Heheh, I think everyone messes up on their first project a little bit, and that mouth plate is easy to get wrong the first time. It's something I know I'm still learning.

Fleege was the first puppet I'd ever built, and it's his mouth that looks worst. (Every time we film an episode, I stare at him and remind him he can be replaced)  That's where I learned the importance of a properly aligned mouth plate.

Also, don't let cats help you sew.

Love the picture Dr. Megan!  So did the cat get sewn to the project? I actually sewed my finger to something I was working on the other day and did not even notice. Had about three inches of hand sewing before I realized. It took quite a bit of tugging to remove my finger from the seam. I didn't want to take out the stitches.   Don't freak folks it was a bit of dead skin on the end of the finger.

Love the picture Dr. Megan!  So did the cat get sewn to the project? I actually sewed my finger to something I was working on the other day and did not even notice. Had about three inches of hand sewing before I realized. It took quite a bit of tugging to remove my finger from the seam. I didn't want to take out the stitches.   Don't freak folks it was a bit of dead skin on the end of the finger.

   Glad to hear it wasn't too serious!

Shawn- Thankfully Leeroy didn't get sewn to Fleege. He's a helpful kitty though and wants to be where the action is, and if involves string of any kind he wants in.

He also enjoys napping on the puppet fabrics.



CousCous isn't so crazy about puppets.



Okay, enough cute kitty pics! Don't mean to threadjack!

Cats are cool!  Had my fair share with mine tonight

Well, had fun with the sewing machine and retried the method in the Paul Louis videos, and wound up with this guy:



Made a lot of mistakes, which I hope to correct in the next one.  The biggest are some odd stitches in the armpits and neck that throw the puppet orientation off.  I imagine its my inexperience with the machine and turning fabric.  I also made things a bit small, hard to get a hand through the neck, so the next one will be a bit bigger.  That being said, I think he turned out okay

The Paul Louis method is lots of fun, and it's a quick way to build a puppet.  I think he looks very cute.

I should have added, that my alligator puppet I have as my avatar was built with the Paul Louis method.  I love the alligator, but I need an updated avatar!

That cat is cute!

Yes I agree he turned out pretty well. I love the freckles!

I really like his eyes. He looks like he's day dreaming. *sigh* "Where are all the pretty flowers?"