Pigwidgeon 'Pig' REMAKE (inspired by the Harry Potter Series)

Sometime ago, about 2 years actually, I made THIS Pigwidgeon owl. Pig, as Ron calls him, is a tiny grey hooting owl full of energy and enthusiasm. My original make of Pig was actually given away, so when I decided to make another little "fluffy snitch" as Harry describes him, I made a few small changes to see how he would look and this is the result.

                                             original                                                                       new

Both versions of Pig were created from the exact same pattern and used the exact same materials, with the one exception being the eyes. Pig's body and wing are a grey fabric with white fabric for the face and under wings. Black fabric was used for the beak and feet and safety eyes were used to finish this. The yellow safety eyes were used on the original Pig and the black were used on the remake.

                                             original                                                                       new

The other differences between these two versions are the face and wings, The original Pig had a face piece cut with pinking shears to give a textured feathered look, whereas the remake had its face stitched using needle turn applique, it was then stuffed to give a fuller look. The wings on the original Pig were stuffed and stitched to the body, however the wings on the remake are left unstuffed, but are poseable. As with everything I sew, these two versions were fully sewn by hand.

Dress Pillows #5

This is the last Dress Pillow that I made as part of a set that was gifted to my niece. I call them Dress Pillows because I made them from literal dresses, as well as tops and sleepsuits that my niece wore as a baby. I came up with the the idea to make these Dress Pillows because I liked that these could be functional and pretty keepsakes as pillows, as opposed to just keeping these baby outfits in a draw or storage box somewhere.

Making these Dress Pillows was very simple. While turned inside-out I sewed the bottom hem shut, then sewed the two sleeves closed. After this I turned the dress right-side-out then stitched the neck line. Before I closed the neck I stuffed the dress with stuffing until full. As with all my makes these were sewn by hand. Again I have to apologise here for the quality of the pictures as I had only minutes to take photos before these were given away.

Magizoology Wallpapers set3 - Mooncalf [or Mooncalves By Moonlight]

The last full moon was one I shall remember for a very long time thanks to these magical creatures. Previously I mentioned my Baby Mooncalf and their older Mooncalf companion that I adopted when they became separated from their herd. But this last full moon my shy little Mooncalves were finally reunited with their friends, and it was such a wondrous sight too see them all reunited and dancing under the full moon.

I decided I should make some desktop wallpapers of Mooncalves By Moonlight. These wallpapers are size 1366x768, which is the size of my own computer, but if other sizes are wanted I can make those too. To download click on the picture of the wallpaper you want and "Save Image As" to save to your computer or alternatively you can select "Set As Desktop Background". Hope you enjoy.

Honeydukes Chocolate Frog Box Key Chain + Frog & Bertie Bott's Beans Box PATTERNS!

Remember when I made these Honeydukes Chocolate Frog Box Key Chain + Frog & Bertie Bott's Beans Box, well now there's a pattern. I received a request for the patters to create these and so here they are. I do go over a little about how I made and assembled these in my original post but if your needing more instructions just let me know. In the mean time enjoy making these pieces yourself. To better view these patterns click on the pictures to enlarge them.

My Little Pony Parasol Inspired Plush

Growing up I owned a My Little Pony, as I suppose most of us did, and so for my young nieces I decided to make some plush My Little Pony toys. In my opinion the newer My Little Pony's are not as cute as the original ones I had as a child, but I admit I could be biased about that. Either way I had fond memories of these sweet little ponies and hope my nieces will enjoy these just as much.

For this particular pony I decided to base it on the My Little Pony character of Parasol. A pink pony with rainbow hair and featuring mini little umbrellas. My previous plush pony was made to resemble the character of Snuzzle, which I chose for its cute little hearts, but this pony was especially chosen as I had often jokingly referred to my niece as "Bella Umbrella".

The pattern for these plush ponies of mine was found online with a google search, and there are plenty of free pony and horses patterns to be found if curious. I hand sewed the pieces separately before attaching the ears and legs to the main body. The legs are fully moveable allowing this pony to either sit or stand and the eyes, umbrellas and name were all embroidered before adding the yarn for the mane and tail.

Cuddle Pillow Toy - Kitty #4

This teal coloured fat cat kitty pillow is the forth kitty of this style I have made as a gift. As with all other kitty pillow toys I made, this kitty also has the same pink accent fabric for its nose and ears, with its nose being blanket stitched on with white thread. I also used the same pink coloured safety eyes and black embroidered backstitching for its mouth and whiskers as I did with the previous kitties, the pink kitty, the purple kitty and grey/blue kitty.

These kitty cuddle pillow toys all measure about 9.5 inches tall not including the ears, about 8.5 inches wide not including the paws, with a tail just under 12 inches long. I found the pattern  for this cuddle pillow HERE in the Shiny Happy World shop. There are a lot of other toy patterns available in this shop, including the pattern for the puppy cuddle pillow toys I have made, as well as a number of free patterns that are available on this website.

Dress Pillows #4

It's been a while since my last dress pillow. If your not familiar with my other dress pillows these are mostly dresses that my nieces wore as babies or very young toddlers that I turned into keepsake pillows. These pieces of clothing were too nice or sentimental to cut up or give away so I came up with the idea to preserve these as pillow.  They make for a lovely addition to my nieces bedrooms and are a precious memory my sisters can share with their daughters.

This dress pillow is not really a dress at all but is technically a sweet little top that was a favourite of my nieces. She wore it constantly until she out grew it, so it was a perfect choice to turn into a keepsake pillow. To do this I simply sewed the bottom of the top closed while inside out to give a smooth finish. I then turned it right side out to sew the cap sleeves giving the ends a little frill effect. Then lastly I sewed along the neckline stuffing the top firmly before finishing the closure. I do love that these pillows are both sweet and full of memories.