cube zoo pig

After I made this elephant it was sitting on our bed and when Roxanne caught a glimpse of it she said, “It’s a piggy!”

I asked, “Could it maybe be an elephant?” and she said no, it was certainly a piggy. Hmmph.

Made me think of this quote from Good Design in Soft Toys (Rudi de Sarigny, 1971), “With regard to soft toys, their appeal lies entirely in the expression and the realism of shape, also colour and feel. It is important for a child to be able to identify the toy as an object seen before, either real life or in a book.” Right. I think the problem in this case was twofold: the color is an awfully pig-like peach, and the trunk is, well, truncated. I love the color of the fabric, though. It is from a batch of wools and flannels I dyed in peaches and oranges.

So I thought I’d actually make a piggy with those fabrics. Here is cube zoo pig. I named him creamsicle.

And from the side

and so you can see his curly tail.

He is sitting on a wool blanket I picked up at Sisters Thrift in Watertown on Wednesday afternoon. I was really looking for a white one, but I like the color in this plaid and it felted up really well. I think I may be the only weirdo in Boston buying wool blankets in August.

And for work in progress (WIP) Friday, some drawings from my sketchbook. We’re going on vacation the week after next and I’ll be away from my sewing machine. I’m hoping to bring along some hand-sewing and embroidery projects based on these.

Finally, a pile of wool and velveteen, most of which I dyed myself, waiting to be made into a winter tree girl. She’ll be an evergreen.

Have a good weekend, friends.