too much fun!

This little guy was soooo much fun to make!

I had that baby quilt ready to go.

The baby shower is tonight.

I thought....

wouldn't it be nice to add a little toy with that quilt?

I was going to buy a little something at target.

But......I started dreaming about a handmade toy.

What could I make!?

I started looking around blogland and found something!

Belinda had a cute little owl a couple of days ago.

She refers you to Mel's tutorial.

Truth is....

I quickly looked at the tutorial and then

DID MY OWN THING!

I think it looks pretty similar....but...

I didn't measure a thing and have no idea

how big Belinda's or Mel's are. :)

Here is where I tried an experiment.

How can I make those wings have that

CRINKLY sound you get in toys sometimes?

I stuffed them with cheap plastic grocery bags.

They were a little crinkly sounding,

but not good enough.

I also realized....Thankfully before finishing the project

that plastic probably wouldn't survive the laundry!!!

SO much for my toy engineering skills.

Here he is imagining what it would be like to be

REAL.

Remember the velveteen rabbit?

(children's story book from long ago)

Here is my contribution to a blogland request.

Belinda wants pictures of the BACKS of quilts.

Thought I'd show you the front first...

is that o.k.?

I made this last summer.

First I cut those white panels.

Then appliqued the swirly vine.

It was a great summer project because I took the white panels

everywhere....camping, picnics, etc.

and just cut leaves and appliqued them on

without a pattern or much of a plan.

I have a bag full of little tiny pieces of fabric that went along on these trips.

The leaves are all pointing the same way...

but they are not all exactly alike.

AND I like that!

Here's the back.
That leaf there holds a secret.
A mistake!

Yes....
sometimes when you quilt a quilt you end up with a
PUCKER.

I did.
A big pucker.


The leaf is nice though.

So glad I made that mistake!

Hey! did anyone notice the upside down beak on that bird?

I just did....

I'm going to fix that right now...:)