This new sailboat was made in the exact same way as my first two, seen here and here, with only the colours of the sails and sea star being altered. Originally made as more of a decorative piece, I happen to know that these boats and their little sea star or starfish have enjoyed some playtime, and have thankfully not been marred much by the experience.
To create these boats I used two skewers to form the mast and boom. A sturdy white and orange material, doubled, and sewn to the skewers was used to make the sails and the small flag. Lastly a thick grey/brown material was used to make the body of the boat, which was then stuffed until it could support itself to stand upright. The sea star's top side was made with the same patterned material as the previous two, only this one has an orange backing to match this boat.
At its full height these boats measure about 12 inches or so, and with the accompanying sea star make a sweet little gift set. It wasn't easy first putting these boats together, the pattern was a free one found with a google search and had no instructions. I had to figure out how I was going to attach the sails to the boat and eventually decided to use skewers, which I think worked out very well. Overall is has been a fun project to put together and I'm quite pleased with the results.
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