Yesterday and today I worked on a patchwork elephant. This was one of those projects that began while sifting through big piles of fabric. All my cotton fabrics are sorted by color in six plastic bins in our bedroom. Bins are great because I keep even very small pieces that cannot be neatly folded on a shelf.
I dumped out the pinks and the yellows and picked a dozen or so that seemed to go together. I pieced them together into a large sheet of patchwork and then used that to cut out the pattern pieces for the elephant. I designed this elephant pattern a few years ago for the Softie Awards. I loved the Softie Awards.
I stuffed her today and was reminded how big she is. 8 inches high and 12" long. That's big for me. I need to call the Amish and order more wool soon.
Her eyes are little doll buttons and she has a little sewn mouth there, between the tusks. And her tail is swishing the flies away.
She is up in my shop now. I hope you like her as much as I do.
She is beautiful! And I like the bin idea… I’m having so much trouble organising all my scraps!
Oh my gosh, it is to die for! Please sell your pattern!
she’s way cute! great job!
seriously beautiful as always- such a great shape.
oohh! She’s really really nice! I love her!
She’s just adorable. I saw this post yesterday morning and all day long had the urge to make one of my own. I gave in and worked on one (using a pattern by Hillary Lang) and while she isn’t quite done (she needs eyes!) I’m quite pleased with her. She is posted on my blog. Next, I’d like to try experimenting with making one taller and with a trunk like yours, but I’m a little scared by the geometry of doing so…
Thanks for the inspiration, my niece, who will get this, thanks you, and I thank you for inspiring me to do something out of the ordinary.
That’s awesome, Suzanne! Your elephant is adorable and I’m really glad you were inspired to make him!
this elephant is adorable! wonderful job!
just *found* your blog and am enjoying all your birds, but fell in love with this pachyderm instantly! now just need to find an excuse to convince HB i need it.
how long does it take for pattern to reach me after i send payment by Paypal, i am in the UK.
If you’ve ordered a digital pattern (PDF) you’ll get an email immediately after purchase with the download link. If you’ve ordered a print pattern I typically ship within 1-2 business days.