I started with the template from Prudent Baby which you can find here. After cutting out the pattern, I pinned it to my felt and just cut around the pattern. Then i just started sewing. I started by sewing the two sides of the porcupine together.
When I got to the tail, I turned down one leg and started sewing the top of my pin-cupine onto the bottom. The bottom wasn’t matching up with the top anymore, so I just trimmed the bottom piece of felt down as I went. I got to this point and then stuck it in a drawer for a few weeks while I graduted from law school and packed up our house to move from Minnesota to Texas.
Then I came back with some better light, a photo backdrop (sheet of paper) and renewed enthusiasm. I sewed all the way around my little pin-cupine friend leaving just a hole at the back for stuffing. Then I realized I had no stuffing because everything is packed. So I found an old robe that was in a sack waiting to go to Goodwill by the door.
It was also appreciated by my 9 month old daughter, Jaye (without the pins, of course!). If you enjoyed this project, check out my blog or follow Nokoikonomia on Facebook.
Such a fun project, but also an incredibly cute baby 🙂
This is so much fun!!!
I second the comment on the cute baby! Jaye's little expression is waaaay cute!
The porcupine is cute but….. the baby is cuter!
Just seeing his photo and I'm all smiling
Cute as your baby!
I think this is my new favorite thing in the world!