the blue blog archives: now even pointier

It's pointy kitty! My second pointy kitty, to be perfectly precise. The first is still nearly headless and completely faceless, as I haven't yet had time to get back to it to do the final sewing and embroidery. Christmas presents come first, so this red pointy kitty for the boys' two year-old cousin C has pushed to the front of the line. And it's a good thing I didn't waste any time doing the features on the other pointy kitty, because they took forever!

My buttonhole stitch skills are right up there with your basic 7 year-old, which means that it was slow going and all a little sloppy. Perhaps that's too harsh as far as the 7 year-olds go, but it sure does describe my talents. Still, she came out pretty cute. You can barely find the nose and the tiny whiskers in that red flower print, but the eyes stand out very well and really make the face, I think. And now if she'll just turn around...

...you can see that the machine sewing is my real success story here. This pointy kitty is way pointier than the first one I sewed together because my stitching was so much better at the points and I did a better job of clipping and turning. Practice and all that, you know.

As an added surprise, her little flannel stripes are super soft! I picked the flannel because it coordinated well with the flower print - the belly and inside of the legs are also done in the flannel - but never imagined that it would add so much texturally to the kitty. It really is a joy to pet this little critter. And the proof...

posted by alison at 9:14 am | in a crafty christmas , softies

Comments

Awww. Cute!

Posted by: Kat with a K at December 18, 2007 9:57 AM

You must get back to posting the knitting! I'm substantially more aware of the range of knitting possibilities and my resistance to new forms of temptation is much more limited.

When you start throwing all this quilting and now this Crazy Kute Kitty around, it start getting a bit twitchy.

Please. Where's the Manos afghan??? It's gorgeous and I don't want to knit one!

Posted by: Jody at December 18, 2007 10:15 AM

she's beautiful! (and the kitty's not bad too) what a perfect little toy.

Posted by: Cambria at December 18, 2007 10:17 AM

I love Pointy Kitty! I just bought some fabric to make one yesterday, but it's going to be a January baby gift, so it will have to wait until after Christmas to be sewn.

Posted by: Johanna + Kaya at December 18, 2007 10:20 AM

So pointy and cute! Love it!

Posted by: Jenna at December 18, 2007 10:27 AM

love the kitty! i'm sure your little niece will also! what a great holiday present and all the more special because you made it!

Posted by: ilikeredbean at December 18, 2007 1:12 PM

Awwwww - hard to say which is cuter - Wee One or Pointy Kitty - a real testament to your sewing skills on the kitty!

Posted by: Donna at December 18, 2007 1:36 PM

Awwww-and the cat's cute, too!

Posted by: Alex at December 18, 2007 5:17 PM

uh-huh, and now you're going to take away the kitty and give it to some other baby...be sure you let us know how that goes, k?

Posted by: e at December 18, 2007 5:22 PM

Very cute, I love your choice of fabric. I hope to make one of these kitties one day. I just bought some fabric for the Wee Wonderfuls Wee Elephant from "Last Minute Patchwork". Cute!

Posted by: AJ at December 18, 2007 11:50 PM

adorable!

Posted by: Sarah at December 19, 2007 7:34 AM

I wouldn't fret about the mouth/nose thing. Most cats I know have barely-visible mouths, too. I like that the kitty is soft and pet-able.

Posted by: ruth at December 19, 2007 4:41 PM

Somewhere I have an example of buttonhole stitch done aged seven. I'll try and dig it out over Christmas. I think yours is *much* neater.
~x~

Posted by: Jane in London at December 20, 2007 5:14 AM

It's so sweet seeing your wee one petting the pointy kitty. And I love the fabric you used for the kitty, so pretty. This is why I want to sew!

Posted by: Jaime at December 21, 2007 9:49 AM

It's getting harder and harder to pick favourite photos of L.

You've got a treasure trove.

This one is right up there along with the one of her taking off with the manos squares!

Posted by: Anita at December 21, 2007 6:51 PM