That is adorable! You may want to try a dark muslin or
burlap??

Hi Donnas, he is as cute as can be. Thought he was made from fleece until you said felt.

Burlap seems to be all the rage right now, might consider that. Although I'd think any muslin type fabric would work too.

Luvs

Thanks mimilm. Luvs, the very first one I made (which I kept) was made with plush felt. I used a small styrofoam carrot for his nose, but it broke in half after a few years. Took the carrot off and made him a new nose using a small circle of orange felt filled with fiberfil. Can't find the small carrots in craft stores anymore and I'm not interested in ordering online, so now I just make the felt noses.

Your snowman is so cute! I think you should go to a fabric store
And see what they offer that you like. Right now you might find
some snowman kits on clearance. Even if you don't use all of
It, they might come with carrots for your nose, etc. good luck. TFS

Punk

It has been years since I worked in a fabric store, but we carried a batting that was a beige color that I think was 100% cotton, if I remember correctly. Don't remember the name of it. Would that work? I'm thinking of using osnaburg muslin and regular muslin, too. Is the black felt hat going to look right on a primitive looking snowman? I can't see using burlap for the face or hat because the fiberfil is white and I am sure you would see it showing through the holes in the burlap.

This post was edited by donnas on Thu, Jan 29, 15 at 23:59

Are you thinking of the warm and natural (or something like that) batting? Not sure batting would hold up for the face itself. I'm not familiar with Osnaburg, but if it's a sort of "rough" muslin fabric, it should work well. Maybe browse some of the Prim sites, I'm thinking you have to "grunge" him up a bit to be Prim. I know everything used to be "tea or coffee" stained to look vintage. Good luck, and I hope you will come back and show us the more Prim looking one when you finish it.

craftylady, sorry it has taken me so long to get back to you. I don't do craft shows either. It is a Simplicity pattern (8935) that I have had for years. I don't know if Simplicity still carries it or not. I have only made and sold 6 of them. The head (front and back sewn together and lightly stuffed) is about 9" in diameter (top of head is not cut straight across, but is cut on an upward curve). I used DMC floss for mouth and to sew two 5/8" black buttons on for eyes. I cut out about a 2 1/2" orange felt circle, gathered the edges, put polyfil in center and pulled the gathering strings, then tied them tight. Directions on how to make the hat is too difficult to try and explain on here, but you have the front and back of hat and the brim, and it is stuffed lightly. Bow is 4 1/2 X 18" piece of cotton, but it shows using fleece on the pattern. I used floss to tack it onto the neck. Hat band is 20" X 1 1/2".

How about tea-dying the felt? I like the texture the felt has; it looks a bit like snow! You could make him look more rustic with a burlap scarf and hat band, buttons for his face, etc.

How about tea-dying the felt? I like the texture the felt has; it looks a bit like snow! You could make him look more rustic with a burlap scarf and hat band, buttons for his face, etc.