day 173: felt bee ornament

made another little bee out of felt.  this time he's an ornament instead of just a stuffie. the pattern is my own.

Day 171: Felt Spider

MEET ARAGOG!

yes, this is Hagrid's forest friend, Aragog the giant spider. but this spider is made of felt and fuzzy pipecleaners and only about 4 inches big.

aragog was created for the Swap-bot swap, "Hagrid ATC & pet mini stuffie (plush)" in the Harry Potter Fans Worldwide group.

here's how i made it:

1. to make the abdomen:  cut a felt circle about 5 inches big
2. sew a running stitch around the outside of the circle and pull thread tight while stuffing the body with polyfil.  tie thread tight to close the ball.
3. to make the cephalothorax (head) - cut 2 small circles of felt (about 1 inch)
4. sew eyes - using embroidery thread, make french knots to make tiny beady eyes.
5. add legs - cut four 4-inch pieces of black/brown pipecleaner, slightly fold them in half so you know where the middle is, then place them between the 2 cephalothorax pieces.  stitch around to sew the 2 pieces of felt together, spacing the legs out nicely and stuffing it with just a tiny bit of polyfil.
6. attach cephalothorax to abdomen - using matching thread, sew the two pieces together... and you're done!
7. just shape the legs to that your spider stands up.

Day 153: Felt Bumble Bee Stuffie

i made a stuffie for my partner for the "OTT: BuzZz Bumble Bee" Swap-bot swap in the One Tiny Thing group.  the requirements were to make something less than 4x4 inches.  the bee is WAY BIGGER than life size, but i wanted to make it big enough to fit a squeaker! 
the pattern is my own simple sketch (it's egg shaped).  and the stripes are on the top and bottom of the bee.  i didn't add legs because i thought it was pretty cute as is.