As you may know, my DD is expecting a baby in the fall. She wants to decorate his room, (yes, it's going to be a boy) in a jungle theme. I made a quilt many years ago from the book, "How to Make an American Quilt". She has had that hanging in her quest room for years. Now she wants to hang it in the baby's room and add jungle animals on shelves along with other jungle things. I am glad to oblige.
This is Leo in my vegetable jungle. I decided to crochet these wild animals. I know Leo doesn't look very wild. He is actually kind of cute. I think he knows it too!
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I also plan to make an elephant, giraffe, rhino and monkey. So I have my work cut out for me. Or rather, crocheted out for me.
But speaking of cutting things out. I decided to make a pentagon ball. I've been seeing them on the web lately. Pentagons are five-sided polygons. I cut out 12 of them from kid fabrics. Then I put the ball together using the English Paper Piecing method. It turned out great, in my opinion!
Hope you all had a good first day of summer. It's wonderful, but now the days will be getting shorter. And I don't know if I like that.
I have linked up with Angie at A Quilting Reader's Garden.
This is Leo in my vegetable jungle. I decided to crochet these wild animals. I know Leo doesn't look very wild. He is actually kind of cute. I think he knows it too!
I also plan to make an elephant, giraffe, rhino and monkey. So I have my work cut out for me. Or rather, crocheted out for me.
But speaking of cutting things out. I decided to make a pentagon ball. I've been seeing them on the web lately. Pentagons are five-sided polygons. I cut out 12 of them from kid fabrics. Then I put the ball together using the English Paper Piecing method. It turned out great, in my opinion!
Hope you all had a good first day of summer. It's wonderful, but now the days will be getting shorter. And I don't know if I like that.
I have linked up with Angie at A Quilting Reader's Garden.
11 comments:
That will be one spoiled little boy. I love that little lion. I just came across a free pattern for a stuffed sewn giraffe. It was on the Freebies for Crafters blog. Great tutorial for it too - out of flannel.
Congrats on becoming a Grandma Hetty, must have missed reading about it.
Leo looks like a Dutch lion to me!
The lion looks very cute.
I'm looking forward to the other animals.
Greetings, Manuela
Leo looks fantastic, Hetty! He has such a coy smile, and I love the crocheted mane. I can't wait to see the whole zoo!
I love Leo! I love a jungle theme...especially a happy jungle theme.
I think Leo is perfect.
I made a pentagon ball for DD # 1 when she was a baby ... ahem... 35 years ago. I wasn't a quilter then and I lived in a tent in the bush. I just winged it but it turned out great... Yours is super cute and those animals are going to be fantastic!
That lion is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo stinking adorable!!!
You are a very talented lady. I always enjoy seeing what you do and look forward to seeing what you do next no matter what it is. Even your garden!
Leo looks cute in your backyard jungle
Your pentagon ball is soooo cute!
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