Magical butterfly

I've been trying to make this butterfly for ages but couldn't seem to get her pattern right with cut out bits of felt. I put it aside for a few days and when I came back to it inspiration hit! Embroidery was a great success, and adding sequins gave her the right amount of sparkle! All in all, a good make!
More felt goodness soon,
Hailwood Handmades xx

Lovely felt creatures!

I've been having a go at some more feltie designing this week. Started out by making a cute tortoise in green and brown, then made a penguin in a hat to keep him company! The penguin might have to be named Indiana Penguin. :-)

Knitting mayhem

So, my lovely cable knitting is going well! I'm on the last big bit now, done the back, both sleeves and the left front! Just doing the right front now so hopefully it will be done by the autumn. Really pleased with it.

Jumbo flower

Can you spot the elephant in the flower? I couldn't resist this cute elephant print fabric contrasting with the delicate flower print, and think that spotting the elephant in the flower is a fab touch!
I used bondaweb to join the two fabrics together, and the pattern came from the liberty sewing book.
More Jumbo fun soon,
Hailwood Handmades xx

Introducing Sock Piggies!

This week I've been playing around with socks. Out of just one pair of old socks I have made two adorable pigs! Each piggy takes almost all of a sock to make, and uses a few buttons for the face. They have lovely little feet underneath so they can stand up properly and even have curly tails. Probably going to pop them for sale on Folksy.com. What a fab way to use up old socks!
Maybe more sock critters soon,
Hailwood Handmades xx

Head!

Today I've had a fab time playing with my hubby's face. First I traced a picture that his artist friend Stuart Giddings had drawn of him, then cut out all the bits! I then transferred all the bits onto bondaweb, pressed it onto fabric in the right colours and textures and popped those bits together on some background fabric. After that it was simply a case of stitching a button on for his pupil and stretching the fabric over a canvas! Both he and I are chuffed with the result.
Maybe more face art soon (apparently I have to do mine as well...)
Hailwood Handmades xx

Groovy guy

I made this lovely little fella for my friend who loves the edf energy mascot. I made him out of double knitting yarn on 4 double pointed needles. He's quite simple up until the top of his head where you end up knitting a tiny i cord for his quiff. His face is made of felt and stitched with tiny stitches onto his head. From the reaction I got when I gave him to my friend I think she liked him!