This week has been a new experience for me. My baby went in for surgery! Yikes! She just needed to have her tonsils and adenoids removed but still, I was anxious. I made sure to stock up on popsicles, ice cream, applesauce and pudding for her. And I wanted to make her a sweet little stuffed toy to take into the hospital with her for her surgery.
In my true fashion, I waited until the last minute to decide what I was going to sew for her. So I was limited to what I could find online since I couldn’t make it to a store to buy a pattern. Then I had to make sure any PDF pattern I bought would be instantly delivered. And it needed to be a simple to sew pattern so that I could complete it in one day. Not to hard right?
I found a lot of amazing stuffed animal/doll patterns. Some I knew would have me pulling out my hair and others I couldn’t find any information on how the PDF pattern would be delivered. So after about 20 minutes of searching, I found this adorable stuffed fox pattern from Stitched by Crystal that was a free tutorial and super easy to sew up. The only problem was that my daughter could care less about foxes (she’s 3 and doesn’t quite understand the forest animal trend). So I did a little bit of tweaking and turned an adorable fox into and equally adorable kitten.
And she loves it!
I made sure to let her help me pick out what fabric we would make the kitten out of. I have found the more involved in the creative process my kids are, the more they love the end product. And I needed something for her that would give her comfort, that was the whole idea behind this project. So after we looked at all the pink fabric options in my fabric stash, she settled on this simple pink floral cotton. I used cream and purple fleece for the accents so I wouldn’t have to hem anythings (saving time and headache for me).
The entire process took me less than two hours to tweak and sew together. The pattern and tutorial by Stitched by Crystal were so easy to follow. To make it into a cat, all I did was adjust the face and nose to resemble a cat face and then elongate the tail and rounded off the end of it. Everything else was exactly like Crystal did her’s. Okay, maybe not totally because I accidentally sewed the ears on backwards, whoops! But nobody else noticed but me 🙂
Thank you Crystal for such an adorable little stuffed animal pattern. My daughter was a real trooper through her surgery and loved having her stuffed kitten to keep her calm.
Now we are enjoying some cuddle time and trying to keep her from feeling too much pain as she heals. And she is still carrying around her kitten for comfort 🙂
I’m linking up to some of my favorite Link Parties.
This is adorable! It looks pretty easy (for a beginner like me) too!
Thank you for sharing this week at Brag About It link party on VMG206 (Mondays at Midnight). I plan to feature you next week!
~ Megin of VMG206
Hello Megin! It is definitely easy, a great stuffed toy for a beginner. Thanks so much for featuring it, my daughter will think that’s awesome too 🙂
What a beautiful and thoughtful gift for someone who is down & out. I just may be using this idea in the future. Thank you for inspiring me on a new way to love on someone!
Blessings,
Thank you Deborah! A handmade gift is always perfect for someone who needs a little love 🙂
Such a cute kitty! I think children really appreciate when their mommies make things just for them. I hope your little girl feels better soon!
Navy Wifey Peters @ The Submarine Sunday Link Party
Thanks T’onna! I agree kids think it’s really special when we make stuff just for them. She loves to show off her kitty and tells everyone I made it. It’s so sweet.
Oh, this is the cutest thing! My daughters would looove this. Amazing job! I hope your little one is feeling better soon!!!
Thank you Katrin! She is starting to feel better finally 🙂
First of all I love that other people wait until the last minute to get things done! Second I love that you changed it to a kitty. I love kitties! And third I am so glad she loved it and it gave her comfort. I remember when my boys had ear tubes put it. It is not anything like what she did but something like this would have been great!
Thanks so much for sharing at #HomeMattersParty Please link up another great post next time!
Ha ha. It’s always good to know that other people procrastinate as much as you do 😉 I’m glad you like her kitten. It was so fun to make. I hope it’s something she loves for a long time.
So cute! My daughter had her tonsils and adenoids out when she was three. When we’d do popcorn, she’d have mini-marshmellows. So tough to see our little ones go through stuff like that, but they are such troopers. So cute that you could create something special for her to snuggle with. (By the way… your photography is beautiful!)
Hello Erin, I am hoping she bounces back quick. I can only handle so much crying that I cannot comfort. Thanks for the kind words about the photos, I’m lucky to have a hubby that loves photography and is teaching me to use his fancy camera.
Oh my gosh, I love cats and this is an amazingly beautiful idea!
Thank you Rosemary. You and my daughter would get along, she would love to have a cat, but the hubby is allergic so all she gets is stuffed cats.