Category — Soft toys

A long long time ago when I first started this blog (ok – so it wasn’t THAT long ago…but if sure feels like it now) I made this softie based on a drawing by Zoe. Soon afterwards, feeling chuffed by my success, I asked Zoe to do me another drawing so that I could make her another toy. Zoe very kindly obliged with a lovely drawing of a pink 7 footed ballet shoe shod bow covered tiger with purple ears.

I took a deep breath and started to sew….

…..and about 8 months later I decided that it was time to finish the ballet loving pink tiger. Here she is:

Hamish really took a liking to the tiger, so I took another deep breath and asked him to draw me a picture.

His creation had many spikes but thankfully it was adorned with neither ballet shoes nor ribons, and after only a couple of evenings the stegasorus was finished.

The kids are planning their next designs, but I have informed them of the ’sewing queue’ and they seem to understand that it may be a little while before mummy starts stuffing miniature feet again.  So…next in the queue?  Curtains or yards chiffon?  I haven’t decided

I made Mr Crocodile come to life after seeing the idea on Whosies blog. Miss Zoe was initially disappointed that his eyes did not have black rings around them like they do in her drawing, but they are now cuddled up together in bed so I guess all is forgiven

I went to help out in Hamish’s classroom this morning and came home to this lovely crocodile, drawn by Miss Zoe aged 3 1/2. He smiles at me from his new home on the fridge door