Chubby Little Snowman Pail
Chubby Little Snowman had a carrot nose,
Along came Mr. Bunny and what do you suppose?
Hungry little bunny, looking for his lunch
Ate the snowman's carrot nose, nibble, nibble, CRUNCH!
(as sung by my three-year-old)
Those of us here on the East Coast have had more than our share of snow this year. And here comes another bucketful of snowy goodness guaranteed to warm your heart even when there are icicles all around. Farmyard Creations has designed a fabric pail adorned with a snowman, complete with snaps for eyes, an appliquéd carrot nose and buttons down his front. You begin by layering the outer pail fabric with batting and then fusing on the various pieces of the snowman. Each piece is machine appliqued with a blanket stitch. The mouth is hand embroidered, snaps form the eyes and the cheeks are blushed with powder blusher. This outer layer is then stitched into the pail form and lined. The quilted handle is secured to the pail with more buttons.
These pails make a wonderful container for homemade goodies at the holidays or for packaging other gifts. They also make a nice container for holding holiday cards. There are other designs in this same line by Farmyard Creations including a Santa, angel, bunny and bear. The patterns appear to be out of print but they are frequently available on Ebay. From what I can tell, the designer behind Farmyard Creations, Karla Eisenach, has now formed a new company with her daughters called Sweetwater which designs and markets quilting fabric, patterns and scrapbooking supplies. They have a really wonderful blog which showcases many of their beautiful creations.
