You may remember us featuring a lovely lady named Emily Battleaxe in our Hotter Side of Metal segment back in March, what you probably don’t know is that she is totally awesome at sewing, making pillow versions of Muppets, Stewie Griffin, and even King Diamond!
When asked how making pillows and plushy toys started she commented:
“A severe depression. Not kidding.
Three years ago I was going through a rather bad time in my life and needed some sort of creative outlet. I had recently bought a sewing machine to tailor some clothes and thought that might take my mind off of stuff. During that summer, I found out that a friend of mine was pregnant and was planning to name her son Calvin. Naturally, I thought well, Calvin needs a Hobbes.
So I bought the materials. No patterns, no guidelines, only a photo from the web, and made him. It came together so quickly that I didn’t have time to really think about how I did it.”
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When asked how making pillows and plushy toys started she commented:
“A severe depression. Not kidding.
Three years ago I was going through a rather bad time in my life and needed some sort of creative outlet. I had recently bought a sewing machine to tailor some clothes and thought that might take my mind off of stuff. During that summer, I found out that a friend of mine was pregnant and was planning to name her son Calvin. Naturally, I thought well, Calvin needs a Hobbes.
So I bought the materials. No patterns, no guidelines, only a photo from the web, and made him. It came together so quickly that I didn’t have time to really think about how I did it.”
He's had six L-)