My friend Sheila likes to deep-sea dive, and I enjoy making her shark-related things for Christmas and her birthday (which are five days apart).
I don't have photos of this little
shark pouch in progress because it came together so quickly, and it involved sewing AND a zipper, and I knew if I stopped to take photos I'd lose my momentum and never get back to it.
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| The body and tail are worked in one piece, and the fins are worked separately and then sewn on. |
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| He doesn't look all that vicious. |
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| Until he opens his apex predator jaws! |
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| I went to my favorite high-end chocolate store and got some interesting bars. Pop rocks! |
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| Mr. Shark chowed down. I hope the chocolate made it to its destination before being totally digested. |
Scary things I did for this project: I accidentally bought a 22" zipper instead of a 7", so I figured out how to cut it to the right size. I then sewed those felt teeth onto the zipper and sewed the zipper into the mouth opening. Badly.
I have encouraged my friend, who is a quilter of the highest caliber, to feel free to rip out the zipper and reinsert it properly because: shame.
