Lily Clowning Around!
Lily (43 weeks & 6 days old) loves the clown from her Simply Rhapsody music class, and so I decided to make one myself. Here’s the link to see the original clown. It was quite a task since there was no pattern to follow, just my mind and creativity, so with that I was quite determined to figure it out. First off, Khoa let me buy this nifty new sewing machine, my very first sewing machine! When I sat down to begin working, I realized that all the machines I’ve worked with in the past (just 2 in the past), they were all set up ready to go, so all I had to do was just push the pedal and sew away! So when I sat in front of my brand new machine, I was stumped on where to begin first. Luckily with the manual’s help (and youtube “how to use a sewing machine”) I managed to actually thread my bobbin, set up my spool of thread and was ready to go!! I was already proud for achieving that! So after learning how my machine works and eventually finding my groove, I managed to finish Mr. Clown! I actually ended up making a second one because there were some imperfections that I wanted to improve on, and so alas, here he is!
Now the true test is whether of not it has the same qualities that made Lily love the other one so much. I usually think clowns are creepy unless done right, so I wasn’t sure if the colors would be too much for Lily, or too little, (I literally stood at the fabric section at Jo-Ann’s for about 30 minutes trying to pick out the best patterns and color farbics). Also, I wasn’t sure if the face I drew was friendly enough, or if there was too much or too little hair, or if the combo of the hair color was right, but there’s only one way to find out! As you can see in this video, I believe it passed the test with flying colors! The clown totally captivates her attention and curiosity and even made her laugh! Look at her cute little fingers too and how they move when she’s surprised and concentrating! I’m so proud I’m able to make something for her to enjoy! Isn’t she so cute watching this little clown?? Stay tuned in for more handmade crafts I plan on making for Lily!
Hahaha. Yaaaay!!! She’s soooo cute especially with her pleasant surprised expression when the clown comes out. Love her to pieces! Great job Jac on the clown, and nice performance Khoa! =P now do this live in two days!!!
LoL, I played this video and Bodhi and Forrest came running in the room. Khoa’s like the Pied Piper.