Friday, May 15, 2020 Wall-eyed Betty

I had to do it – I couldn’t help myself. I was in a Joann’s store last week and saw a book of patterns for little felt animals and dolls and had this inward conversation:

Me: You must get this. These are adorable.

Also Me: But I probably shouldn’t.

Me: Listen up, lady. You’re a grandmother now. This is just the kind of craft you should take up in order to make cute little gifties for your granddaughter.

Also Me: Should I get it?

Me: Sigh. Just get it. You bought a bunch of felt squares at a Joann’s last year for JUST THIS KIND OF THING.

Also Me: But the book says to use only 100% wool felt – the stuff I got is made from recycled plastic. IT’LL NEVER WORK!

Me: So what? Try it out on the cheap stuff and see what happens. You ALREADY bought the felt!

Also Me: Should I?

Me: Yes!

Aren’t you glad you don’t live in my head? I bought the book and got started and can hardly wait to finish this first doll, Betty (she’s the comely lass on the left).

Other than Betty being a little wall-eyed in my version, I’m off to a great start. It turns out I shouldn’t have marked the eye placement quite yet. Fortunately, it looks like the red hood will cover those marks and I can put in better ones. Wish me luck on the arms – I’m going to need it. Unless the final result is hideous, I’ll show you how it turned out. Wait – we’re all friends here – I’ll show you what it looks like even if it’s hideous. We can enjoy a good laugh together.

I’ll probably delete this in the morning…unless I’m too busy working on Betty!