Ruth's Elephant

Recognize the fabric?  Yep, this is from my crimson summer dress I made last year.  I had a fair amount still lying around so I used it to make another stuffed elephant for my friend Peggy who gave birth to a beautiful bouncing baby girl last summer.  Shamefully I had not been out to visit in months and so when we finally settled on a date two weeks ago I was able to give baby Ruth this gift.  She seemed as content to play with it as she was with the plastic wrap from her rice crackers but that's perfectly fine with me :)

Elouise & Elmore project.

Elouise & Elmore

Alrighty - I finished my baby shower gift for my good friend Brigitte who is expecting next month and I'm very excited to give it to her! Here are Elouise & Elmore, made from the same fabric patterns that she chose for making her baby's quilt (...or at least I think they are!).

Boy was it tricky getting the ears on these elephants. I kept accidentally sewing through one of the ears while the heads were inside-out, and then I'd have to spend 10 minutes with the seam ripper to undo the error. They took about six hours each to make from start to finish but were worth every ounce of effort.

I must say I'm getting tonnes of sewing practice this month which is great. In addition to Elouise and Elmore I'm making a red summer dress in my Intermediate sewing class and I'm helping to sew decorations for my friend's wedding in August. I hope I'm not in over my head!