Okay, so maybe this is a bit of an exaggeration, it might not be that enchanting, but still, you might like to meet Robert:
Robert is a combination of a problem with our cats knocking the stuff that lives behind one of the doors over and making it impossible to get into the room, a lot of scraps of material and a whole load of rice we had sitting around from a previous craft project.
So, first thing was to choose some material for his shoes, then draw round a roll of sellotape with chalk and cut it out
Then choose material for his trousers, shirt, face and hat and cut strips accordingly. I can't remember the exact measurements of each but they need to be long enough to go all the way around the outside of the circular pieces plus a few cm more just to make sure.
Next the kids used the sewing machine to attach all the rectangular pieces together.
Next thing they did was choose some material for his tie. I cut and pinned this on as it was really fiddly, but they then hemmed around the outside using an overstitch. I appear to have missed taking some pictures of the next bit, but they then used buttons and ribbons to make him a face and sewed them on too, plus sewing a few lines on to separate his legs and mark off his arms. You will see these in the finished thing. Sorry!!
So, once all the detail was done we turned him inside out and sewed down the back, making sure the circle made by the fabric was small enough to pin onto the circles to go at either end.
We sewed on the bottom circle (his feet), and the front half of the top circle (his hat), leaving it to flap open so we could turn him the right way out and stuff him.
Once he was the right way out we filled him approximately 3/4 full of rice. This was a LOT of rice, we made him a little bigger than we had intended to!
Then we filled up the last 1/4 with cotton wool. Make sure it's stuffed very full, otherwise his head will sag.
Then all that was left to do was to oversew his hat the rest of the way round. Doesn't really matter how neatly (or not!) this is done since it's on the back of his head which will be facing the door. And hey presto! Robert the Doorstop!
What a guy ...
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| Robert is a little wonky-eyed and he doesn't have much of a figure, but he's always smartly dressed and has a smile on his face! |
So, first thing was to choose some material for his shoes, then draw round a roll of sellotape with chalk and cut it out
Then choose material for his trousers, shirt, face and hat and cut strips accordingly. I can't remember the exact measurements of each but they need to be long enough to go all the way around the outside of the circular pieces plus a few cm more just to make sure.
Next thing they did was choose some material for his tie. I cut and pinned this on as it was really fiddly, but they then hemmed around the outside using an overstitch. I appear to have missed taking some pictures of the next bit, but they then used buttons and ribbons to make him a face and sewed them on too, plus sewing a few lines on to separate his legs and mark off his arms. You will see these in the finished thing. Sorry!!
So, once all the detail was done we turned him inside out and sewed down the back, making sure the circle made by the fabric was small enough to pin onto the circles to go at either end.
We sewed on the bottom circle (his feet), and the front half of the top circle (his hat), leaving it to flap open so we could turn him the right way out and stuff him.
Once he was the right way out we filled him approximately 3/4 full of rice. This was a LOT of rice, we made him a little bigger than we had intended to!
Then we filled up the last 1/4 with cotton wool. Make sure it's stuffed very full, otherwise his head will sag.
Then all that was left to do was to oversew his hat the rest of the way round. Doesn't really matter how neatly (or not!) this is done since it's on the back of his head which will be facing the door. And hey presto! Robert the Doorstop!
What a guy ...
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