Meet Dazzle! (my new elephant)

Have you ever made something from scratch and it ended up WAY better than you thought it would?

That's what happened with this elephant. I got the pattern drafted, pieces cut out, and started sewing.

It turned out much better than I thought it would!

I like the ears.







And that cute little tail!

The fabric was one of a bunch that I got in the mail last week. It's a fabric line called "Dazzle" (hence the elephant's name) by Melissa Averinos for Andover. So beautiful.

In fact, I was so excited about the fabric that I forgot to wash it. That creates a bit of a problem in the stitching quality of the final product (I had to do more hand-stitching than I usually do to cover some of the issues), but Dazzle is definitely one I plan to make more of.

So squeezable!

I have linked up this post to the Sundae Scoop Link Party from http://www.iheartnaptime.net/ . I, being not so technically savvy, have not figured out how to a link, but please, there are some REALLY cool crafty sites in the link party so go check 'em out!!!