Sunday, February 12, 2017
Finally finished only 3 years late!
Finally finished only 3 years late!
Three years ago, Kade asked me for a sock lion for his birthday. That was his favorite animal at the time, and his favorite color was yellow. I bought some cute yellow socks, cut and sewed them up, and set them in my bin full of projects I needed to finish. And there they stayed, getting covered up with more and more unfinished projects.
Kade asked me about his sock lion the other day, and I immediately felt so guilty! Ive made close to a hundred sock creatures in the last three years, plus countless other stuffed animals and other things. But I forgot about his little sock lion. I cant believe Kade didnt forget about it too, since its been so long!
In a way, Im glad I made this lion now instead of three years ago. I dont think it would have turned out looking anything like a lion back then, when I was just getting the hang of sock monkeys! Im pretty happy with how it turned out. It took hours to hand tie each hair of his mane to his head, but it was worth it!
Now, three years later, Kades favorite animals are turtles. His favorite color is "all the colors but pink!". But I think he will still love his finished sock lion that I will give him as part of his Easter basket. Better late than never, right?
Still to do in my huge pile of halfway done projects-
~King size jean quilt
~Three sock monkeys
~Owl purse
~Two fabric first name puzzles
~A few pairs of baby booties
~A summer shirt for me
~A wallet for Jer
~King size jean quilt
~Three sock monkeys
~Owl purse
~Two fabric first name puzzles
~A few pairs of baby booties
~A summer shirt for me
~A wallet for Jer
....plus more! Am I the only one who has this problem? Its a personal goal of mine to start finishing all the things Ive started, to make way for new things. I *love* getting something done and checking it off my mental list. Im not going to procrastinate any more. This yellow lion is the first of many, and Im so excited to move on to the next!!
***Just thought I would add the link to the tutorial I used, years ago, to learn how to make sock monkeys! They are easy, and with just the basic sock monkey form you can also make lions like mine, cats, dogs, bunnies, monsters, and lots of other things! There are also lots of other sock creature tutorials out there if you just search for them. I highly recommend it, they are so fun to make!***
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