it has been like forever since i have wandered around in here...but i wanted to share a free pattern i have up...

mouse pattern

enjoy!!

i am getting ready for a craft sale here in rhode island.

see..the thread isn't dead...

I made these for the sampler. But I think they are a cute thing to make, and pretty quick too.

If anyone wants, I can post a template and instructions...

oh...i can't give away my pattern...it's a sewing stars secret...just print the pattern page and copy the pieces onto cardstock. then cut them out and trace around the pattern pieces onto the fabric you want to use. sew together the head, then the body and then arms. then stuff it, and stitch the pieces togther by hand.

here are three more bunnies:

i wanted to show people who may not know how to do this simple method of sewing a hole closed so the thread doesn't show. so i made a little tutorial. i hope it is clear enough. please let me know if there is anything that is unclear.

i used a hidden stitch to attach the head. like so:



this one i made out velour. it worked pretty well.

in case anyone is looking for the books i used, they are from the 'le petit boutique series'. here is a picture of the covers of the two books i bought:

that is a pretty good word for it, plumpy. i attach the heads a little over halfway up the back. i never thought of using rice. i have just been using stuffing, and on the velvet ones putting in beanie butts, and stuffing the rest.

here are some i made while on vacation:



has anybody else tried to make one?

Thanks everybody! Here are two more i finished last night:

i recently re-did my dining room, it had been painted with two black walls and two blood red walls from the previous tennants. it was UGLY to say the least!

here is what it looks like now:





I painted the chair (from salvation army) another shade of lime green and re-upolstered the seat with the orange fake velvet. I really like how it turned out. I also made the curtains. I was going for a retro 50's look.

I hope it inspires someone to go for that lime green!