fabric toy

Here's a toy I made out of the fabric I screenprinted.

Sewing is kind of frustrating for me. I can't get woven fabric to do what I want it to do - everything turns out skinnier than I had planned. After I was done with this guy, after he was stuffed and his stuffin-hole was hand-sewn closed, I put him in a chair in the living room and huffed around the house for a while. I kept complaining about him to Jeff. "He's too skinny." "His eye looks wonky."

Then I woke up this morning and took another look, and I said, "kid, you're all right." I like him more now. Funny how that works.

More sewn toys to follow. I've run into a minor issue with the Big! Head!, but I hope to have something to show soon.

toy for rain

I made this guy for Rain. His sweater is removable, so when the warmer months roll around, he'll be ready.

I am suffering from yet another cold, my third in five months, so I'm going to get back into bed. Have a lovely weekend!

giraffe

Hey - I made a toy for Lisa Solomon and then Lisa made this toy for me. Swaperoo! I love this little guy - he's a giraffe and he sits on his own, and he has a jaunty scarf. I got a new camera this week (well, new to me - it's a used Canon 20D, and I love it) and I took all sorts of photos of the toy. Here's one.

More toy fun later this week. Later skaters.

Thanks so much Lisa!