Lovely little things
I've become a little obsessed with Japanese small soft toys, ever since some crafty blogger (sorry, I can't remember who) turned me on to this very cute world. I now have three of the books, and this is my first creation from one: a flowery stretch dog! I think his eyes are too big and have bought smaller eyes but haven't gotten around to replacing them yet. Max immediately claimed flower-dog as his own (even though I intended her as a present for someone else), plus thought it would be a good idea if mom made another one out of a blue stripey fabric. All I can say is...just wait a little while hun, the blue one is in the works. But sometimes my other work gets in the way (like it has this week). Having to bring work home really cuts into my Max-time and sewing-time.
After I finish Max's stretch dog requests, I plan to make the really cute chihuahua and kitty dolls.
As if that weren't enough, look at the great new books that just came in on Monday! No plans yet, but it won't take long to develop them. When will I find time for knitting again? My summer tank may not be done by this summer!
That is the sweetest doggie! I especially love the fabric. I'm not surprised that Max claimed it as his own. Would you mind sharing the ISBN for the book with the chihuahua and kitty dolls? I'd love to make a kitty doll for my son.
Posted by: myra | Wednesday, 09 March 2005 at 02:01 PM
Hi, thanks for stopping by my blog the other day.
A friend of mine just lent me this book: Omyage. I've only made one small bag so far. i need to source that nice fabric, i've just been using quilting fabric. Like Myra, I'd like to see the book you're using too!
Posted by: Carabeth | Thursday, 10 March 2005 at 10:05 AM
Here's the ISBN: 4-8347-2244-9. I have that Omiyage book too, Carabeth! It has some great things, and I have made one of their bags.
Posted by: Amanda | Thursday, 10 March 2005 at 10:15 AM
Sorry for the quickie reply yesterday, I had to race out. Here's more information: I got it from ebay, voice_of_angel's store. Here's a link to her current auction for this book. She seems to have a bunch of these, so if this one is gone just wait a day or two and she'll probably put up a new one. I can vouch for excellent service from her. I've seen this book in other ebay sellers' stores, too.
The book says "palm-size stuffies" above the title in Japanese. All instructions are in Japanese, but there are lots of pictures, so if you basically know how to sew then it's easy enough to follow.
Posted by: Amanda | Friday, 11 March 2005 at 07:26 AM