Sick Day Things

    The littlest has been under the weather, but her day is made a whole lot better by watching The Adventures of Abney and Teal, playing some Lego and getting in lots of sleep. She also put in a request for her own lil Poc-Poc which I quickly sewed together.

    For those not in the know a Poc-Poc is a rather curious little ground creature, much like wood toys or what I imagine to be hardy seeds.

Poc Pocs II

    Okay, well that happened. I didn't think I'd finish making that Poc Poc so soon. Sometimes it does happen that the pattern pieces work on the first draft with only minor adjustments needed.

    My youngest loves her Poc Poc toy and is busy making it a home in her bedroom.

    Looking at the finished doll, I can see the pattern doubling as a strangely shaped potato, a potential gourd, and a futuristic doll chair.

Poc Pocs

My youngest enjoys watching Abney & Teal, and I will be honest, so do I. In fact the whole family loooooves watching Abney & Teal. Sometimes the girls play with garlic, pretending they are Poc Pocs. Sometimes I have to tell the girls not to take the garlic because it's needed for dinner. And I have discovered garlic appearing in the washing machine after doing a load. So you get the idea.

My youngest asked me to make a Poc Poc, and I kept saying 'tomorrow' while I worked out in my head how I was going to craft it.

Finally 'tomorrow' became 'today'. It is too-darn-hot-to-go-outside weather and I had an idea of how to sculpt a fabric Poc Poc. So here is where I am at…