Emery the Sewing Mouse

Brenda Gervais has a cute little pincushion called  Emery the Sewing Mouse –Each one of us has or are making one.Pictured above is the one Kathy created...This is a fun afternoon project that requires a bit of this and that.  You cut out the mouse body in wool, stitch around the body, arms, and legs and turn these all inside out.  The arms and legs are especially challenging since they are so small..You also do a lot of handwork on this. You stitch the arms and legs on by hand, and then use tiny beads to create his beady little eyes and pink nose..The thimble is glued on, as is his tail (which is a rusty piece of wire twisted into a tail shape). The strawberry is sewn on the machine and stuffed with a filling, I used lizard sand in mine, not sure what Kathy used.. Once stuffed, you tack on the green cap by hand. The project is finished when you attach Emery down on the strawberry. How cute is this?