Blackout Curtains

For this project I decided to make black out curtains for a friend of mine who's a night owl, and sleeps during the day.

I didn't use a pattern, as making curtains is extremely easy. Fold over the edges, iron them to crease the fold, and sew in a straight line. That's about it. I was also lazy, and neglected to wash the fabric before sewing it. I figured it wouldn't shrink, since most people don't wash their curtains.

I used red fabric, with blackout paneling on the backside. I made two panels. They're simple, and nothing fancy, but they do their job and make my friends room dark!

Calvin and Hobbes

My neighbors have a baby named Calvin. It seemed only natural that I make a Hobbes doll to compliment the baby's name. I made the stuffed tiger version of Hobbes, instead of the imaginative version, because I thought it was more fitting to have a Hobbes and Calvin together in the 'real world'.

Like most of my patterns, I found this pattern online for free. The author of Calvin and Hobbes, Bill Watterson, did not believe is selling his work. Any of it. That's why you can't find any Hobbes dolls for sale in stores, and that's why the author of this pattern posted it for free. 

Here's the link to the pattern I used. The only difference in the pattern, is that I made the white belly oval larger. If I followed the pattern exactly on that piece, it would have been too small. 

Crochet Hobbes Doll Pattern