XaiJu
makeshiftwings

makeshiftwings

patreon


makeshiftwings posts

April Rewards & Tutorial Post Archive

Here's information on the rewards for this month! Also find a list of Patreon exclusive tips & tutorials at the bottom of this post.

🍎APPLE USERS - PLEASE DO NOT JOIN THROUGH THE IOS APP! 🍎

Apple charges a substantial fee that does not get passed to me, but goes straight to Apple! Join on Patreon's website to pay the true amount and spend your hard earned money elsewhere! ♥

Patreon shop access

The Patreon shop can ...

View Post

Stegosaurus pattern release day!

The first round of emails has been sent out!

Please check your emails associated with your Patreon account. Check spam and promotional folders if you can't find it! This email is coming from my personal email, makeshiftwingsplush@gmail.com , not from Patreon!

👉 2025-03-31 13:47:32 +0000 UTC View Post

Upcoming schedule!

spring is here finally!! so exciting to see everything leafing out and beginning to bloom!

here's my patreon & shop schedule for the next month!

Monday, March 31

  • The stegosaurus pattern releases! Remember, you must pledge to the $5 pattern tier or $10 tier from March 1 - March 31 receive it!

  • My instructions files continue to be upgraded! I spent a lot of time this month making some of it look a litt...

    View Post

April's sticker reward - slice & bake bunny

It's rabbit season! 🐰 No, it's duck season! 🦆

no, it's slice and bake bunny season 🤦‍♀️you can get a whole set of slice and bake bunny ditto items in april! plushies & pins in my drop happening april 5, and this sticker through my patreon sticker clip by pledging to the $5 sticker tier or $10 tier from april 1 - april 30!

View Post

April's Pattern Reward: S'mores Seal

Here's some info on April's pattern reward: a s'mores seal! This reward comes with the pattern, instructions, and embroidery files to make a seal with optional graham crackers! Use mochi minky for the ultimate squish factor~

I work on my patterns up until release. Until then, patterns are subject to minor changes, including looks and difficulty. I'll do my best to keep this post up to date!

How to earn this reward

Pledge to the $5 pattern tier or ...

View Post

Spring shop update + spring cleaning sale dates!

Spring shop update day

As alluded to in my recent posts, my spring shop update will be Saturday, April 5 at 1pm EST! I don't know where everyone is in terms of daylight savings but my timezone has recently sprung forward so make sure you double check the time! The following will be available for sale:

  • Slice and bake bunny ditto plush

  • Slice and bake chick ditto plush

  • Chocolate bunny ditto plush

  • <...

    View Post

Peepittos pins

Here are the last items for my upcoming shop update.. peepittos pins! They will be available as a set of 4 for a discount or sold individually!
I realized when I went to take the pic that i couldn't find them, and had no idea where they were since i moved lol 🥲 2 hours later I found them in a box labeled "books" in my garage!! The joys of moving...
Sadly I'm pretty sure these are the last new pins I'll ever release. With manufacturing costs continuing to rise and the tariffs happenin...

View Post

Slice and bake bunny and chick pins

Here are the first pins I have for my upcoming shop update! These slice and bake designs will also come in pin form besides the plushies.
Astute viewers may have seen these on my personal pin board in the background of my photos for a while 😂 I've had them for over a year but with my dad's passing last year I was not able to do a spring update.
I'm still eyeballing Saturday, april 5 at 1pm est as the drop date but I'll make a formal post once I confirm this!

View Post

Chocolate bunny ditto

You have to eat the ears first- I don't make the rules 😤
Here's the last plush of the upcoming spring drop! There will be 4 plush designs, 3 of them new. I'll also have some pins which i haven't shown yet!
I'm currently eyeballing Saturday, april 5 at 1pm est as the tentative drop date - but you all will be the first to know when it's set in stone!

View Post

Spring sugar cookie ditto 🌸

Here's another ditto plush design for an upcoming shop update! This girl was last seen a couple years ago but is making her return! I still don't have a date for the update but I'll let you guys know as soon as I figure it out!

View Post

Slice & bake bunny and chick dittos

Hey all! I got back from my trip to florida yesterday. It was good to see my family & friends but I'm very happy to be back home!
I've started production on dittos for a spring drop! I hope to have all the plushies sewn this week but I also have a few new pins. Here are the first 2, new additions to the slice and bake series!
I don't have a date for the drop yet but my patrons will be the first to know!

View Post

More nuggie dinos!

here are a couple more nuggie dinos! since the teddy sherpa isn't as widely available, i also made a dino from anti-pill fleece (left) and double sided minky/sew-lush fleece (right).

i'll be posting fabric requirements later this week!

View Post

Minky stegosaurus

Here's the stego i made for the march pattern instructions photos!
Sherpa fabric is hard to read for instructions, so i made a multi colored stego in minky. It's also good to show what the pattern looks like in normal plush fabric if you don't want to make a nuggie!
I'll be sharing more fabric options for the nuggie look and material requirements soon!

View Post

April pattern poll winner

And the winner is...
Smores seal! 🍫🦭
Thank you all for voting!

View Post

April pattern poll reminder!

Hey all! Reminder to vote in April's pattern poll, if you're able, which ends tonight at midnight! Smores seal and sushi sheep are in a close race!
Link to the poll!

View Post

March Rewards & Tutorial Post Archive

Here's information on the rewards for this month! Also find a list of Patreon exclusive tips & tutorials at the bottom of this post.

🍎APPLE USERS - PLEASE DO NOT JOIN THROUGH THE IOS APP! 🍎

Apple charges a substantial fee that does not get passed to me, but goes straight to Apple! Join on Patreon's website to pay the true amount and spend your hard earned money elsewhere! ♥

Patreon shop access

The Patreon shop can ...

