The Sewing Continues!

I've got something like 5 large boxes stuffed with cat toys for Pennsic War in mid-July.  Three boxes for the Bristol Ren Faire now, and am working on 2 boxes full for someone who sells my cat toys out on the west coast.  The living room is looking like we're boxing things up to move!

 

Yesterday was 'Dragonfly' day, I did up at least 30 of them. The day before was focused on catnip mice. The day before that was 'Chipmunk In A Bag'.  I'm aiming at 30 to 50 of each.  More if I'm sending them to two different events.

 

Today is 'Flying Squirrel' day.  I should have cut out 50 but only did 30, I've got to see how much of the long gray fake fur I have before doing more, if I can't get enough tails out of the piece I have left then I don't want to make the rest yet, this fur is only available from Hancock Fabrics around Halloween time.

 

The flying squirrels are fairly easy to make. The tail piece is 1" wide by 3" long. The body is a square shape with gray polar fleece on top, white polar fleece on bottom.  I have it open at the bottom end, the sides are straight up, you curve at the top to do a W with the sewing line, making two paws and the head, then back down straight on the other side. Clip the indents, turn right side out.   Thread the bobbin with white, thread the top of the machine with black or gray.  Do a shallow half circle in on each 'side'.  Stuff the head and front paws, put catnip in the center of the body and a bit more fiberfill stuffing behind that. Insert the tail at the center and close the entire bottom seam on the machine. Add black ears and bead eyes and DONE. 

 

I'd misplaced my pattern piece, but made a new one easy enough, the base and top are 3 1/2" across, the sides are 4" long.  They can be made larger, of course, but smaller is cuter.