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alpacasqueak said:
Awww, love her little trunk! :wub: So pretty!
How long are they taking you on average to make?
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Allowing for smoke breaks, toilet breaks, general distractions - several hours. The actual sewing doesn't take very long, but cutting the fabric, transferring the pattern marks (and I eyeball those, which I probably shouldn't), the preparation takes far longer than the sewing. And that's assuming it's not a new pattern because then I need to trace it onto tracing paper, then cut it, THEN cut the fabric.

The longest part is usually deciding on the fabric in the first place, lol.

h.h.lovecraft said:
Wow she is adorable! 😍😍
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Thank you 😍
 
Lorcan said:
Allowing for smoke breaks, toilet breaks, general distractions - several hours. The actual sewing doesn't take very long, but cutting the fabric, transferring the pattern marks (and I eyeball those, which I probably shouldn't), the preparation takes far longer than the sewing. And that's assuming it's not a new pattern because then I need to trace it onto tracing paper, then cut it, THEN cut the fabric.

The longest part is usually deciding on the fabric in the first place, lol.



Thank you 😍
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So fast! Would take me at least a week and that’d just be the prep! XDThey look really ‘professional’ if that’s the right word?! You’re blooming good at them!
I think you’ll have to get selling some soon in time for Christmas if you can pump them out that quickly! :)):D
 
alpacasqueak said:
So fast! Would take me at least a week and that’d just be the prep! XDThey look really ‘professional’ if that’s the right word?! You’re blooming good at them!
I think you’ll have to get selling some soon in time for Christmas if you can pump them out that quickly! :)):D
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I promise you, I'm just very good at taking photos :whistle: that said, Esme's the first time I haven't insisted on gluing the back together. The hand sewing isn't great, but it's definitely better than before.

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Lorcan said:
I promise you, I'm just very good at taking photos :whistle: that said, Esme's the first time I haven't insisted on gluing the back together. The hand sewing isn't great, but it's definitely better than before.
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Nah, don’t believe you! :)) Good no glue though and sure the sewing looks great really :D
Can’t wait to see the next member of the Lorcan teddy family :love::)
 
Lorcan said:
I promise you, I'm just very good at taking photos :whistle: that said, Esme's the first time I haven't insisted on gluing the back together. The hand sewing isn't great, but it's definitely better than before.

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Sorry missed that pic but looks ok to me! Everyone will be distracted by her cute little face anyway! :love: :D
 
Lorcan said:
I promise you, I'm just very good at taking photos :whistle: that said, Esme's the first time I haven't insisted on gluing the back together. The hand sewing isn't great, but it's definitely better than before.

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Have you tried a Ladder Stitch? They will be pretty much invisible.
guide here
How to sew the PERFECT Ladder Stitch | Invisible Stitch | Hidden Stitch by hand. A Beginner's Guide - Mindy Makes

i’m not great at making things but I remember this one from textile class back in school and have had to use it when repairing the kids stuffed toys.
 
Lorcan said:
Yup. My hands apparently can't function with a needle in hand - after 7 attempts that's as good as I've got.
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Ok, I just ask because that wasn’t a ladder stitch on the elephant so wasn’t sure if you were aware of the “cheat” or not. 🙂

Your stuffed zoo is coming on leaps and bounds, every one is far better than the one before it. You could never guess you are so new to this!
 
I'd be surprised if what I did was any actual kind of stitch, lol. The pattern says to close with a Ladder Stitch but I just...keep missing it, lol.
 
20210904_104150.webpI had a busy evening baking yesterday

I made an Apple, Raspberry and Almond cake, a Banana Bread, and one of @Wiebke 's sponges with (home grown) apple on top.

I wasn't sure if the sponge with Apple had risen properly, it was thinner than when I've done it before, but it was the first time I did it in a 9" round tin instead of 8" square. However they were for the Open Day today at our old church, which has just been rebuilt, and the lady running the kitchen liked it so much she asked me for the recipe! 👍👍 So it must have been OK.
 
Qualcast&Flymo said:
View attachment 184741I had a busy evening baking yesterday

I made an Apple, Raspberry and Almond cake, a Banana Bread, and one of @Wiebke 's sponges with (home grown) apple on top.

I wasn't sure if the sponge with Apple had risen properly, it was thinner than when I've done it before, but it was the first time I did it in a 9" round tin instead of 8" square. However they were for the Open Day today at our old church, which has just been rebuilt, and the lady running the kitchen liked it so much she asked me for the recipe! 👍👍 So it must have been OK.
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😋😋😋😋 They look wonderful!
 
Qualcast&Flymo said:
View attachment 184741I had a busy evening baking yesterday

I made an Apple, Raspberry and Almond cake, a Banana Bread, and one of @Wiebke 's sponges with (home grown) apple on top.

I wasn't sure if the sponge with Apple had risen properly, it was thinner than when I've done it before, but it was the first time I did it in a 9" round tin instead of 8" square. However they were for the Open Day today at our old church, which has just been rebuilt, and the lady running the kitchen liked it so much she asked me for the recipe! 👍👍 So it must have been OK.
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Yum, yum, 😋
 
Qualcast&Flymo said:
View attachment 184741I had a busy evening baking yesterday

I made an Apple, Raspberry and Almond cake, a Banana Bread, and one of @Wiebke 's sponges with (home grown) apple on top.

I wasn't sure if the sponge with Apple had risen properly, it was thinner than when I've done it before, but it was the first time I did it in a 9" round tin instead of 8" square. However they were for the Open Day today at our old church, which has just been rebuilt, and the lady running the kitchen liked it so much she asked me for the recipe! 👍👍 So it must have been OK.
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:drool::drool::drool: I’m making apple and blackberry crumble today!
 
Hannah_xx said:
I done a little Fine liner pen drawing of Emily on Friday. Annoyingly the pencil outline won’t erase from the ear and feet area.View attachment 184772
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That is beyond amazing! Beautiful Emily. It's incredibly difficult to get a decent photo of a black pet, far less a painting or drawing. Do you do commissions? 😊
 
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Edit: Sorry, wanted to type on an actual keyboard. I've taken a bit of a gamble here. See the nose? What I usually do is use a craft knife to punch a hole from front to back, but from one side of the seam to the other. Something like going in on the left, coming out on the right. This time I slit a hole in the actual stitching to get the nose through (which was bloody awkward, it turns out). I think the seam's gonna hold, I did redo the bit below the nose afterwards, but I'm slightly nervous about the whole thing. Bit late now to panic though, lol.
 
Alright, I have an issue - this cat's tail won't turn right side out. It's just the tail. Anyone got any ideas, because I'm drawing a blank lol. Push comes to shove I'll make him a Manx kitty and leave the tail inside.

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Do you have a chopstick that you could use to help? My mom normally uses one to help flip things inside out or her scissor. Hopefully that helps.
 
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