I made him out of wool felt, like my other monster softies, but chose to make him a rag doll, with floppy arms and legs.
Showing posts with label softie. Show all posts
Showing posts with label softie. Show all posts
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Googily
I had someone contact me about making a Googily doll, from the book Jumpy Jack and Googily, by Meg Rosoff. It's her grandson's favorite book and she wanted to give him a Googily doll for Christmas.
I made him out of wool felt, like my other monster softies, but chose to make him a rag doll, with floppy arms and legs.
I made him out of wool felt, like my other monster softies, but chose to make him a rag doll, with floppy arms and legs.
Monday, August 27, 2012
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Phil the Monster
A new addition to the monster family. Phil's looking for a friend to turn his frown upside down....or maybe just a good dentist to pull that pesky tooth.
Monday, October 17, 2011
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Monster Sighting
There are blogs for just about everything, even monster enthusiasts! Hop on over to i only like monsters to see a post about my monster softies, as well as other cute frightening creations.
Monday, December 20, 2010
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Humphrey the monster
Meet Humphrey, the newest addition to my Etsy shop...
Humphrey's a little disagreeable. I think he's just insecure about his uni-brow.
Humphrey's a little disagreeable. I think he's just insecure about his uni-brow.
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Dolly Donations
Dolly Donations collects handmade dolls for children in need. The current doll drive is for an orphanage in Haiti. The goal is to collect 132 dolls by November 1st. There are free sewing patterns and step-by-step tutorials on the Dolly Donations blog if you'd like to participate. I'll be sending my doll off soon!
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Monster Softie
For those of you who don't know what a softie is, it's basically a soft toy, often made out of felt. It's no secret I like working with wool and felt, so I decided to make our cousiphew Mason a monster softie for his first birthday. I liked this design by Nina but changed it up a bit so it looked more like a monster and less like a cat. I added all the facial features and heart before I sewed the two body pieces together. That way I was able to use my sewing machine for most of the work. I hand embroidered the mouth with a split stitch and the pupils using colonial knots. At first I tried french knots, but the colonial knots were a little larger and looked better.
One of the most helpful tips when sewing a softie is to cut your shape out after you sew it. Also make sure you have a fabric turner (basically a wooden chopstick). These usually come in bags of polyfil. You'll need that to poke out and stuff all the little spaces, like the tail and ears.
Happy Birthday Mason!
One of the most helpful tips when sewing a softie is to cut your shape out after you sew it. Also make sure you have a fabric turner (basically a wooden chopstick). These usually come in bags of polyfil. You'll need that to poke out and stuff all the little spaces, like the tail and ears.
Happy Birthday Mason!
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