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Thursday 5 March 2015

World Book Day Snail and the Whale

Finn was quite adamant that Julie Donaldson's ' Snail and the Whale' was his book fo choice for this year's World Book Day celebration. I'm always up for a challenge. It's perhaps not a classic costume but I think it captures the book well!


I started with the book to draft the whale. I used jogging trouser jersey for the body and machine appliqued it to the front with a tight zig zag stitch.


I added a contrast section and a felt eye


I made a 3D snail starting with a long tube that was rolled to make the shell then added to a body. Felt eyes and a smile finished him off! He was attached to the shoulder with Velcro so it was easy to take off.


Finally an embroidered message stated 'Save the Whale' on the back!



2 comments:

  1. My daughter's Favorite book is the snail and the whale! This is amazing! Very creative!

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  2. Amazing! Thanks a lot for this inspiration! X

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