Amigurumi base help?

[acexkeikai.livejournal.com]

Hi...

I have started to make some little Amigurumi and since I don't have much money this year for gifts I thought I would make Amigurumi for my nephew...
now I have looked around and I haven't found something to help me much on my project... you see I am looking for a base pattern really beauce I want to make Astro as an Amigurumi I know someone did an Etsy for Astro the original version but my nephew only know the blue jacket version.

I'm pretty sure I can figure out the pointy parts by myself... but I would need a good base body... Any free patterns I could base this off?

Thank you for your help, I personally would like the old version of Astro but kids nowdays...if it's not close it's no cigar...

X-cross posted in like communities...

EDIT : here's a couple of pictures of Astro

http://www.mannythemovieguy.com/images/astro_boy_movie_news_movie_review_2009.jpg

http://www.wallpaperez.info/wallpaper/movie/Astro-Boy-1856.jpg

Clear pictures are hard to come by... unfortunatly I hope those help.

Two things! Hand sewing + stenciling halp?

[snarkitty.livejournal.com]

Hey ladies (and gents!)

I've got two questions:

1. Does anyone have any recommendations for either books or online tutorials for hand stitching? My hand stitching is awful and I would really like to improve it!

2. Any recommendations for stenciling? I've been making purses with a demon girl cameo on the front (using hand cut stencil plastic and fabric paint), but I'm having a hard time getting the paint to stay IN the stencil (and not blop out and ruin the silhouette). I'm also having a hard time getting details (like the eye lashes). I've tried using paint brushes and painting, miniature brushes for the small parts, rollers, squeegies, stamp brushes.. blah! Any recommendations would be very much appreciated :)

Note on the above: I also tried the method of using an embroidery hoop and organza with mod podge to fill out the non-stencil part, and paining in that but it also leaks a little. But honestly it might be me doing something poorly!

And so there is some visual niftiness, here's some things that I've made!

( pictures of stuff! )

Thanks in advance! :)

First Post + Vault Boy Plush

[delgrotto.livejournal.com]

Hi all, this is my first post here obviously. Just call me Niemand. I've been sewing for four years now, and just recently started sculpting. But today, I will start you off with a doll I just finished this morning.

( vault boy plush )

1st post/Richard Scarry presents!

[http://users.livejournal.com/_ciaoubella/]

I just found this community and am so excited!! I love sewing, especially stuffed animals/things for kiddos...I'm starting to get interested in quilting but haven't got a lot of time (full time student, part time job, soon to be mom...) at any rate, here are my latest projects!

Made for a little one celebrating his 1st birthday today: a Huckle Cat hat, made from a felted angora sweater and a Lowly Worm stuffed animal. Lowly is about 3ft tall and is all felt, all hand-sewn. The hat didn't end up looking as much like Huckle as I had imagined it would, but I am really excited about how Lowly turned out!

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1 dress

[melibear31.livejournal.com]

Hey guys! I think I've come crawling back to LJ finally! I should be posting some jewelry here again pretty soon, but I wanted to show you last year's prom dress.

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