Miles was (by request) a blueberry for Halloween this year! I hope he always lets me make his costumes.
It's a little hard to tell here, but he wore blue pants, a blue sweater (hand-knit for him by the mother of a coworker of mine, which just happened to be the perfect shade of blue), a blue fleece "bubble" I sewed for him with elastic at the bottom that I stuffed with a blanket (inspired by this costume; affiliate link), and a hat I knit for him with this pattern, plus a freehanded leaf and stem.
Anyway I didn't make the costume itself from a pattern, so I estimated on the fleece yardage I'd need and overbought. I had SO MUCH left over. Here's what I made to try to use it up...
I don't think you can really have too many toddler hats around, can you? This pattern was free and super easy. I used a decorative stitch on my sewing machine the looks like snowflakes. My brother requested I make one for him too after seeing Miles's.
Yup, that's a little stuffed Pete the Cat, destined for Miles's Christmas stocking. I printed out a picture of Pete to use as a pattern, then used yellow felt, safety eyes, and white paint for his eyes. I freehanded the whiskers and nose with embroidery thread.
I sewed two washable, reusable Swiffer duster covers using this free pattern. Kristie reports that they work just as well, if not better, than the disposable dusters.
The most popular of the stash-busting fleece projects I made: the warm whale. It's full of rice so we can stick it in the microwave, and after 15 seconds, it's the perfect thing for a certain three-year-old's aching belly. I printed out a cartoon whale and used it as a pattern, and added button eyes, sewed it partially then filled it with dry rice using a funnel before sewing it up. You can tell how well-loved it's already been by how pilled it's gotten!
I used the rest of the fleece to make more hats using the pattern I linked above, and donated them. What are your favorite fleece projects?
