Ironing board with paper fastened to a very active gluey spot which I can't seem to get rid of. Note the various glue marks elsewhere. The olefin brand mark turned out to be really easy to remove.
To see Barbara's lovely blog post about Cristina's drive to collect sock puppets for a local children's cancer hospital click here.
If you haven't been over to Barbara's blog Miss Pelicano then you need to get over there and check it out. Barbara lives in Sweden, where she is very busy studying, sewing, gardening and raising her family. I love Barbara's post about ascots and neckties which includes a fascinating old school manual on how to tie your necktie, you should take a look here.
The pink little bunny sock puppets are going to the Portuguese Cancer League.
The blue little bunny sock puppets are being given to two brothers as a gift.
Edges of the fabric were embroidery straight stitched with the sewing machine, fused with Pellon Wonder-Under , and ironed onto the socks so that the applique stayed in one place while they were machine stitched on with a regular straight stitch.
Okay, so these socks have an acronym on them that is being covered up with fabric. The socks are very simple, cute and both have pretty, soft colored yarns knitted into them, making them very versatile for puppet making.
Here they are with their ear and face appliques sewn on.
The socks are turned inside-out and the ears are sewn shut on the sewing machine.
The eyes are hand embroidered, and the pom pom noses and tails are sewn on.
The two pink ones are being sent to Portugal today! Thank you Barbara for posting about the sock puppet drive, I had a great time making these two!
