Monsters! Meet the Eggheads!

Time to introduce The Eggheads - the last softie pattern of the Monster Horde collection. You can find it here.

When I teach kids I always seem to have one kid in the class who wants to make geometric shapes - usually a sphere or a cube. So I've developed a few patterns for those shapes over time. I decided to play with the idea of a sphere for this guy - stretching it out into more of an egg shape - an egg shape with three sides so there's a good (seamless) side for a face, arms on either side of the body, and fanciness down the center of the back. Here's what I came up with!

This is Hugh - the easiest of the three to make. He's the basic egg shape with BIG features appliqued to one of the three body pieces and horns added to the sides. I loved the downturned horns on Leonard (the Knucklehead) so I did that here too. I love how he looks just a little bit insane. :-)

Next on the worktable was Eugene. The whole furry front of him is a big pocket - perfect for storing little treasures.

Sometimes it seems like I'm obsessed with softies-with-pockets. That's because I had a teddy bear when I was a kid - my favorite teddy bear - and she had a hole in her neck. I used to hide my diary key in there, until it managed to work its way down her back. It's still in there. :-) So now I make softies with actual pockets - not just holes in their bodies. But I digress. . .

It took me a couple of tries to get Eugene right - his mouth wasn't looking mouthy enough - until I added really big teeth. :-) Then he was just right!

Finally - there's Cedric. He's not really more difficult than the others, he just takes a little more time. You have to sew the rickrack across his belly, embroider the eyes and mouth, sew the hands and feet, and fold these ridges that run down his back.

He's very proud of those back ridges so I had to point them out special. :-) So Cedric has a lot of smaller pieces, but they're very easy to sew and he's all easy-to-work-with fleece, so he's definitely still an easy project.

So know you know who the Eggheads are - tell me which one you'd make first! And for whom! Your comments all week have been great and it really helps me know what you like best as I start work on the next collection.

I'm giving away another pack of softie-making supplies - some fur, fleece, safety eyes and plastic pellets. US only again, I'm afraid (but tomorrow I'll announce a giveaway for EVERYONE). Comment on the post for your entry and I'll draw a winner tomorrow morning.

You can get the Eggheads pattern here (instant delivery, so you can start sewing today) and all the Monster Horde patterns here. If you want everything in the collection, remember to use the discount code MONSTERHORDE for $5 off the bundle!

Happy sewing!

Best,

Wendi