Whale Brooch

Sew Hip Issue 18

I found it a bit tricky to find something to make from Sew Hip this month. As usual, I dismissed most of the clothes patterns as too hard for my remedial skills. I did fancy the tiered skirt, but didn't have three other skirts handy to make it from. The bags were a bit tricky and I questioned my need for further cushions or needle cases.


Liz Hawkridge's supercute whale brooch had caught my eye when it was featured on the back of Issue 17, but I hadn't quite motivated myself to get all the bits and pieces together for it. Imagine my joy, then, when perusing Folksy to find that Liz was offering a kit to make the brooch for only £4.95 The kit included all the bits and bobs you need, plus, best of all, pre-cut whale pieces. I wasted no time in ordering one up, which arrived the very next day.

It was supereasy to make the brooch from the kit, especially with those fabulous pre-cut whale pieces (did I mention that I liked those?). The only deviation I made from the instructions is that I still considered it too fiddly to join the pieces together with iron-on webbing and just glued them with fabric glue instead.


I think the finished product is quite lovely and very structurally robust.


Although I'm sure lots of Sew Hip readers could have made the brooch from stash, I found the kit really handy for a quick make. I think it was a great idea of Liz's to offer them on Folksy. I could have been even lazier and bought the brooch ready-made from Liz for £7.95. As it was, I settled for another of her fabulous whale creations:

 
Melx