Last night I finished this:
I used the same pattern as for my son's elephant . I know the button eyes are a little wonky but I think it just gives her a bit more character.
I used a new way of closing the stuffing hole. I think it looks a lot better than whip-stitching/overcast stitch.
And today I whipped this up:
The first two were mock-ups. They actually didn't turn out too terrible. The first one was too small and the second one had a massive head so I just used the head from the first pattern and the rest from the second to make the third birdie, which came out just right.
You can see the differences in head size better here.
I did some stitching on the first one to make the tail look like it had feathers. It didn't turn out quite like I had wanted it to, but I think it's fairly cute anyhow.
No fancy tail stitching for the end product. The tail looked too cute to stitch over.
Since this is going to a baby, I had to do the toilet paper tube test. (We didn't have any empty rolls, so just bear with me)
And again, this time tail down. She doesn't squish into the tube without quite a bit of effort, so I give it my Crafty Mom seal of approval for babies.
After finishing the bird and having a lot of time left, I decided to make a bag to match it.
It's a drawstring bag. My very first! I've determined that I love drawstrings and will make many more bags like this in the future.
All cinched up.
Bird and bag together. As you can see, they were made from the same material so that they match perfectly.
The elephant was made from fabric my mom had, and the birds and bag were made from my stash.
