This mama kangaroo and her baby were a sewing project for me a long time ago. This week they were again on my to do list. Construction the first time, another mending this time. I spread and laid out fake fur , layered on patterns, cut and hauled out my Singer to sew, then stuffed. I embroidered eyes and remember giving a proud sigh of relief that I was able to finish mama and baby before Christmas in 1975, the year Ben was nearing 18 months old. Now, his own children still play with them. Three year old Oliver brought them to me and told me to "fix it!', pointing to a parted seam or two and spilling stuffing. I told him I would work on it "tomorrow" and we put Kanga and her Roo in a chair in my room. But a little while later, I picked them up thinking about all those years ago when my sewing gift made Oliver's Daddy smile. So I threaded a needle, sat down and repaired broken places.
This stuffed toy is real. Remembering The Velveteen Rabbit and the Skin Horse.
"You did it!" was all the thanks I needed!
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