The minute I saw the pattern for this plush peanut, I knew I had to make it. HAD to. A big zip up peanut shell with two peanuts inside. It was just so darn cute and clever, I wish I'd thought of it!
It came from this adorable vintage plush fruit & veggie pattern set by Vogue (#1566). It's over 30 yrs old, but the styles are timeless. Check out all the garden goodies and their sweet faces:
They're all super cute, but the peanut set just jumped out at me. The pattern is so old that fleece wasn't even a fabric option listed! I knew it would be the best choice so it would be cuddly for the kids and easy to work with too. Quilting two layers together gives it just the right thickness and shell "texture":
The peanuts inside are removable and I used fleece scraps & buttons to make their faces instead of trying to use the ancient transfers in the pattern. I think I like the way they turned out better anyway:
How could a kid resist this face peeking out?
As you can see, it was a hit:
Who wouldn't want a few peanut pals to hang out with:
Now if only I could find some time to make the whole garden my kids would be in 7th heaven!
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OH I love them!! How cute - well done.
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ReplyDeleteTotally loving these!!! I'm happy to be your newest follower of your delightful blog and I'd love to have you as a friend at FrouFrou Decor! I would also like to invite you to show off your sweet creations each Friday at my Fabulous Friday Finds party! Hope to see you there!
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~Terrell @ FrouFrou Decor~
Oh how fun! I'm surprised you found an old pattern like that. I love that you made it soft. Thanks for linking :).
ReplyDeleteLove it! What a great find! Stopping by from the Tattertots and Jello link up party.
ReplyDeleteWhat a treasure! You're very lucky finding an old pattern like that
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Citra @ innocentia
http://childhood-obsessions.blogspot.com
What a neat idea! I don't think I've ever seen anything like this before. :) Thanks so much for linking to Tot Tuesdays. I've featured you today. Have a super week!
ReplyDeleteThese are too sweet and fun, I wish I could have a whole bunch of cutie pie fruit and veggies to play with! Oops, I mean for my daughter to play with:) Thank you for joining us at A Crafty Soiree! I hope you'll come back next week and link up again!
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