I have a sweet friend at work who just had a baby boy...
...his second (the first is now a toddler daughter).
I love to make presents for new babies...
...but always used to sew things...
...like 'taggie' blankets and hats.
Now that I'm a felter (har)...
...I wanted to try something made with wool.
So I used some of my new bright-green roving...
...from the sheep and wool festival...
...and combined it with other sea colors to make batts.
I cut my creatures of the deep out of pre-felt...
...and needle-felted eyes and big smiles (what else, for a baby?).
My little friends went on top of the layered batts...
...and I added some bubbles, coming from the mouth of the fish (shark?).
After it was felted and dried...
...I sewed a casing on the back, made from wide twill tape.
This way, they can feed a dowel through it if they would prefer to hang it...
...or use it flat, for a playmat.
4 comments:
I like your Happy Octopus
:O)
Jagusia
That little mat is absolutely adorable!!!! I hope the baby boy enjoys many hours of fun on it over the years. I'm sure the "sea creatures" will be totally delightful to a wide-eyed curious baby boy. :)
wonderfull piece of felt Heather!! prefelts are addicting isn't it???
I really like this. Also gave me some ideas about some wet felt items I have sitting around.
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