Recently I saw a post on FaceBook about a company that will make your child's soft toy based on their drawings. I showed this to my youngest who has a birthday coming up. He was impressed. So I set myself the task of doing it myself for Master 7's birthday in June. This is what happened:
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I Asked Master 7 to design a toy that he would like me to make. These are his drawings.
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Not having much experience making soft toys I used Master 10's much loved toy lizard as a base for construction. I also chose some fabrics that were already in my collection due to budget limitations.
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I made a pattern... using every bit of educated guesswork I possessed.
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From my basic sewing knowledge I knew it was important to leave a seam allowance and to snip the fabric on the curve.
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The major body parts... will they go together?!
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The spikes for the spine seemed the easiest to make first. Happy with them I got my first sense that I could do this!
So after two days of construction and nervous sewing the dragon came together!
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