Catching up

Still have not figured out how to fit blogging into my schedule. It's usually the end of the day before I have time to get on the computer and then I'm too tired to write coherently, much less make proper links. Will make more of an effort to work it into my schedule

Here are a few things I've been making for Chatterbelle recently.

Zucchini bear:


She calls this bear, Zucchini, for no other reason I think than she likes to say the word. I made it from fleece she found in the remnant bin at Walmart (I was actually shopping for ric rak). She thought it would make a soft and cuddly bear. Then she declared that it should have red ears and paws. So this is what I came up with. She designed the face, but I added the eyelashes by fringing the yarn mouth where it met up with the eyes. She likes her dolls to have big smiles. Smiles are important to Chatterbelle.

Blue jeans:


I used Butterick 4176. The pants on this pattern have side-seam pockets. For fabric I recycled a pair of my mother's old capri length jeans headed for the donation box. After picking apart the side seams, and ironing the fabric pieces, I laid out the pattern pieces so as to incorporate the hem. The side-seam pockets on the capri's were a tad skimpy, so I cut the pattern piece down to fit. After they were finished, they seemed a little baggy, so I undid the waist, cut it down an inch and restitched the waist. Chatterbelle likes them and wants me to make more.

Birthday bunny:


And finally, A Wee Wonderfuls bunny to give to a little friend who was having a birthday.