My nephew Jaxon, who is 5, is a huge fan of Lego Star Wars these days, and his favourite character is R2D2.
His baby brother, Cooper, 21-months old, is therefore a big fan too. So, this Christmas, I made them each R2D2 costumes, and R2D2 stuffed toys.
The project took a lot of time, mostly because I appliqued the "buttons"
and "sockets" and other gadgets on the robots by satin stitching around
a million different squares and rectangles. I used flannel, for both
the background (a very pale blue) and the embellishments. I don't know
how well they'll wash. I suspect they'll fray a bit. But they're soft
and cozy, a good thing especially for the stuffed toys.
I made the
"helmets" out of plastic bowls. I shaped the fabric around each bowl (the strip of fabric in the photo on the left, with the 4 rounded hills, is how I ended up with a shape somewhat resembling a curved bowl). And I attached straps to the inside of the helmets to be tied below the chin. The helmets don't stay on perfectly, so I may have to find a different way to attach them to the head.
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