Ho! Ho! Ho! This post is only almost a month late. The dapper little fellow above is actually a squirrel. I know. I know. I haven't lost my mind. It's actually a raccoon. But once I spied Mary's (Made By Marney) pattern in a quilt magazine, it stole my heart (much like they steal trash from a can) and ran around my head in full squirrel-make-me mode. I knew it would become a Christmas present for a friend of mine.
If you aren't familiar with Mary's patterns, she has a ton of the most adorable paper pieced critters in her Etsy shop. I would say before the year is out, I will find myself making more.
The pattern stitched up pretty quickly, once I had a fabric pull from my stash. For the quilting I went with my favorite grey thread, Aurifil 50wt 2600, Dove.
With Christmas only like 3 days away, I kept the quilting super simple with straight lines 1/2 inch apart.
All that was left to do was sew a few buttons.
And pair with a nice cat themed mug and gift my present.
I love Mary’s patterns...my Percy was a model for her doodle! This is a great mug rug and I can see why your friend was in love with it!
ReplyDeleteThat is really cute, and looks like a fun make! I'd put it on my mini wall too, and not use it as a mug rug.
ReplyDeleteI love him! I received this quilt magazine, also and the minute I saw the pattern, I put it aside to sew one day. We have a raccoon that visits our yard looking for bird seeds and I just love him.
ReplyDeleteOh my, that is seriously adorable. I can see why your friend hung it up and refuses to use it as a mug rug!
ReplyDeleteThe perfect gift!! A gorgeous sew. I've often admired Marney's patterns but not yet made one.
ReplyDeleteSo cute!!! Sounds like it was the perfect gift.
ReplyDeleteSo adorable!!
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