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Things used :
- Simplicity 8541
- corduroy : Spotlight
- white felt
- black felt
- black leather : Arthur’s Emporium
- brown leather
- emerald green grossgrain ribbon : Arthur’s Emporium
- black embroidery thread
construction
First of all, no where near as creepy as the Mickey and Minnie from the same pattern. Dare I say, he is even cute!
Just like that packet, I chose to make him from a corduroy which meant paying careful attention to the direction of the fabric as I cut out all the pattern pieces. I made the ears and tail from a single piece of leather which meant I didn’t have to follow the instructions for sewing together the pieces of fabric for those parts.
I left off some of the embroidery details again such as the eyebrows because I thought they made him look cuter. I also left out the wire armature because I wad gifting him to a child and didn’t want to risk it poking through and stabbing them. I found that stuffing him densely made him able to stand on his own anyway.
I liked this pattern a lot better than the Mickey and Minnie. I found there were a lot less fiddly/tight to sew pieces. The only part I really struggled with was joining the bottom part of his jaw. I would happily make this very good boy again.
Difficulty : ***
Time : 5 hours
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