Of Jellies and Squishees

Say hello to Orange Jelly and Purple Tie Dye Squishee. See, he's waving hi. How sweet.

These guys have been sitting around for ages waiting for me to finish them off. I don't know why exactly I put it off. I guess just because they were for the heck of it and that kind of thing just keeps getting shelved.

So after over a year, yes, a year, of the Orange Jelly slowly being built - he is done and stuffed. And stuffed he is. It took a lot to fill him up. Hungry guy. Guess that's what happens when you aren't fed for more than a year.

And his little buddy has been waiting for quite some time too. Although he sat nearly complete after just one session on the couch. All he needed last night was a final fill and stitch. He sure looks happy about it too.

Next up - finish Squishee's relatives that are waiting in a pink bin on the shelf. Okay guys, I hear ya...I'm coming....

Monsters in Progress

As always, I have more than one thing I am working on. I talked about the clothes I am making for myself...most of which are now cut. Woo hoo for me :) But I also have the monster mayhem thing going on.

The monsters are great because they are hand sewn. So when the day is ending, the littlest is in bed and the others are off doing there own thing - I can veg to the tv and stitch on the couch.
This one eyed creature is a tad psychedelic. I just love the colors. I got a grab bag of goodies from Sol Sisters a while back & am finally making use of it. The majority of the bag will be used for a mixed media piece or art quilt, but this piece just said "monster".

And then there is Squidy...which actually does better resemble a jellyfish like my youngest said. All he needs is some fluff 'n stuff.

Monster Mayhem WIPs

I have my next batch of to-do's cut and ready to go. These are handsewn, so it is also a great time to take in the sewing machine for a tune up. A while back I posted my monsters and the sketches they grew from. Well, these are more. And in different sizes. I am making a small (keychain size) medium (hand size) and larger size. I may super size two or three of my faves. Not yet sure.
The white cat faced one in the upper right...that is going to be my son's vampy cat...which he has patiently (mostly) been waiting for. Vampy cat is a small teddy bear from the Buffy comics...so cute...not so sweet, but cute :)

New Stuff Made and Started

First up is my little monster embroidery piece. I talked about my monster sketches for felt stuffies in an earlier post. Well, I decided to stitch one up...mostly because once they turn into stuffies, they no longer look like the sketches :P This way, I get to see remember what they were intended to look like.

And this is the mini stuffie of that guy...


Next up are some more fabric headbands. The pink kitties are strips of the fabric - I was going for a haphazard look. It did not quite work out as pictured in my head. I may add some fuzzy yarn kinda squiggled along the top, not sure yet. The undersides are velvet ribbon, which stay in my hair so much better than plain old fabric.


And this is my "Started". It is going to be a flower table runner. I found it over at Moda Bake Shop. I am hoping to have it done and at least one pic by the end of Monday so I can post it for an entry into a contest at Sweetwater.

Monsters and Squid and Whale Oh My!

I think I'll let the title & the pics speak for themselves. Well, almost... The whale with the bird on top and the maroon one eyed monster were made for my swap partner. The whale was made from the book "softies" - it is sitting on the page from the book in the pic up there. Oh, and the orange guy is a keychain. I have 6 more (different styles) cut and ready to be assembled. My house is slowly being overrun by monsters - I love it!

More Monsters Invade

I have scanned all the monster sketches to prep for pattern drafting...I think there are about 12. But I couldn't resist playing more until then. So I made 2 more keychain guys based on the sketches. The proportions aren't quite right since I was just eyeballing it, but they're cute anyway...right? My youngest thinks they're fun - it's ok to base stuff on a 4 year old's opinion - right?


This next guy may look familiar to some of you. He is my 3rd flying piggie. I worked out some of the assembly kinks and used a darker pink so it's less see through. Plus, I skipped the white fur trim & used felt instead - much easier on the fingers...and my shirt.


I have 4 more cut and ready to go. The yellow & maroon ones are based on some I saw while browsing Etsy - I couldn't tell you who because it was just an image that stuck. Those guys will be staying home with us or head off to my niece & nephew.

I have finished this maroon one since these were taken, but have not taken a pic yet...which is okay, he didn't turn out so great. The circles & the body colors didn't look right once put together. But again, my 4 year old loves him :)


You can't tell from this pic, but this one is rather large. The head is almost as big as my arms when circled together. I hope I have enough fluff to fill him :P

This last one started as a bear. Yup, a bear. The head of this guy was a belly. I had it laid out on the table with some other color strips to use for eyes & stuff, but when I looked down at it, I saw this octopus type guy. My oldest dubbed him Troctopus (tri-octopus)...since only 3 legs/arms/appendages. I have already got him going. I hope to show him early next week.

Where are my bags you ask? They are there. And I need to get going on them. But sometimes, changing up what you create can help get the inspiration & motivation back for what you do regularly. A recent custom order for lots of fun matchy things helps too . I love it when the customer helps "design" the bags :)

Loving the Monsters

Okay, I am on a new kick...stuffies. I have made some before, mostly felt ones. But now that I am in a stuffie swap on Craftster, I am making more. More than I needed to. And I have sketches for even more...almost an army.

This guy here was so fun to make. And he was kind of freehand based off one of my sketches. He looks nothing like the sketch. But I love him. Plans to make another are already in my mind, but, well, um, I forgot to copy the pattern. But I am still going to try.


After the blue guy was done, I wanted to make my 3 Eyed guy. My mind was envisioning a larger monster, but something said "keychain" to me. SO I made a teeny one. Loved him so much, I plan to make many more. Which shop they will go in? Not sure yet. They are an accessory, so the bag shop would work..b.ut the Too shop is a mish mash where monsters may feel more at home.

And that army...here are 3 WIPs ready to roll. And the sketch book has about 12 more. I plan to alternate X number of bags, then that number of monsters. I don't want to get too "stuck" on one.

Oh yeah...if you are wondering which one is for the stuffie swap - none of these. I won't post pics until my partner receives...no spoilers in case she peeks over here :)