A Day in the Life of a Dinosaur

I usually sew when there's a certain thing I want, but either can't find it or can't afford it.  It's not so much the ACT of sewing I like, but the feeling of HAVING MADE it myself.  In other words, it's the result, not the process I like.  At least when it comes to things I sew using the machine.  I do actually like to sew by hand.  Too bad I don't know how.  Not really.   So I've decided to try and learn, finally.  Ha.  Like I said, most things I sew because it's something I want or need, OR could sell, like nursing covers.  The one thing I really love to MAKE (not just after I'm finished, but I actually like the process) is little stuffed creatures.  If I was to open an Etsy shop, that's what I would like to sell.  So I'm going to try and do it, finally.  I started trying to make a pattern for a snail yesterday.  I made those little ones for the kids a couple of years ago, but wanted to make these in more natural colors and more three dimensional so they'd stand up on their own.  So I started making a new pattern, and got to work.  Neely sat in front of me, with her post-nap hair and her Buzz Lightyear wings, watching a movie while I was sewing.

 

 I tried to use the sewing machine once, for the shell.  Something was wrong with my machine, it will only sew backyards.  So this is as far as I got.  But I like how his body is turning out.

The other two kids played so well all day.  They told me once that they were making the dollhouse into a house for a dinosaur.  When Jess came home he told me to come see what they'd been doing.  The dollhouse is in the playroom, but they had set up a workspace in the living room for the little skeleton to go to work during the day.  It's so cute.

Then he'd head home for a bath...

...and dinner.