O.K., so I actually already made this one - but
Elvis Inchworm was so different from the adorable Evelyn Inchworm in Hillary Lang's book
Wee Wonderfuls: 24 Dolls to Sew and Love. And I wanted something to go along with the Pocket Pillowcase that I made for my niece's birthday (photo later in this post.) So here is Ellie Bookworm (renamed in honor of my niece.)
Ellie is about 4 inches long, and made from an upcycled felted wool sweater - part of the stash that I talked about in my
Sweet Felted Bird post. This is the softest merino wool fabric - I'm so sad it's almost gone! Enough for maybe one more small project. This pattern is so fun to sew up! It's almost magical how it comes together- the straight gusset is coaxed along the curves to make the inchworm shape.
The body is made up of just three pieces, and it comes together pretty quickly.
Two little white buttons make up the eyes and she has felt glasses - to help her read the book I sent along in the Pocket Pillow!
I adapted a pattern for a
pillowcase with french seams from the blog
Film in the Fridge. I wanted to use french seams so there wouldn't be any raw edges showing on the inside of the pillowcase. My niece loves to read in bed at night, so I thought it would be fun to make her a pillowcase with a pocket where she can store her current book. I tucked in the book
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart, a very fun read that my 11 yr. old Teddy (and his father) loved.
Here's the front, with her name in ric rac on the cuff.
Off they go, finally - my niece's birthday was only two months ago! Oh, well - as my understanding sister says, it just extends the birthday celebration. :)
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