My poor sewing machine has been collecting dust for about 3 years now! I bought it on a whim right after I made this cute little house. I tried using it a few times on my own but I had so many problems threading the bobbin. Crafty Grrrl tried to help but even she had difficulty threading the machine properly. It was extremely frustrating.
This year one of my goals was to learn how to use my machine properly. So I signed up for two private sewing lessons with a local quilting guru and I'm happy to say I'm on my way!
For my first real solo project, I chose to make Artsy Boy (also known as Lil' C & C) a stuffed kitty.
Artsy Boy was browsing through "Wee Wonderfuls" a book I received for my birthday a few years back from my good friend, Gio and he fell in love with Katie Kitty. At the time I was feeling pretty confident... I knew how to work my machine and I even made a little chick for Easter. So when Artsy Boy asked me to make Katie I thought, "I can totally make that." Yeah... I don't know what I was thinking at the time!!! I must have been under the influence when I agreed to make this stuffed animal! lol!
Sewing this little kitty or as I refer to her, Frankenstein Kitty was the most difficult project I've made so far! And to chose it as my 2nd project was absolute craziness! This project is for someone well... more experienced than me. But my boy wanted the kitty so I perservered.
Sewing Katie's head took me a few hours. And her body took days! Her three dimensional head had me completely perplexed. Even S couldn't help me. I just COULD not figure out how to sew the left part of her head once the middle and right side were sewned together. I took it apart so many times I had to cut new material and start all over. And don't even get me started on how I attached her head to her body! Make a long story short it took me about 3 weeks to complete this cat!
My quilting guru helped me tremendously! She's a true perfectionist when it comes to sewing. But when she took a look at how I attached Frankenstein Kitty's head to the body all she said was, "Let's leave it. Next time I show you much easier way." She was right because I'm sure had I taken the head off I would have been forced to make a new one since the material was fraying at an incredible speed. Once Frankenstein Kitty was done, Artsy Boy picked out the fabric for her dress and changed her facial features. He wanted her eyes to look as if she was smiling. Now that Katie is complete I'm really happy I mader her. I learned so much. But what I love most is how much Artsy boy loves Katie Kitty.
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