He is of course GORGEOUS!
I decided to make him a little softie as a birth gift, so first stop was my local fabric shop where I could not walk past the fluffy chenille {what textile lover could!} ~I added some lovely green quilters fabrics and some delicious wool felt.
Next stop ~ google image search for inspiration ~ giraffes, monkeys, elephants ... but I could only get excited about the OWLS!!!. Hundreds of beautiful softies, tall ones, short ones, fat ones.....skinny ones. Some with wings, some with feet, some with large eyes some with no eyes!
I took a little bit of inspiration from the hundreds that I looked at, decided on some elements that I liked - big eyes, little wings, no feet and then began to create a pattern.
I decided to use a little of this vintage ric~rac {that I inherited and has a price tag of 16c ....hehehe} . It's so lovely!
So then I pieced together the details to the front panel
And then joined the front to the back
Ta Da!!!!!
And here is his back
I love softies!
Here is the link to the story of my sewing machine for those who have been loving it!
