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Published: 2012-08-26 19:21:39 +0000 UTC; Views: 2048; Favourites: 21; Downloads: 17
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Has anyone ever had that awkward feeling when you almost done stuffing and realize you had the fabric direction wrong the whole time? >_<What’s What
Spear Mint, an OC in progress for using my first ultra cuddle plush test. Check him out.
Pinkie Pie, technically my third ultra cuddle pattern test, but she came out so well I wanted to finish her, but no more painted eyes or cutiemarks for me!
(I’ll post a better picture of her later with link.) Mane is reversible.Bon-Bon the tall, err, almost.
Criticism Wanted and Other Thoughts
Pinkie Pie’s and Bon-Bon’s mane and tail pattern definitely need some work, but they were my first. I think I need to widen things up a bit to get a better look. But I intentionally tried something different for Bon-Bon’s tail than what I usually see others have done, but it’s still curved in too much like Pinkie’s tail.
Feedback is much appreciated!
Embroidery progress here: [link]
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• My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic/Pepperdance © Hasbro
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quick question. I'm seeing the front view of your head and the eyes are actually looking forward! Eyes on mine are barely visable from the front. How did you do this? was it the way you stuffed it or does it have something to do with head pattern? look great by the way.
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Thank you!
Well, it really depends on what angle you want the eyes to look best in. I'm still adjusting things a little (spreading the eyes a little farther apart for balanced frontal and profile viewing angles). But, having the head made of only two pieces without a center strip/gusset seems like it helps, but I’ve seen others look good from both angles also. Plus, it’s not like they don’t break the laws of physics in the show, so... it’s just a matter of what you want.
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Ah. a two piece head pattern would explain it.
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Did I mention that I keep showing this deviation to all of my friends and saying, "That's gonna be my pony!" before proceeding to spaz out with excitement?
Cuz I do do that.
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what do u use to make the eyes btw AWESOMEx10000000000!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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Thankies!
SophieSew and a Brother SE-400. Details here: [link]
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It's really cool! Pinkie Pie is so cute here! you did a great job
haha are you tired of painting eyes? but they are very good
..I'm kind of feeling sorry for that pony without head ; P
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Much appreciated! Yeah, I wanted to paint them right, but at least with embroidery I don’t have to worry about stray paint.
Heheh, she needs to be headed. I actually finished her up last night, but I’ll probably take pictures at another time.
Thank you!~
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this reminds me i need to get my mom to teach me how to crouche so i can make awesome winter mlp based hats. Ill let you know when i make one! also awesome job love them so far! id pay money for these XD
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Croche hats would be pretty cool, err warm!
Thank you much for the encouragement!
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You're doing great job so far. The more you sew the more you'll improve.
You're a guy that sews! That's so cool. I don't see many men sewing these days. Totally awesome.
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Thank you! And I agree, improvement does come with experience.
And yup, a guy who started sewing 2.5 months ago. And I use my mom’s 30-year old Nelco La Belle XONIC sewing machine too!
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That's totally awesome! And my mother told me men can't sew... Lol. How close minded is she eh? lol Keep up the awesome work!
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Your plushies are also looking awesome BTW!
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Thank you, sweetie!
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Also, ultra cuddle though soft is very annoying to work with. Cuddle or smooth minky is much more high quality and is easier to sew. It embroiders way more smoothly too.
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I agree about Pinkie’s mane for sure. Hopefully the next pattern iteration will take care of that.
Ah, it does embroider better then huh? That’s good to know! It looks and feels like it’d be easier to work with, I just can't find but two smooth solid colors in stores. Maybe if I sell a few I’ll be able to afford Minky because I know more colors are available also. Where’s the best place to buy Minky?
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Well the best place to buy it is fabric.com Usually ships pretty quick, it's very soft and if your order $30+ shipping is free
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Well, if I place an oder at all, it’d definitely be over $30, so awesome! I’m surprised how far my yard of pink has gone. I’ll be able to get three Pinkies out of it!
I thought fabric.com would be the place, less expensive too! I didn’t know what WhiteDove used, but I knew used the Cuddle 3 stuff. Thank you very much!
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Yup I use it all the time, also if ou ever want to make a Lyra, the color for her is called Tiffany, and Electric Blue is kinda more of a navy. And would probably work for a Luna. Baby Blue for RD, and Fuschia for Pinkie Pie mane and Scootaloo manes. Snow White is just regular white, so uh yeah.
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Much appreciated! Because I’m not sure how accurate the online swatches are in relation to one another or reality. (Joann’s site is actually pretty accurate with it’s ultra cuddle, but there’s a lime green that they don’t have listed).
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Looking awesome! The back of Pinkie's mane needs some work, but the front looks good from here
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Thankies! And yeah, I definitely agree about Pinkie's mane.
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Pinkie pies mane shouldn't be floating like that
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they look very great! I really like the body shape and the design of spearmint, I'm really curious how he's going to look like when he's finished.
and pinkie turned out really awesome. even with non-embroidered details
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Well thank you!
And yes, I am fairly happy with how they turned out despite being painted.
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Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap, holy crap! Spear's looking SO FREAKING AMAZING!
I can not tell you how excited I am to see her finished and cuddle her all to pieces!
Oh, and the other ponies look good too, though I think the back side of Pinkie's mane should be more...Haha "stapled down" is the first thing that comes to mind. 
Anyway, plushes looking good. I can imagine you're going to get a heapload of business for these things once you decide to start selling.
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Heheh, good! Just a few more hours hours of work to go.
Yeah, I agree about Pinkie’s mane. I think it’ll look better after adjusting the pattern a bit – should look more flush then.
Yup, well, as soon as Bon-Bon is done and I've made some pattern adjustments, her and Pinkie will finally be on eBay.
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Awesome.
Let me know when all that goes down.
You know, these custom plushes have a reputation for being sold in the high-hundreds of dollars? I once bid on a Rainbow Dash plush that sold for upwards of $450. Think the bid started at $75, if I remember. Bronies will pay. So good luck with that. You've definitely got some quality plushes (or at least they look quality, s'far as I know); now alls you gotta do is get the word out.
I'll help with that when I get Spear.
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Will do. And yeah, if I could sell one for $450, that would certainly be a little higher than $16/hr, (excluding materials). Much appreciated!
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as fluttershy would say:u rock, woohoo lol
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Well, I try. Thank you for the encouragement.
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Thank you! 
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