naughty giraffe and well-behaved elephant

Good afternoon everyone.  Well, I'm having a week and a half again!  I'm really behind on blog reading and emails so if you feel I've been ignoring you, I haven't!  Remember I told you I'd crashed my car into the gatepost at work?  Well, it started making a horrible rattling, clunking sound.  It gradually got worse, then driving home from work last night it was really loud and the car kept suddenly swerving one way or the other.  I was terrified but carried on home.  I took it to the garage this morning and it turns out I've snapped my wheel bearings (or something like that) and my wheel was falling off!  I can't believe I was driving it around.  So, I came to work on the train and will be going home on the train.  I quite enjoyed it as they served me coffee and I got to read my book!

All this lack of free time (working too hard again), means I've got loads of stuff lined up to show you.  I still haven't finished showing you Jacob's presents, so here's another one.

Actually, that one was destined to be a present but is now in the bin.  It was a pattern in UK magazine Making, but is an extract from a book, I can't remember which one.  The giraffe is as small as he looks and the next thing I had to do was sew two tiny little circles (less thank 2" diameter) to the bottom of each leg.  Hmm.  It didn't happen.  It was never going to happen.  I gave in and scrapped it.  Yes Sandra, I know you're proud!

This little fella was made from a pattern by Retro Mama.  You may remember I used her pattern to make my bunnies?  I was lucky enough to be in a swap of sorts with Retro Mama, I sent her a UK magazine in which she'd featured and she sent me my choice of two of her patterns.  I think I won out in that swap!  Her patterns are fabulous, really worth the money, especially right now when they're discounted for a limited time.

This elephant is called Brian and has joined Gunther and Pedro at Jacob's house.  I used a Tanya Wheelan FQ of the spotty fabric (won in a giveaway from Eternal Maker via The Sewing Directory - how lucky am I??) for his body, and as a contrast fabric I used the same fabric I made his trousers with.  Jacob's trousers, not Brian's.

I see more Brian's in my future.  Let's just hope there are no more gateposts.