wool puppet friends

Part of my sewing these past few days is the cat and dog puppet from Betz White's Warm Fuzzies.

The first one took me over 1 hour and 30 minutes. 

 The 2nd and thereafter only took 30-40 minutes. 

 Let's just say that there were a lot of snacks, cups of tea and distractions on the first one. Dontcha just love the jaguar print cat? I was so excited when I spied it in my wool stash.

 And I sewed the noses on the dogs upside down.

Just a few more of these to make for some little ones' birthdays.

Cheers,

Amanda

Of a Caterpillar and a Butterfly

Hello.

I've set up my machine and made a few things in the past few days. One of the first things I made was this Caterpillar and Butterfly from Abby at WHile She Naps. 

And here is the butterfly.

 I like this toy because it has a little surprise.

The caterpillar is joined to the butterfly. One can go into the other!!! Brilliant.

 My daughter is turning 6 tomorrow, so I made it for her birthday. She learned about caterpillars and butterflies in Kindergarten last year and was very enchanted with the whole metamorphosis.

 The pattern called for sewing a pattern on the wings, but I had the pre embroidered fleece left over from a coat I made Neve a few years ago. It saved a bit of work for me. Lazy as I am. :}

 Not being able to stop there, I also ordered this chicken and egg.

 Hey! An egg with feet?

 Ooooo, she did it again! They tuck into each other. I love it. So does my boy. I hope the baby I send it to will like it also. I cheated a little here too. The feet were supposed to be fleece, but I had some trouble sewing such small shapes without stretching the feet out of shape. Instead, I used some wool felt. Much easier. See, lazy. :} And no, he's not dead, he's sleeping!

Go ahead, check out Abby's Blog. She has much wisdom to impart on softie sewing. And some very cute patterns too!

Cheers,
Amanda