He also had a vintage style Fred Perry polo shirt that is a little snug for him now but he couldn't bear to send it to charity or to the recycling bin. This is when the idea came to me. Why not recycle it in my own special way and create something for him as a gift?
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| Fred Perry Polo Shirt |
I wanted it to be something masculine that suited the bold colours and design of the shirt. I toyed (excuse the pun!) with making a classic style teddy bear but me being me wanted more of a challenge.
That's when I found a fabulous pattern for a bulldog over on the Funky Friends Factory website. I love Pauline's patterns and use them quite a lot. They always seem to work so well and are worded so that they are easy to understand.
I must admit that this pattern was a little harder than some of the other patterns that I have used and a little softie/plush pattern experience is advantageous if you want to have a go at making one.
Having said that, I must admit that I enjoyed every minute of making Fred the Bulldog!
Initially, Fred was just going to be plain black with the logo used somewhere on his body but as I started the design I realised that the logo fitted perfectly on his ear.
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| Fred's Ear |
This left the rest of him a bit too plain so I added the fabric from a plain white t-shirt to give him a bit of contrast.
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| Fred's Face |
I then thought incorporating the sleeve detail would work well but how? I played around with a few options but eventually thought, why not make Fred look like he is wearing little tracksuit bottoms! I've got to admit that this idea is my favourite part of Fred.
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| Fred's Trackies |
It took a fair few hours to create him but I hope that you agree he was totally worth every minute.
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| Fred The Bulldog |
Now all I have to do is find the time to make a band t-shirt memory quilt!
Jayne
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