Tuesday, 15 February 2011

Stuffed Dinosaur

So one of my best friends is having a baby half way around the world from me. I think this is very inconsiderate. Obviously I'll be crafting like mad, but now I'll have to pay for my makings not only in sweat and blood (hand sewing is torture) but also in postal costs! The agony!

Anyhoo. Here is one of many baby related crafts I've been sinking into:
 A baby stuffed dinosaur! A green spotted, blue spiked baby dinosaur!
(Note: I BRIEFLY called him a brontosaur but after the ensuing wikipedia battle with my husband I came to realize it is only correct to call him a diplodocus. Who knew brontosaurus is no longer acceptable?- since about the turn of the century?!)
 I was incredibly surprised at how well he turned out (I freely admit he is not my first dino, but the last one was tried about a year ago and I still haven't emptied the bag that the resulting demented half-creature lives...)
I made him with some super cheap bits of cotton that I already had in my stash and I used shrink plastic for his eyes. I'm a bit amazed at how much I like his eyes- they even follow you around!
So! Do you think I should make a tutorial and a pattern for everyone to have their own precious dino? I'm sure my construction could be figured out from my photos but its sometimes nice to have some help at 2am!
Let me know in the comments below.

4 comments:

  1. I for one would love a pattern for this. I am still very much a novice sewer, but I have multiple friends with babies coming and I would love to make these for them!!!

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  2. I L <3 V E this dino!!! You MUST post a pattern and a tutorial!!! He is beyond adorable!!!!!

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  3. I gave my bub his homemade tag blankie yesterday and he loved it so I am thinking he would love a Dino too. Yes please would love a tutorial. Don't you wish we could "beam me up Scottie" all our postal items, ahhh life would be blissful ;-)

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  4. yes please make a tute! this guy is adorable and my sons would love one!

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