Not the gumdrop buttons!

November 15, 2012 5 Comments

I’ve just finished my very first feltamacallit! I decided to start making ornaments for our new Christmas tree and came across a pattern for a gingerbread man but I wanted to make it more my own and thought who better than my favourite character from the Shrek movies!

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After some quick YouTubing on how to do embroidery stitching (thank you Wendi Gratz of Shiny Happy World!), I set to work cutting…

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And stitching (remember, I’m a newbie!)…

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And stuffing…

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And here he is – my very own Gingy!

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At around 10cm tall, he’s the perfect size for a tree ornament. I got a little hungry while stitching him up and had a nibble on his leg. ;) He’s not quite finished as I didn’t have any purple felt to make the gumdrop buttons so will update this post when I get it finished!

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  1. Helen @ The Dizzy Izzy Shop says:
    November 17, 2012 at 8:19 am

    He looks fab! Love the nibbled leg ;)

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  2. Cheryl@ Sew Can Do says:
    December 6, 2012 at 2:57 am

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    November 20, 2012 at 1:13 pm

    [...] Crafts board, I’m going to make some ornaments for the Christmas tree (in addition to Gingy that was my first project). We are spending Christmas at home for the first time in three years so [...]

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