birthday time again. my daughter's friends all know i make their gifts so i get requests for birthdays. makes knowing what to get so much easier! here is the request i got, purple and cats. i have been having one of those hectic months so i knew i wasn't going to get anything crocheted in time. i went to pinterest where i found this adorable and seemingly simple pattern for a stuffed cat.
looks pretty simple, right? well it would have been had the pattern included seam allowances. i am not sure how the pattern got those cute little legs in there unless she has a serger or some kind of magic that i don't know of. i admit, i am not great with a sewing machine. we often disagree on what we are going to do and where we are going, but this was more difficult than i thought it would be.
i printed the pattern form the site twice on regular paper. you probably know, i am a recycler. i take old clothes and sheets to make stuff. this cat happens to be flowers from a hanna montana sheet set. nobody in the family likes the show, so she ended up fabric.
as i was cutting out, i eyeballed some seam allowances in. that is most difficult between the legs. there just isn't room.
as i was cutting out, i eyeballed some seam allowances in. that is most difficult between the legs. there just isn't room.
stitched everything together, turned and stuffed. the tight turns were a killer for me. those turns were the deciding factor in me not attempting kittens to go with it.
i don't know what i am doing wrong, but i do not have nice round feet and my head turned out a bit less than perfectly rounded although not as lumpy as it looks in the picture. i also learned that the tail should be sewn on a little loose or tacked in two places or it sticks up weird. i let mine be a tad loose but didn't tack it so she can move the tail.
i embroidered a simple face. we discussed button eyes or embroidered. i figured it should be a sleeping cat and have a soft face in case she chooses to lay on it.
my projects rarely go as planned but this turned out cute anyway. i hope that my experience with the pattern helps you before you dive in.
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