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Here they are - the Mini Monsters. These little guys were so much fun to stitch. By fun, of course, I mean easy, colorful, and making me smile. :-)
Even the satin stitching on the froggy-looking guy wasn't hard - just a bit time consuming - and you could totally skip it if you wanted to and simply stitch the outlines of the stripes instead.
A reader on Facebook (where I was showing some sneak peeks of the stitching in progress) commented that the bumps on this monster's head look like hair curlers - and now that's exactly what I see every time I look at her. :-)
My daughter thought this guy was an Easter egg monster - which made me write "design Easter egg monsters" on my calendar for next year.
And this guy. . . well - he's just plain weird. :-) He's not for everyone, but I just know there's some kid out there who will like him best of all and want him stitched on a T-shirt, his jammies, a lunch bag, a wall hoop - you get the idea. I wonder what he will name him?
Oooh - that gives me a fun idea! A giveaway! Leave a comment telling me which monster is your favorite and what you would name him/her/it. Get your kids in on the action too! I'd love to hear their suggestions! I'll use Ye Olde Random Number Generator to pick a winner who will get. . . all four monsters I stitched up for the cover.
I'll probably give some kind of runner-up prizes for favorite names - so get creative! I've never done this before but I really like naming things so I think this will be fun. Let's get a ton of entries! Tweet about it, blog about it, or mention it on Facebook for extra entries. Please - to keep me sane - give each kid entry its own comment, and let me know about each Facebook, Twitter, etc. mention in its own comment. That way I don't have to go back and figure out if some comments are actually more than one entry.
Yes - I will ship overseas. This is open to everyone!
Fun! And before I get all carried away with giveaway stuff and forget that these patterns actually support my family - you can buy the pattern here. :-)
Have a wonderful weekend everyone!
Best,
Wendi
I like the froggy looking one, I'd call him WHUMPY (don't ask me why, even though he's not lumpy, he just looks like a Whumpy to me.)
ReplyDeleteI like the bottom one and I would name him fluffy.
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The number four is my favourite and I'd call him "Don Dientón" (in Spanish, Mister big Teeth).
ReplyDeleteThe colourful mini monster looks great!
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Hi Wendy!
ReplyDeleteI also like #4, and I would name him GRIST!
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(don't ask me why...) I think it's the smile!
Thanks for the giveaway opp!
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Andrea
I like the Hair curlers one. I'd call her Mommy June Monster. I'd have to name all of 'em. The last one would be Lumpy. The top one would be Wally and the eggie one is The Beav!
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i really like number four. when i saw him i immediatel thought "my little pearody". he's adorable. i want to embroider him up on a onesie for my grandson.
ReplyDeleteI love them all, but #4 is my favorite. I would call him Pearius Ceaser.
ReplyDeleteI loved the last one the most. His leaves in his hair remind me, too, of a Roman, so I'd name him, "Romulus". :-D
ReplyDeleteI like the last one best. He is oddly appealing. I'd name him Ralph.
ReplyDeleteI like the last one the best too. I would name him "Gourdy" He reminds me of a big squash. :) Thanks! Love your patterns.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is the last one that's shaped like a pear. It looks like he has sprigs of thyme growing out of his head! I think his name is Horrumph. :)
ReplyDeleteThe second one is so cute and reminds me of my cat, her name is Mapene (means dishtowel in Italian) to I would name this Mapene also
ReplyDeleteI love the last guy on the yellow. I like his underbite and boggly close-eyes. Think I would call him Grempy (like grumpy but not). Thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteThe pink one is definitely my favourite although they are all great. Its funny you should call her a she because to me she is female! I think she's in pyjamas so I'd call her 'Snoozy'. And yes the bumps do look like curlers. Love your stuff x
ReplyDeleteI like #1, the frog-like monster. Because of his bespectacled eyes, his name would be "Percival"...thanks! Susan K.,
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I love number 2 - would name her curly as the bumps really remind me of curlers!
ReplyDeletelike them all but will go with the pink one named "stumpy" cute idea
ReplyDeleteI like the last one with the teeth stickin up! He's adorable!!! Of course they all are but I think I'd name him George. :) Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeletei like the last one in yellow- and id call him ruPEARt
ReplyDeleteThe monster on the yellow background is my favorite. Yikes it's Ike!
ReplyDeleteI like the weird one! I'd call him Bart (cause he looks like a bartlett pear) ;) Thanks.
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WE like the Froggy Monster and would name him Stewart. lol
ReplyDeleteThe Froggy Monster caught my eye. I would name him Adam after our fog.
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My favorite is the little girl. A good name for her might be Florabelle (beautiful flower). Thanks for the opportunity to win.
ReplyDeleteI would call the yellow one "toofums" and the one above it "teefe". The top one would be called "oogles". The 2nd one would be called "dotty".
ReplyDeleteI like the little scaley eggy one - i'd have to call him Snorky, which is my so's pet name, because he also seems to grow little horns when he's cutting new teeth.
ReplyDeleteI love these - they're clearly friendly monsters, and wouldn't hurt you. They're totally "'armless". (sorry 'bout that)
I like the pink one that looks like an "A" ... so I think he should be Alfie
ReplyDeleteI like the first froggy-looking one. I would call him Golumph -- either Gol or Lumph for short. I keep forgetting to ask my kids, but I imagine they would name him Greenie or Strawberry. (We have an inordinate number of stuffed friends named Strawberry.)
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is the egg-shaped monster...so cute!
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