) pg. 62

Soft sculpture garden. Fiberfill "plot" has holes for assorted stuffed vegetables. Estimated cost: $28.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Jul 1980 (v.58#7) pg. 66, 77

Soft-sculpture gum ball machine that doubles as a bank. Estimated cost: $12.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Jul 1981 (v.59#7) pg. 35, 48

Appliqued items using bird motifs. (1) Chair pad. (2) Cat pillow. (3) Bird pillow. (4) Fabric sculptures. (5) Curtain.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Feb 1982 (v.60#2) pg. 44, 48

Quick techniques for making life-sized soft sculpture.
CLOTH DOLL Spring-Summer 1998 (v.13#1) pg. 34

Knit or crochet soft sculptures in the shape of ice cream cones.
CREATIVE CRAFTS #82 Aug 1981 (v.7#10) pg. 19

Handmade felt. How to make and use it in various soft sculptures including a felt rug and a felt bowl.
CREATIVE CRAFTS #86 Apr 1982 (v.8#2) pg. 37

A look at contemporary fiber art, wall hangings and soft sculpture.
DECORATING & CRAFT IDEAS Jun 1974 (v.4#8) pg. 50

Soft sculpture pumpkin centerpiece with vine, leaves, flower and a beetle.
DECORATING & CRAFT IDEAS Oct 1979 (v.10#8) pg. 20

How to get started in stocking-face sculpture.
DECORATING & CRAFT IDEAS Dec 1979 (v.10#10) pg. 25

Soft sculpture mermaid with tiny mirror "scales".
DECORATING & CRAFT IDEAS Jul-Aug 1980 (v.11#6) pg. 58

"Big Game" trophies. Leopard, bear, and elephant heads are sewn from fake fur and mounted on wooden plaques to be hung on the wall like hunting trophies.
DECORATING & CRAFT IDEAS Oct 1980 (v.11#8) pg. 10

Soft-sculpture log cabin with moose head over the door.
DECORATING & CRAFT IDEAS Oct 1980 (v.11#8) pg. 44

Soft sculpture faces in baskets.
DECORATING & CRAFT IDEAS Dec 1980 (v.11#10) pg. 23

Soft-sculpture animal handbags.
DECORATING & CRAFT IDEAS Mar 1982 (v.13#2) pg. 36, 104

Cover for a portable TV looks like a giant toaster with two slices of bread popping up.
FAMILY CIRCLE Nov 20 1978 (v.91#13) pg. 116, 192

Fabric fruits for a kitchen centerpiece. Patterns for banana, apple, orange, and grapes.
FAMILY CIRCLE Nov 1 1980 (v.93#15) pg. 69, 137

Soft-sculpture fish with calico scales.
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING Nov 1979 (v.189#5) pg. 169, 296

A soft-sculpture roll of Lifesavers candy and two individual round candies.
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING Nov 1979 (v.189#5) pg. 172, 310

Preserve jars.
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING Nov 1980 (v.191#5) pg. 165, 304

Soft-sculpture satin guitar, 39" long, can serve as a pillow.
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING Nov 1986 (v.203#5) pg. 186, 250

Red satin telephone soft-sculpture.
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING Nov 1987 (v.205#5) pg. 86, 247

"Flying duck" soft-sculpture. A duck, made from a stuffed white sock rides in the basket of a dirigible sewn from fabric in rainbow colors.
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING Nov 1987 (v.205#5) pg. 90, 252

Stitched, stuffed and crocheted vegetables and fruits for plaques, shadow boxes, and conversation pieces. Instructions for cauliflower, apple, asparagus, carrots, tomato, scallions, pea pod, yellow wax beans, watermelon, mushrooms, strawberries, a blueberry pie and grape jam.
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING NEEDLECRAFT Spring-Summer 1979 pg. 54, 119

Alphabet cats. The letters "C", "A", and "T" are sewn from calico and stuffed. Each letter has a cat's face and tail.
LADIES HOME JOURNAL NEEDLE & CRAFT Fall-Winter 1978 (v.9#1) pg. 90, 118

A fabric pitcher, burlap basket, and an assortment of fabric vegetables (eggplant, cauliflower, carrot, pepper, leek, and turnip).
McCALLS NEEDLEWORK & CRAFTS Spring 1978 (v.23#1) pg. 137, 209

Quilted Sun and Moon emerge from a muslin background. Uses only simple stitches and padding.
McCALLS NEEDLEWORK & CRAFTS Fall 1978 (v.23#3) pg. 146, 174

"Corn Dolls" have batiked bodies that look like corn cobs in husks. Bunched group of five serve as a centerpiece.
McCALLS NEEDLEWORK & CRAFTS Fall 1978 (v.23#3) pg. 159, 199

Soft-sculpture trapeze artist is 55" tall.
McCALLS NEEDLEWORK & CRAFTS Summer 1979 (v.24#2) pg. 73, 108

