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What I’m Working On

January 15, 2013

Plush Duck
This week I've been creating a pair of plush ducks. The boy has a little necktie. I watched this video to learn how to tie a tie (I have three girls, you know). The girl will have a big pink bow on top of her head. I think a kerchief would also look great on her. Accessories are perfect excuses to use those treasured scraps of quilting cotton.

You can see the prototype for this design here.

I've taken all the step-by-step photos (29 in total – I like to be thorough so that everything is well-explained) and made the samples. Now I'm writing the instructions and creating the listings.

This pattern should be ready soon! I'm aiming for Friday.

Filed Under: Studio Updates

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Comments

  1. Kim @ floating thru fields says

    January 15, 2013 at 6:59 pm

    lol he’s adorable! I love his proportions and his expression, his tie is cute too, can’t wait to see the girl duck 🙂

  2. Angela says

    January 16, 2013 at 1:20 am

    Ooh, can’t wait for this one! You are prolific!

  3. Lina says

    January 16, 2013 at 8:48 am

    These look like a perfect little happy project to lift my mood. Now if I can just get Christmas cleaned out of my studio…

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