The Adventures of Baby “Bobos”.

Another lesson I’ve learned from the pandemic that we are all living through, even if you’ve got the time and the money, that’s right Mick, “You can’t always get what you want”.

My last blog post, I mentioned wanting to make some coin purses for my two daughters. I later decided that some bigger bags would be more useful, but the interfacing, which gives the fabric bag “body”, still hasn’t arrived (since April 21st!😔.)
Long story short, I’ve not made any bags but did make a small army of Sarubobo. I wrote about them in my first post:

He seemed lonely so I made him a friend

I sent him to my brother, along with the notebook holder that I made for him. I was teaching him to make a doll, and he needed a spot to keep track of his needle and thread.

On a role, I wanted to make more, I have so many little scraps of pretty fabric that I just can’t bear to throw away.

Aw, mama and baby bobo.

Looks like we’ve got a couple of drummers, now we just need the guitarist to get this party started!

They must have decided not to wait, next day I found them like this:

If you notice a new face in the background, that’s Monique, in her boat that is still waiting for its sail to be attached,so she can take a picnic to the beach. But that’s a story for another time.

Last post, I showed you the journal case that I made for my daughter in law. But I didn’t want to send it without something for my son. I decided on a modified papier-mâché boat, my son loved Peter Pan and playing pirate with his sister as a little boy. The pattern is from annwoodhandmade.com, I’ve been a fan of hers for many years, check out her website.

When the boat was finished, I still didn’t have a sailor. A few folks showed up to audition for the position:

These guys almost made the cut, but they couldn’t stop arguing about who would get to “man the sail”.

No Monique, you have your own boat. I promise I will finish yours next.

Who’s that trying to set sail?

Look, a real natural.

They spin in the air so charmingly, I hope to make one, or a fleet, for myself.

Well, that’s all I have for now. I won’t make any promises about my next post, we will just have to see what the world holds in store for us all.

Stay well, until next time.