Rocky Raccoon

I don't make a lot of stuffed animals, but I wanted to try some alternative stuffing methods I had been dreaming up. Most stuffed craft items use poly-fil, which has the perfect texture and is easy to handle, but it's made of synthetic material. I wanted to try something more earth-friendly, so I started saving all my fabric scraps that are too small for reuse. The result was decidedly lumpier than a normal stuffed animal, but it looks perfectly adorable and has a certain bucolic charm when you hug it.

The body is made from an old t-shirt and the details of felt. I used a sewing machine to put the body together, so it took almost no time at all. I crocheted a little beret and scarf just to give it some personality, and to cover up the not-so-clean seam connecting the neck to the body.

First post

I'm finally succumbing and starting a blog. It's a craft blog only in the loosest sense, more like a "things I make" blog, because I'm already dying to post about my sourdough starter (if it succeeds). So here's the first taste:

This is Professor Banana, a fridge magnet I made out of felt. It was a very simple project; the most difficult part was engineering the monocle out of thread so that it would hold a circular shape. I originally intended to make a whole series of fruit magnets with various personalities, but I spent so long hunched over this one that I didn't want to start another, and I never returned to the project. If I ever do, the next one will be Dame Apple.