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[dointhepanic.livejournal.com]

here's the deal, everyone: i'm trying to make my boyfriend a stuffed chocobo (of final fantasy fame) for our 13-month anniversary (we kind of neglected our one-year...but i digress). i'm having a heck of a time trying to find a workable pattern to modify, as i really just don't trust myself to freestyle the thing. this is kinda what i'm aiming for.

so if anyone has any good leads on instructions as to how to sew such a thing (or patterns for other birds such as geese, flamingoes or ostriches), i would really appreciate the help.
thanks a lot!