July 7, 2009
homemade gifts
I wanted to share my latest hooded towel because I think it turned out to be one of the cutest by far and this one will definitely get duplicated. Do not give me credit for the design. I'm telling you that nursery bedding and specifically Carter's clothing has great simplified characters and I saw this little guy online and then sketched him out. They translate well into felt or even cut paper if you are into making cards.
I'm interested to see how the eye holes which I punched out will wash up. I might be going back and adding french knots where the eyes go if it pills over, but it was worth a shot.
There are other shots in my flickr account that show how I layered the pieces. Doesn't anyone else get super excited when the idea in their head actually turns out? :)
I think I have like 3 other hooded towels to make, I better get to it!
For this same friend I wanted to make something for the siblings of the new baby to play with on a day they needed that something new to occupy them. I pulled out the felt food patterns and made them some "shushi" as Lizzie called it. The spring rolls were SO easy, essentially a strip of felt an inch wide and a few different lengths all rolled up. I really continue to enjoy these patterns. Creatively I can appreciate how she has executed her ideas to mimic such amazing look-a-likes. Fortunately these kids know what sushi is so it works out well, my kids do not, obviously. Although Lizzie is still asking me to make her some "shushi" so I probably will. I still highly recommend these pattern books, they are awesome. But if you don't want to purchase I am always up for a night of sewing with felt. :) I'm hoping to make a few pieces while we're on vacation so I can have some finished gifts done for future needs.
I ordered the 6.5 x 4.5 sushi trays here. I got 50 of them, bit of an over kill, but I was thinking that I could use it as packaging for other gifts. They are too cute!
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