View Post

March's pattern reward: stegosaurus dino nuggie

Here's some info on March's pattern reward: a stegosaurus! This reward comes with the pattern, instructions, and optional embroidery files to make a stegosaurus! Use golden sherpa fabric to achieve the dino nuggie look, or use normal plush fabrics for a traditional dino!

I work on my patterns up until the release date. Until then, patterns are subject to minor changes, including looks and difficulty. I'll do my best to keep this post up to date!

How to earn this ...

View Post

Chonky chicken pattern release day!

The first round of emails has been sent out!

Please check your emails associated with your Patreon account. Check spam and promotional folders if you can't find it! This email is coming from my personal email, makeshiftwingsplush@gmail.com , not from Patreon!

👉 2025-02-28 14:06:36 +0000 UTC View Post

Upcoming patreon schedule!

i wonder if you're as excited for spring as i am - i think i'm going to pass out the first time i see a butterfly this year!!

Friday, February 28th

  • The chonky chicken pattern releases! Remember, you must pledge to the $5 pattern tier or $10 tier from February 1 - February 28 receive it!

  • My instructions file is getting an upgrade! I got new software and it'll now include active links, including a working table...

    View Post

March pattern reward: stegosaurus dino nuggie

Here he is!! A very friendly, well meaning stego dino nuggie~
He is march's pattern reward! You can get this pattern by pledging to the $5 pattern tier or $10 tier from March 1 - March 31. He comes together quickly and relatively easily, and doesn't require any embroidery if you use safety eyes and hand stitch the mouth as seen here! I'll also be including embroidery files for those who would prefer!
Let me know if you'd like more dino nuggies to go up for pattern votes!!

View Post

March sticker reward - mini glittery peepitto set 🐰

spring is soon!! and here are the peepittos to celebrate 🐰 march's sticker reward includes all 3 mini peepittos, which have a pixie dust glitter effect!

you can receive these stickers in the mail by pledging to the $5 sticker tier or $10 tier from march 1 - march 31!

View Post

First stego prototype~

Hey all! Happy friday!
Here's my first completed prototype of the stego pattern for March! Obviously, he doesn't look like a chicken nugget. But since I'm still in the patterning phase i need to be able to clearly see seams without the fuzzy sherpa fabric getting in the way! So I made the prototype with some green mochi!
I kept the shapes blocky and simple to eventually suggest the dino nuggie shape when made with the right fabric! But he'll look good in normal fabric too :)
I'll be ...

View Post

Plush size preference

hey all! i'd like to get your opinion on the general size you prefer your plushies - whether it be as a collector or maker! do you like to make or collect smaller plushies or larger plushies?

while i can't make every plush pattern i design fall in this range, it'd be good for me to know what people like; i tend to make everything on the larger size, but maybe that doesn't meet the majority of peoples' preferences! i imagine many people will say "it depends!" which is fine too (and i agr...

View Post

Chonky chicken required materials

Here is the list of unique materials for the chonky chicken pattern, which releases on february 28! A couple notes:

  • The number of pompoms is highly dependent on what size you use; I used a variety pack of 0.5"-1.25" pompoms, and used around 200 total. The more pompoms you use, the fuller the broccoli top will be!

  • If you would like to buy 3D corn kernel fabric like the corn hat below, 2025-02-14 17:58:16 +0000 UTC View Post

Brown chonky chicken!

Hey all, hope you had a great weekend! We're about to get another 3-6" of snow tomorrow so I was trying to get things done outside while I can!
Here is the chicken I made for february's pattern instructions! This lady was made from 1mm lazy lamb minky. This ginger color is so nice! If you've never used lazy lamb 1mm minky it's very nice!
I'm finishing up the hats for photos before I have to do boring tax work for a few days :(
Reminder this chonky chicken + hats are the february patt...

View Post

Mochi chonky chicken 🐥

Here's another plush I made while refining the chonky chicken pattern for february! This one is made from mochi minky and as usual, mochi produces a much bigger plush!
I'm starting one more chicken for the instructions made from 1mm minky!

View Post

March pattern poll winner

And the winner is...

dino nuggie stego!

Thank you all for voting!

Reminder you can submit pattern ideas to this thread here!

View Post

March pattern poll reminder & silkie chicken wip!

Hey all, happy Monday!
Reminder to vote in March's pattern poll if you're able! Dino nuggie stego is in the lead with susheep close behind!
https://www.patreon.com/posts/120642045?utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=android_share
And here's a WIP of a silkie chicken using my chonky chicken pattern which is february's reward! I'll be f...

View Post

February Rewards & Tutorial Post Archive

Here's information on the rewards for this month! Also find a list of Patreon exclusive tips & tutorials at the bottom of this post.

🍎APPLE USERS - PLEASE DO NOT JOIN THROUGH THE IOS APP! 🍎

Apple charges a substantial fee that does not get passed to me, but goes straight to Apple! Join on Patreon's website to pay the true amount and spend your hard earned money elsewhere! ♥

Patreon shop access

The Patreon shop can ...

View Post

February's Pattern Reward: Chonky Chicken

Here's some info on February's pattern reward: a chonky chicken chef! This reward comes with a pattern to make the chicken plush and 5 different hats, including a chef's hat and various foods!

I work on my patterns up until the release date. Until then, patterns are subject to minor changes, including looks and difficulty. I'll do my best to keep this post up to date!

How to earn this reward

Pledge to the $5 pattern tier or $10 tier between Februa...

View Post