An assortment of soft-sculpture appliance covers that look like a can of soup, bag of flour, quart of milk and loaf of bread.
McCALLS NEEDLEWORK & CRAFTS Fall 1979 (v.24#3) pg. 120, 190

Two soft-sculpture batik swans, each 21" tall, and a swan wall hanging.
McCALLS NEEDLEWORK & CRAFTS Jan-Feb 1981 (v.26#1) pg. 74, 150

Giant pillow in the shape of an automobile (23" long) is the perfect seat for a child watching television.
McCALLS NEEDLEWORK & CRAFTS Mar-Apr 1982 (v.27#2) pg. 77, 109

Charming soft sculptures are borrowed from weather vane designs and stitched in calico. Includes pattern for a horse and a rooster.
McCALLS NEEDLEWORK & CRAFTS Jan-Feb 1984 (v.29#1) pg. 76, 30

Pretzel-shaped pillow is sewn from fabric with tiny dots that resemble "salt." Buttons fasten the stuffed tube into a pretzel shape.
NEEDLE & CRAFT Apr 1989 (v.12#2) pg. 26, 62

Soft-sculpture pillows and tote. Pillows are shaped like a wrist watch and scissors. The tote is shaped like a pencil.
NEEDLE & THREAD Jan-Feb 1982 (v.2#1) pg. 39, 49, 32

A batik Pegasus. Designed to be suspended from the ceiling as a "fantasy toy".
NEEDLE & THREAD May-Jun 1982 (v.2#3) pg. 39, 28, 48

A pair of "kissing pillows". Soft-sculpture pillows, in the shape of a man's and woman's head and arms, are held together in an embrace with "Velcro".
NEEDLE & THREAD Jan-Feb 1983 (v.3#1) pg. 39, 50, 31

Soft sculpture dinosaurs (Stegosaurus, Brontosaurus, and Dimetrodon) are decorated with shisha mirror embroidery.
NEEDLE & THREAD May-Jun 1983 (v.3#3) pg. 12, 43, 24

"Hamburger A La Lunch" tote. A soft sculpture shaped like a "deluxe" hamburger can be used as a purse or lunch bag.
NEEDLE & THREAD Jul-Aug 1983 (v.3#4) pg. 38, 49, 29

Sew a soft-sculpture "cabbage".
NEEDLE & THREAD May-Jun 1984 (v.4#3) pg. 17, 26, 48

Valentine cherub soft-sculpture.
NEEDLE & THREAD Jan-Feb 1986 (v.6#1) pg. 19, 26, 48

Four soft-sculpture pillows. (1) A moon and star. (2) Cactus. (3) Radio. (4) Tennis racquet and ball.
NEEDLECRAFT FOR TODAY Jan-Feb 1979 (v.2#1) pg. 12

Rub a Dub Dub dolls. Nathanial the Candlestick Maker, Gus the Baker and Cesario the Butcher are made by forming pantyhose and stuffing over a wire armature. Expressive faces are achieved by needle-modeling.
NEEDLECRAFT FOR TODAY Mar-Apr 1979 (v.2#2) pg. 39, 52

Captive Unicorn, a soft-sculpture for the advanced toymaker.
NEEDLECRAFT FOR TODAY Jul-Aug 1979 (v.2#4) pg. 9, 38

A basketfull of soft sculpture fruits and vegetables. Pieces are painted, cut, stitched and stuffed.
NEEDLECRAFT FOR TODAY Sep-Oct 1979 (v.2#5) pg. 16

Soft sculpture kitchen witch riding a wooden spoon.
NEEDLECRAFT FOR TODAY Jul-Aug 1982 (v.5#4) pg. 14, 36, 47

Trees. Developments in fiber sculpture trees by Dawn MacNutt. Includes information on design considerations, spinning the fiber, weaving and construction.
SHUTTLE, SPINDLE & DYEPOT #36 Fall 1978 (v.9#4) pg. 88

Bedroom soft sculpture includes cloud pillows, a rainbow headboard, and a rainbow sleep mat that doubles as a wall hanging.
SUNSET Apr 1979 (v.162#4) pg. 156

Fabric pottery. Make these soft coiled "pots" as colorful as you want. All you need is fabric scraps, cording and a mixing bowl.
SUNSET Jan 1984 (v.172#1) pg. 52

Stuffed Shirts. Witty sculptured pictures of a man, woman, and two kids. Shirts or blouses are stuffed and felt heads and hands are added to create characters that are then stitched to a rectangular backing for hanging.
WOMAN'S DAY Jun 26 1979 (v.42#11) pg. 14, 132

Crayon shaped pillows are 12" in diameter and 40" long.
WOMAN'S DAY Oct 26 1982 (v.46#2) pg. 72, 105

Chef Henri kitchen decoration. Soft sculpture is make from an old nylon hose, fiberfill, fabric, small rolling pin, etc.
WORKBASKET Aug 1983 (v.48#9) pg. 22