valentine's day phone charm

saw something like this at mitsuwa's kinokuniya bookstore and thought that I can try it out.

Nuigurumi --sewn by machine and hand

I found a free pattern of a bear.
was alot easier then I thought.
now...I want to do something wacky...maybe I'll find an old t shirt or something

uh oh...Nuigurumi

http://www.squidoo.com/nuigurumi

now to sew a stuffed doll/animal.
Just when I got my fill of amigurumi (to crochet or knit a stuffed doll)... now there's this.
"Nuigurumi literally means 'sew and wrap' in Japanese - but refers to rag dolls and stuffed animals!"
great. another distraction.
actually, I had no idea there was a term for this....but already started on a nuigurumi project...
stay tuned.

So I guess that little Wii krazy kat I did for Kenny counts as one.

Question:
So is "sewing" now the new "knitting"?
Check out Barnes and Noble or any book shoppie or crafty places. I am seeing tons of creative sew project books out there both using the machine and hand sewing as well.