the doggy bunny.

The two older girls made this doggy (bunny) for Liddy for Solstice. It's made from an old sweater of mine and is crazy soft. We used my go-to soft toy/doll making book, the 1963 classic, The Woman's Day Book of Soft Toys and Dolls, by Joan Russell. You can still find used copies around. I love this book and have made probably a dozen toys from it over the years. The directions and patterns are easy for the girls to trace and sew from, with a lot of help of course. My toys always turn out a bit different from the photos, especially when I use super soft sweaters for the fabric, but that's the charm, right? Hence the doggy sort of looking like a bunny.

In sewing news:

• I was super flattered to be included in Sew Mama Sew's Sewing Industry Best of the Decade list. Thank you! It was really interesting to read and think about how much has changed in the fabric/sewing industry in the last 10 years. Pretty amazing.

• I can't stop looking at BurdaStyle best of 2009. All these garments were sewn by BurdaStyle members and they are really really amazing and inspiring. Please check it out. It makes me want to start on something grand, totally impractical, and difficult. Kneel before Zod, silk charmeuse!