SEW EASY - Cosmonaut Devils, Solomon Owl Softies, T-shirt applique

The day I discovered a series of books called 'SOFTIES' I found my motivation to lug out my cob-webbed sewing machine. Stowed away in what I'd call the lowest depths of my craft studio, I found my familiar 'old friend', an old series BROTHER unit with its still trusty pedal foot.  My determination to create some of these adorable 'ugly monsters' (why they are called ugly I'll never know) had to be fuelled by my newfound motherhood--you see, I failed rather bitterly in my Home Economics sewing classes back in secondary school.

They are not as difficult to put together as I initially thought them to be. Actually, I had loads of fun!

Their original names are 'COSMONAUT DEVILS' but I don't fancy the devil bit so much as a bedtime companion for my baby, so I've inverted the ears to make them less 'devilish' and more like a cute monster.

Here's the matching T-shirt applique I sewed out of red felt to match the cosmonaut devil softie. Baby B is just fascinated by the two...

This owl is more like a little pillow. Every part of him is made of fabric except for the eyes and beak which I sewed from felt. I've named him SOLOMON, after King Solomon in the bible, the wisest man/king ever lived in his era.