Gotta love those ears!
These are the little project I've been working on, Giraffes. I got the pattern from "More Softies, Only a Mother Could Love", (9780399535758). This was the first time I used this book, I followed the directions exactly. I'm lucky I'm an experienced seamstress, a beginner would have been in way over her head. If I do this pattern again, I would change two things:
#1: The instructions say to enlarge the pattern 200%, next time I'll go 300%. The toy will be larger, 13-14 inches, instead of 9.25 inches, but it would be easier to get the fiber-fill up that long neck. I had to push up quarter sized pieces, one at a time. It was very time consuming.
#2: I would make the braided tail first and sew it into the seam, instead of tacking it on. I think it would be a better presentation.
Another photo of these QT's.
May your bobbins always be full,
