Violet, the Highland Coo

Oh, how I love the Highland coo's.

This month, the Island Batik Ambassadors were challenged with making a critter from Funky Friends. I chose Harmony the Highland Cow. I named mine Violet.

All of the animals are SO adorable. Click on the links at the bottom of the page to see all of the Ambassadors projects.

The patterns are downloadable and you print them yourself.

The patterns are well thought out and there is a link on the pattern for pictures that you can blow up on your computer screen for more clarity.

You can make her out of cotton or of fur.

I chose some pretty purples, one is from Breezy, a Kate Colleran Original Collection

They do match my last couple of projects which is not a bad thing.

I cut all the pieces, adding wonder clips to keep them all together as I marked all the parts.

I made the horns first.

Next up, the ears. Then add them to the face.

Add the snout and she really starts

moo-ing!

Before I knew it, she is an empty coo!

She needs a bit of stuffing. This may have taken a bit of time. Stuff little bits and squish them into the arms and legs. I used a chopstick to shove the stuffing in deep and firm. If you don't make it firm, she won't stand up.

Testing out some eyes, hair and flower bits. Hmmmm. I really want it to be hairy.

I found the perfect hair: in my stash. This is some very expensive yarn from one of my sisters.

I decided to skip all the felt and just add some button eyes and some hairy bangs.

I wrapped some yarn around a piece of cardboard and slid it off, then stitched it stable a bunch of times.

It is very possible that one can make a mess while creating a critter. I got out a LOT of stuff in the process of deciding the final touches for Violet.