Saturday 26 February 2011

The Zombies are coming....

As a crafter I like to try lots of different crafts but one that seems to evade me is sewing.  It's quite ironic that my mum is a dressmaker by trade but I can't seem to get my head around sewing.  Don't get me wrong, I can sew on a button.....er.....then my talents come to an end.  Quite often I have a project in mind, like when I was looking at lacy hairbands in the shops recently and thought 'I'm sure I could do that for half the price'.  Well it turns out that I couldn't.  I think half the problem is that I need patterns or an instruction book or something.  Unfortunately I am a little impatient and not one for reading instructions and would rather jump in with both feet and look at the diagrams to guide me.....then I wonder why it didn't work out.

But when I saw a book called 'Felt Zombies' recently and then looked inside to see easy to follow diagrams, I thought I would give it a go.  The neatness of the sewing is not going to win any prizes but the end zombie looks pretty good.


So a Ta-da moment.................


I think the uneven stitching adds to the general shabbiness of it all and for all you fellow impatient crafters, it only took one evening.

Btw if you need some inspiration to get you crafting, nip on over to The Chicken Soup Blog for this weeks picture.
 

12 comments:

  1. Very cute! Er, is cute the right word?! But I like it.

    ReplyDelete
  2. I never thought I would think a zombie was cute but...!

    ReplyDelete
  3. Glad you found a book you like. He does make me giggle, that's for sure.

    ReplyDelete
  4. He he. What are you going to do with him now? My mum used to make all our clothes too but I can't sew either!

    ReplyDelete
  5. Oh they are fab. I need that book.
    C
    xx

    ReplyDelete
  6. I love him especially the eye hanging out. Are you going to make some more? I hope so. And as promised I found a photo of me as bridesmaid.

    ReplyDelete
  7. oooh he's cool. I like him.

    ReplyDelete
  8. He's kind of adorable...LOL! For one who isn't very good at sewing, I think you've done a fantastic job! Looking forward to seeing more felt zombies! LOL

    ReplyDelete
  9. Thanks for the kind comments ladies. Yes I do intend on making some more and I'm looking forward to seeing the photo Amanda.

    ReplyDelete
  10. Oh that's fabulous-and so cute! I'll have to make one of those!

    ReplyDelete