The Bookish Girl

Green Booger

I was able to get part of my sewing area together tonight. I bought a $15 table at a garage sale today. Voila – new sewing area. I went to the local chain fabric store (not by choice – it’s the only thing open on a Sunday) and picked up two patterns.

The product of all my work?

One ugly ass something or another. (not quite sure what it is).

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I was so proud – the pieces are all recycled fabrics (the green is one of Rob’s old shirts, as is the blue, the patterned fabric came from my local thrift craft store). I read all the directions all the way through before I started. I cut, ironed and pinned. I did it all by the book.

After turning him inside out and first deciding not to stuff him and then deciding to stuff him anyway I realized I forgot to stitch the poor thing eyeballs! Ah, perhaps that was what was wrong. It was too late to do any stitching so I brought out my trustee sharpie and drew them in (at this point I knew the scary green booger wasn’t going to the intended wee baby) and continued to stuff. Nope – still not right. It took about thirty minutes to realize why the thing still looked off.

No mouth.

Clearly I wasn’t meant to be a sewer. I read and followed the directions and still manged to leave the little thing without a mouth! I just do not have the patience for this craft…the worst part is that you can’t rip back your mistakes!

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9 Comments »


  1. Wendy says:

    Bleh, I hear ya sistah. But I think he’s cute.

    Comment - June 9, 2008 : 12:36 am


  2. maryse says:

    don’t give up. he looks cute. pull out some thin cotton yarn and an embroidery needle and give him a little mouth. the next one will be easier!

    Comment - June 9, 2008 : 7:49 am


  3. Karen says:

    What a great beginning!

    He looks like he feels a little “saggy”…., might perk up with a tad more stuffing…..

    Keep up the posts!

    Comment - June 9, 2008 : 8:49 am


  4. Stephanie says:

    Nothing a little embroidery thread won’t fix!

    I love how and with what you made this – those “Ugly Dolls” selling for $40 dollars or more really piss me off!

    Comment - June 9, 2008 : 9:42 am


  5. queenmaxine says:

    I think he is destined to be Sophia’s favorite can’t leave home without it doll.

    Comment - June 9, 2008 : 10:54 am


  6. Lindsey says:

    You can rip back–but it definitely isn’t fun. But as mentioned already, you could totally put a mouth in with floss. Don’t give up on sewing yet!

    Comment - June 9, 2008 : 6:58 pm


  7. Kay says:

    I think you should leave him sans bouche and he can just be the little bug-eyed monster who can’t scream.

    Seriously though, if you leave it lying around it will become Sophia’s favorite thing in the whole world.

    xo Kay

    Comment - June 9, 2008 : 7:25 pm


  8. Mary Ellen says:

    I thought the big floral patch was his mouth wide open!

    Comment - June 9, 2008 : 7:57 pm


  9. Jennu says:

    It’s just as well that he has no mouth because he kinda looks like a zombie teddy bear to me and if he has no mouth then he can’t bite anyone and turn them into zombies.

    Comment - June 11, 2008 : 8:22 am


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