Monday, February 16, 2015

Birthday Hand Puppets

 I have been secretly sewing a birthday present over the past few weeks, but I am not ready for the grand reveal just yet.   You will see it all eventually.  Until then, I will show you these little extras that go with her "big" present.  I hope she likes them!


I picked up a pattern (on sale!) from Precious Patterns on Etsy for a monkey, lion and tiger hand puppet.  These are made from felt and embroidery floss, hand stitched and hand embellished.   This is my first time hand stitching anything beyond a hexie or binding, so it was new territory.  Felt is wonderfully forgiving, hiding nearly all of the stitches in it's "squishiness".  Perfect for a first go.  We made some modifications to the monkey's face/head shape and the tiger's eyes, but the pattern was beautifully written, easy to follow and are super cute in person.  I hope our little birthday girl loves them too!

7 comments:

Ruth said...

Aww, they are gorgeous. So cute they will be well loved I'm sure!

Mrs Flying Blind... said...

Very cute xxx

Sarah said...

cute as! x

helenjean@midgetgemquilts said...

wow these are waaaay toooo cute

Tomomi McElwee said...

So cute!

Archie The Wonder Dog said...

Very cute - I'm sure she'll love them!

Tina said...

Sweet! I know a little girl here who'd be thrilled with these. Might have to give them a go!

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