So, I sew.
This is the batch I finished a few weeks back (I showed them off as "in progress" in the previous post). There are 12 puppies, 11 cats, 2 pigs, and 1 deer.
So that means the puppies and cats are totally DONE for both Fluff and Mirabel.
The deer was just a test run on the pattern. I usually do that, make one all the way through to get a feel for it then start assembly line production of them (ok, I tend to cut everything then make one all the way through then go back and assembly line).
The pigs are from the pattern I got in the mystery bundle. All the fabric (except the felt bits) were in that bundle, too. I'll do a "what the bundle made" post to show all the items I made from that purchase once I'm done with all the items. I have three more animals of this style (bunnies, not pigs) from that same pattern that are cut but I haven't go to sewing on them just yet.
After that massive finish, I got another mess of items done (just in the past few days). They include:
Four more deer.
(there are 5-7 more of these in progress, I forget now if I cut 10 total or 12, I think it was 12)
Eight mama animals with babies.
These were from a pair of cut and sew panels I bought as a treat. Sometimes it's just nice to have a simple and fast project like a cut and sew panel. These ones were a decent deal, too. Missouri Quilt Co had free shipping (no minimum) so I decided I needed these. You get four sets per panel, so that means each set came out to be only a few dollars each. Totally doable. (you know I'll be watching to snag more of these if they go on sale anywhere. . .this is a really new fabric line, so it might be a while before they go on sale).
Ten ghosts.
That's all I could get out of that remnant of fabric. It was a little annoying to work with (kind of slippery and stretchy) but they turned out SO cute and just a tiny bit fluffy, silky. Totally worth the tiny bit of annoyance. (and shout out to Joann fabric's remnant bin. . .I love it so much!)
Four spiders.
Actually, I finished six but two of them weren't for Fluff/Mirabel so I didn't include them in this post. I have five more of these to finish (in fact, I just sewed up a pair of them yesterday and they're in the "get stuffed" basket with four crabs and a chameleon).
Let's end this with one final pic. This is NOT an up to date Mirabel snap. I didn't include any of the ghosts, spiders, deer, or the mama/baby sets.
That there is:
6 cats
5 weiner dogs
5 chameleons
5 ponies
2 ewoks
6 puppies (I think only 5 are pictured but there are a dozen of those so there should be six for each project)
TOTAL
29
Add to that:
5 ghosts
4 mama/baby sets
(and)
5 spiders (in progress)
6 deer (in progress)
GRAND TOTAL (so far)
49!!!
That's JUST the Mirabel count. And I have fabrics pulled to make seahorses (hopefully 10 total) and I want to make pickles again (but have to find the dimpled minky at a good price)
What about Fluff?
Well, they got:
5 chameleon
5 ponies
5 weiner dogs
5 ewoks
5 cats
6 puppies
5 ghosts
4 mama/baby sets
(and in progress)
5 spider
6 deer
5 mystery bundle pattern (2 pigs, 3 bunnies)
That's 56 items! (oh and two pouches)
Holy crap, I'm almost to my yearly goal for Fluff! I only need to make one more item (after finishing the in progress ones) and I'm GOOD!
BUT. . .2015 I made 68 items for Fluff, so I'd like to at least match that goal.
BUT. . .BUT. . .2015 I only had 35 Mirabel items and I've crushed that already so. . .I think I'm still good.
But I would like to beat 2015's Fluff total if I could. So, new goal. 70 items for Fluff (for 2016) and 60 items for Mirabel (for 2016).
SO. . .I need (after I finish all in progress items):
11 more for Mirabel
12 more for Fluff
TOTALLY doable.
The pictures of the spiders DO NOT do them justice. They are adorable and way better in person. (It's hard to believe, but true).
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