"I want a Stuffie, A Snake I can wear around my shoulders" she said!

When my grand kids were here last weekend for their sleep over, I asked them what they wanted this year for Chanukah from me. The first words out of my grandson's mouth were "I want you to make me...." I cannot tell you how it warms my heart to hear those words. That they 1st assume I will make them something, and that they choose that over something I could buy them in a store! My six year old grand daughter asked for a "Stuffie"...a "stuffed snake"! So I went about designing one. She also asked that it be one she could "wear around my neck over my shoulders." Okay! I needed two brown paper grocery bags to make my pattern. I drew it and cut it out and wondered "can I do this?" I went to my fabric stash, thinking flannel. I knew I had gleaned kid patterned flannels over the year and went to find them. Green plaid would have been good for a snake but I decided instead on pink and blue...kitties, cupcakes and sky patterns.

To curve my pattern in fabric I cut it into three parts, head, middle body and tail. And then I set about piecing squares and rectangles of the three fabrics together like a crazy quilt.

I did this for two sides and on the second day of sewing I sewed the two halves together and turned it right-side out...

I now had something to stuff! I left three places, one on each section open and stuffed them with poly-fill cotton stuffing. Henry was outside looking in, not so sure he wanted to meet Ms. Snake!

All stuffed and curled up on the floor she definitely looked grand but needed a few more parts.

She needed a mouth and tongue. So back to scraps and stash for just the right pieces to make this bottom of her mouth...

and tongue. Then I found these perfect heart buttons for her eyes, and added some sewing thread nostrils in turquoise! Wha-la! She is done!

Don't worry she won't bite. She is of the non-poisonous variety and very sweet! Y. will love wearing her around her neck and shoulders! Now off to see if I can make a pattern for my grand son's request, a little harder

than a snake. He wants a stuffed guitar!

Oy vey!

Wish me luck! I'll need it!!!

;-)