Hi everyone,
Today will be fun! Rosemary is sharing how she made her geese…it’s a Mini-Goose Tutorial!
She’ll be talking us through the pictures:
Here are some pictures of geese.
I plan on making just 6, one for every grand kiddo.
But then… I could make more because I do have a grand nephew or two, or three.
I bought the pattern off of Etsy ($3), so if you want a free copy just let me know.
The instructions are not too difficult. The pattern seller is Polish, so some of her attempt at English is “confuzzeling” but really okay.
Here is the first one, unstuffed:
Stuffed (wow, a lot of fiberfill stuffing is required here!) and eye’s embroidered on.
From now on, I think I will embroider on the eyes before I stuff…
This is the feet of another goose. I think this one will be a quiet goose with white wings and a white tummy.
This goose has bright legs and stuffed wings
A white goose with denim bottom. Bright beak and legs and festive fall wings
This goose has gingham wings
Here is the prep necessary before “sewing the gooses together” as the pattern states 🥰 First you have to secure the wings and “feets” to prevent them from getting under the needle.
This is the before it is sewn view. I love these clips.
When you are sewing in a tight spot, you can just press the clip open and slide it off the fabric. (yes my sewing space looks like an explosion took place. This is my normal)
Here is the graphic moment of its birth/emergence from my machine…
Head and legs first!
Here is a view of the eye I made. My sewing is not that great.
Dear Jeanne, I just finished “the quiet” goose. This one might be my favorite!
Thank you Jeanne for letting me share my latest diversion (among so many others) from adult responsibilities.
Love, Rosemary
Rosemary, you don’t need to say anything to ME about diverting your attention to making geese when other things need to be done! I am guilty as can be on that! They are just the cutest things…and I DID notice you are sewing on a Singer 301… an LBOW 301 at that! Mine is a long bed black… a 1957 I think!
Congratulations on making such fun geese to share with us! They look wonderful!
See everyone tomorrow! Wasn’t Friday just “yesterday?” Time is speeding along!
Blessings, Jeanne
Rosemary, your geese are such fun!! And I enjoyed reading your commentary, too. If you think Your sewing space looks like an explosion took place, you should see mine! (Or maybe not….🙄)
I do know what you mean about getting the legs, etc. tucked in and out of the way before you sew the bodies. I have made quite a few cloth dolls in the last 30 years or so, as well as a few bears, etc. Been there, done that!!
I noticed some of your dolls in the picture of the goose with the denim bottom, and one of them is holding a yellow bear. Did you make the bear, too?
Thanks so much for sharing your pictures!
Thank you Charlotte!
I am so glad you have a messy sewing space too.
I love making these geese. The bear is one that I bought a zillion years ago, okay, maybe 12 years ago. It was cute. My doll girls love it.
I love sewing so much. I am so happy that I have something to keep me busy. Some people do not.
These geese were a fun challenge. I thought last night about printing out the pattern half size and making some “goslings”
Rosemary, loved your “tutorial” of how to make a stuffed goose! How cute they will be all lined up when finished! They each seem to have their own personality too! Do you die die who gets what, or do they pick one that they like?
I noticed that you have a beautiful dark wood clock on the wall in one of your pictures. Is that a heirloom or antique? And your sewing machine is kind of like mine, also a Singer, from the early 60’s, although yours is a bit more fancy! But I CAN say that mine is pink!🤣
Thank you for sending in the pictures, and Jeanne for showing them!
Linda, thank you. I am silly. Yes, they are “one of a kind” made by gramma.
I do not know how I will chose who gets which goose. Maybe I will have my oldest grand girl help me.
The clock is a Zaanse clock from the Netherlands. It belonged to my parents. I also have a nice old wooden cuckoo clock that does not work.
This machine is a 301A and it zooms. I bought it from a guy that was selling it on Craigs list. It was his mom’s so I named the machine “Mary” after her.
I have my mom’s machine, a German 316 Singer. It has cams and stitches
and runs kind of slower, but very heavy duty. That machine’s name is Lena.
Oh my goodness! I meant do you decide who gets what! My iPad gets worse every day!
Oh, Rosemary, I LOVE them! I thought they would all be alike, but no, they are so fun in all the colors. I do hope you will line them all up when you finish and send us more photos!
We are off to the Y and grocery. Will check back with y’all later as always.
Thank you Sissy, I think they are very happy gooses. Every time I text a photoo to my oldest daughter she replies “honk!”
I envy your discipline going to the Y.
They are so cute, Rosemary! I had to laugh when you mentioned how much stuffing goes into the goose. My dog is a champion destuffer of toys, and I’m always amazed at the amount of fluff I pick up from just one toy. Sometimes I restuff and resew the toy and give her another go at it, other times, I throw the stuffing away and let her play with the flat toy.
Thank you Theresa.
Haha, it is probably better for your adorable dog to accept the consequences of destuffing. 😂
I love the gosling idea. Let us know if you decide to do that.
I will. Our printer is very low on colored ink but the black is printing just fine. I will do this today!!…. because, I just need to.
