I went through a brief phase when I was a kid, the “Little House On The Prairie” phase where I wanted everything to be old-fashioned. I took up needlepoint for about 2.5 seconds (alas, my “Cats Are People Too” sampler was never finished. Too bad, how awesome would that be on our wall?) I wore dresses every day. EVERY DAY. I would make two braids in my hair & wind them on top of my head. My biggest project: I attempted to sew. Mom just though I was making a mess, but my intent was to make a dress. And shoes. And a gingham skirt (I had no idea what this “gingham” was, but Laura was always talking about it).
Fast forward to now. I no longer want to be “Old Fashioned”. I am just fine buying my clothes in a store. And I cannot sew. But Ella wanted to make a stuffed animal for her new baby cousin. And that’s how this came to be:
“Ummmmm, great. But what is it?” you may ask? It’s a Kitty-Bear-Unicorn! Of course!
Side View:
And Back View:
Kitty-Bear-Unicorn has popcorn seeds in his feet. And bells in his belly. (They don’t ring cause they’re surrounded by stuffing. It makes it sound like a rattle, we put about 5 in there. Ella & I had a long discussion on the pros & cons of bell inclusion. She decided it was a good idea. Sometimes I think she just wants to have long discussions…)
I know, it’s a little sad looking. And his head is really really floppy. But considering these were the plans we went off of, I’m pretty pleased with how it turned out (note where Ella helped with color plans by indicating where it should be pink):
And considering this was a 3-Sunday-project, I don’t think we’ll be making any more stuffed animals any time soon…
I just found out you had a blog! Well, not just, but this week when I was emailing with our mutual friend. I love the kitty bear unicorn. He is dang sweet. And you should keep sewing – you did a great job.
Thanks for sending me the picture. And, well, at least we all have documentation of meeting up. I had such a good time putting a face to the handwriting (how often do you get to say THAT?).
Have a good day!!
What do you mean you don’t sew! Are you kidding me?!? Your cross-bred animal is FABULOUS!
We are so thrilled to be the new caretakers of this wonderful animal…she is loved very much!!! You don’t know how glad we are that you had a long discussion about the use of bells in the Kitty-bear Unicorn’s belly. Ah, we wish we had your talent, and Ella’s blueprints of course. Maybe next time we are up you can show us your mad sewing skills as we don’t sew either, but something obviously worked out because the stuffed animal is AWESOME!
Oh, we insist on seeing pictures of you in your little house on the Prairie phase. We want to know if it was around the same time as Colby’s pegged pant leg phase. If so, we think you should photo shop a “prom” type picture of the two of you. You with your braids, and Colby with his sweet peg-legged pants and awesome rasta hair, then hang it on the wall in Anita’s kitchen….just an idea/suggestion.
You just got Googled. That is the cutest thing i have ever seen. You should sell them and make millions and then give your old friend Misty some money.
Thank you very much for your help, this has been a great respite from the books,