I’ve been working on a sewing project with one of my daughter’s lately. I wish I was a seamstress, but it doesn’t come easily and I can’t say it’s my favorite activity. The irony of my teaching someone to sew hasn’t escaped me. What a mom will do for a child.
After a month, we finally finished! I know my sewing skills have expanded, hopefully my daughter learned a bit and gained some confidence. I tried to encourage her to start out with a simpler project, but she’s a stuffed animal lover. Next time we will definitely be working on something simple like a skirt or pajama pants so she can get more time behind the machine! This project was a great reminder in reading the directions all the way through before beginning.
The final product has a lot of personality and we love him (or her – I don’t know if that detail has been determined yet). I love the splash of color in his ears and on his paws. This morning I saw him sitting and reading my daughter’s book. They are quite the pair!
Oh, I just adore elephants. You say you’re not very amazing at sewing, but I am very impressed! I think my issue is my lack of patience. I’ll work on it, though
It’s easy to think about patience while looking at the finished product. I don’t think I’d qualify for patient during the actual sewing!
I was so excited to find this on the Somewhat Simple linky because I just started to make an elephant too! Yours is adorable- I hope mine comes out as good!
Angela
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Very cute elephant…I love it!
OMG! He is so cute
This would be an adorable gift for a baby shower or on top of a diaper cake! Love it!
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That is super cute. Did you use a pattern or tutorial to create it? Thanks for sharing! – Jess at OlyMomma
Thanks Jess! We used a Simplicity pattern.