Bonjour.Un atelier en ordre,c’est un atelier dans lequel,on ne travaille pas. Quand je range le mien (pas souvent ) le désordre revient aussitôt ..! J’adore vos oies et j’espère voir bientôt les oisons. PS:Moi aussi,je vais coudre pour mes poupées,alors ,que j’ai des tas de choses plus préssées,qui attendent ! Belle journée. Georgina.
Merci beaucoup, Georgina. Oui, je vais imprimer un patron de petit oison ; je modifierai peut-être les proportions (comme le cou).
What a neat project! I don’t sew but I can appreciate all the steps you do in making the geese. It looks like they will all be different from one another- each one will be unique. I like how you did the goose’s eye – like it’s sleeping and the feet are so cute sticking out behind them. I’m sure the recipients will love them.
I noticed your dolls in the background – is one them Felicity ?
Thank you for sharing your project. You have a well loved sewing room. A place you can totally enjoy.
Thanks Jeanne for sharing Elizabeth’s tutorial.
Hard to believe we’re almost at the end of March already.
Thank you Paula. It is fun making stuff. sewing is a blast, but lots of things are.
I made a quickie easy carrot cake yesterday afternoon with matchstick carrots.
It turned out super yummy. Hubbs and I do not add frosting. I mean we would but …. it is a big cake.
Yes, that is Felicity, and the other is a girl of today. The little one is a doll called a “glitter girl” but she is just a normal looking doll (no glitter)
I am shocked at how fast the days are going. It seems like it is always 4:30PM.
Sorry Rosemary- I referred to you as Elizabeth. I think it’s because both names are long and overlooked it,,My mistake.
Dear Paula, “no big dill”🥒🥰
Well, that was a lot of fun. What a gaggle of geese at your place, Rosemary. I’d love to see a pic of them all standing up together when finished. I too would like to see some made in a smaller size. They would be so cute in an Easter basket for dolls. And I’ll bet if they were very small, and had a backpack clip, they would be carried around by your grands as well. Most all of the kids clip chockeys to their backpacks and girls to their purses. I understand the purses are coming back into style with the teen set. 🙂 I think your eye embroidery is perfect. Thank you Jeanne and Rosemary for sharing the great goose parade today.
In the weed report for yesterday, I chose to work in the lower area of the yard where I tried to unsmother some iris and some other perennial plants being taken over by ivy and blackberry. This blackberry is the most deadly type with the worst thorns ever. My worn leather gloves with some finger holes did not help with the process. When I tired of that heavy work, I worked nearby on an embankment just grabbing and pulling those weeds with the seeds all ready to fly off. Filled another can and it is very heavy. Other person will have to help with that one. It’s interesting, but the raised beds for the vegetables have no weeds at all. At least I won’t have to weed those too. 🙂 Still a little early for planting. And it is predicted that we will finally get some rain early next week. It has been a very long time since we’ve had any and it is so needed.
And on a cool morning. It’s only 44.
Thank you Joy. Great ideas to carry the goose. Perhaps I should make goose carriers too.
I hate those thorn weeds. Ivy is an endless struggle.
Only joking but have you considered removing all the plants you like and setting the yard on fire? 😛
I printed the goose pattern out in 50% and 30%…. now I have to research gosling pictures.
I was reading a blog for Homesteading by Doctors (2: Jill and Robert) Malone. They live south of me, have a big piece of property, animals and gardens. Anyway, Jill was talking about how raised gardens we often keep the foliage intact over winter and it does nourish the soil but also protects the soil from those horrid weeds. In the grass, I guess the wind just keeps the weed seeds long enough to germinate! horrid!
Hubbs and I have dedicated Friday Saturday and Sunday to clean up (charity, junk removal, and daughter pick up) and sort the old house and get a move on selling the place. I might rent a box van and load up Christina’s wants/haves and drive it down to south east Richmond, Chesterfield (3 hours) and hubbs follow me in the car… and then just leave the van! We do not have self driving vans here in Northern Virginia.
Happy Thursday
Since so many homes burned in the Tubbs fire here not that long ago, I can’t do burning. However, other person has often mentioned concrete everywhere. Not gonna happen. 🙂
yeah, agree burning not good. Still, those weeds are unrelenting.
Jeanne, I am so glad you have a 301 in black with the long bed. Do you have a table to set your machine into?
I hope you are continuing to “keep all the boats afloat” and that George is improving every day. I hope the chickens and the mowing is tolerably manageable. I know how that is, just be grateful it is not 80º out there I guess…. Oh, and then you have to “dream up dinner”!
I hope you are having sunshine too!
Your geese are adorable, Rosemary! I really like that they are whimsical with patterned wings, feet, beaks, and bodies. Your eye embroidery is perfect, just what you would expect. I’m sure your grandkids will love them.
I definitely think you should make goslings. They might end up the perfect size for the dolls.
Thank you so much, Laura
I just printed out 50% and 30% I will give them a try.
i love geese and these are the cutest. Rosemary you have done an amazing job in both the planning (love the combination of fabrics) and the implementation. I know anyone you give them to would be over the moon.
Thank you Barbara, they are super cute.
Rosemary…the children will love the geese! And little goslings to go with them will inspire kids to come up with more stories too about their geese, while they are playing with them. I like your fabric combinations and the “quiet” goose is one of my favorites too!
Thank you Elizabeth. Stories are good. Kids need to make up stories and enjoy cuddly cute things with those stories