Prickly Pete

[Load3r]

So I found this kids book on the street the other day with a hand puppet in it ( see below ) and just knew I had to make something out of it.
A patch was the obvious idea but I had just done something like that. But then I remembered I have been meaning to make a pin cushion!

So I give you, Prickly Pete!

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I felt nerdy and documented some of the process with my cell phone. There was very little planning involved, but I did check to make sure the bottom and top piece would be able to sew together before getting too into the project.

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Here is the book I found, and the puppet ripped out of the back.
The computer things are made of stress ball material (another street find) and are the skeleton and main stuffing. I took the sharpie to poor Pete's eye before I realized I should take a start picture.

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Prickly Pete's makeover. A success!

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Pete's backside. That white doesn't stay so white. Don't expect dry erase markers to be permanent, kids.
Also note that on the left is an early skeleton of Pete held together with straightened paper clips, and on the right is a giant economy tub of generic peanut butter.

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Closest glue I had on hand and a square from a scrap t-shirt.
Glued the bottom in place to make sure it didn't slip later when the fabric would get a lot of tension put on it from the stuffing.

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The base sewed with big ugly double threaded whipstitch (i think?) then double backed with a regular kinda stitch. I used this technique for all the seams on Pete for as much strength as I could manage. Here is the back of Pete cut and pinned to give him some form when filled, awaiting to be stitched.

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Pete's skull and some of the stuffing. It bits of the computer foam and shredded t-shirt. I had to use a lot more than what is pictured here.

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I cut foam arms and here I am sewing it into place so it didn't eventually slide into the body.

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It's at this point I got tired of taking pictures and finished everything off while watching Nowhere (http://imdb.com/title/tt0119809/) and Cape Fear (http://imdb.com/title/tt0101540/). I need a bunch of pins to go all voodoo on him now. He stands up very well and is 133.6 grams according to my scale.

Oh and I realized earlier today (I did this like 2 days ago) that I could even make tiny clothes for him if I ever get bored. Tranny Pete? I think so.

[MamaSasss]

I can just see it now...The Misadventures of Tranny Pete!

Love it!

[ladyjanewriter]

Yep, whipstitch, you're right.

Hm, transgendered with a mustache. That'd be a boy in drag who's acting like a girl in drag, maybe? Next time I'd aim for a sharpie for re-decoration purposes.

You should have made him into George Bush, and stuck plenty o' pins into him [/random political statement]

[Load3r]

well i can always pin a new face on him as well

now i just need some hair ...

[miss.green.tea]

hey i'm making a pin cushion too!! but mines really boring >__> it's an old piece of green foam from michaels covered with tan felt LOLEZ

yes, i like HARD pincushions.

[ikrizia]

interesting, there is so many "pin cushions" in the world.. candles, magnet, florist foam, .. teddy bear .. mango .. grandma LOL ANYTHING

[WonderlandAlli]

That is absolutely fabulous! XD