This is what my 10 year old daughter made...

She had me find her the pattern on the web, resize it and print it. After that she was off to the races. She chose fabric from our bin, cut it out, and stitched it all by her self. I put the eyes on it for her, since she had never used plastic eyes before.

Pretty good for a lady her age. She is 10 right now, but will be 11 in less than a month. Thankfully she has a genuine interest in wholesome and productive hobbies and activities.

She's going to try to sell it on her Etsy shop.

Pretty cute...

La "Nekomimi" muñeca con ropas

Mi progreso ahora:

proxima, necesitar ojos, pelo, boca y orejas &  cola de gato. duspues yo listo con esto, yo hacer mitons y botas de gato pelo por el completa facion.

Today's project; Nekomimi doll

I began this at about 12:00 PM today, and finished attaching the limbs and head at about 11:00 PM tonight. It has two layers. Underneath the stretchy tan skin is a stiff white material. each piece had to be cut in white fabric, assembled, then covered in tan stretch fabric. It is stuffed with poly-fill.

All stitched on my "stolen" machine; a 1975 model kenmore from sears, jacked from my parent's home on 1-13-11. Tomorrow after mass, I will stitch on the ears, tail and fur. After that I will make her eyes and clothing. When finished she will go up for sale on my daughter's Etsy account. Not sure what color her fur and eyes will be, nor have I decided on her clothing.

You can find her and other handmade items for sale by us on Aubry's Etsy store

On a side note. Toothless, the Night Fury dragon is nearly finished. All i have to do is stitch on his head. I stuffed him, and installed his eyes yesterday.

Sister Rita D'souza; Amarillo, Texas Nuns

Sister Rita of the "Disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ". Prayer town, Channing, Texas

These ladies are Amazing. You need God's help? These women have dedicated their lives to the service of Christ, and helping those in need. We are Honored to have her as a very close personal friend, and spiritual influence in our family and life.

We have the prayer's of an entire order of Nuns here in the Texas Panhandle, as Jennifer begins her chemo treatment on monday.

How to Stuff Your Dragon; "Toothless" the Night Fury

Well, After finishing the candy cane, and shark plush I decided my next attempt would be to make the dragon from the movie "How To Train Your Dragon". I tried at first to make my own pattern, but found it severely lacking. I preformed a quick search online, however, and came up with this: Sewing pattern for Night Fury Dragon. After a bit of hesitation, and a little "project anxiety" I began. I started it on New Year's Day 2011. I am now leading over into the third day of construction. All looks fine, but there is much tedium to hand stitching each and every thread with just a needle, and pair of scissors. We do not currently own a sewing machine, as none of us have ever really had a real interest in serious sewing. If I continue with my little hobby pets, or move to clothing (dresses for the wife & daughter) I'll be purchasing a machine.

Here's where I'm at for the moment:

Now, I've still got tons of work to do, and I have never attempted anything like this before, so I have no Idea how good or bad the end result will be.

When I am finished, I will post final photos of him, and will post the edited video compilation of the process from start to finish, so be sure to check it out on my YouTube channel in a few days.

Happy New Year Yall!