My baby nephew needed something fun and colorful to go above his changing table. The problem is there is only a small shelf above the table. All of the mobiles they sell these days are meant to attach to the side of a crib (vertically). Baby needs a mobile? Aunt Chris will make one!
I used felt, embroidery floss and fabric glue. I made paper templates for the figures, tracing around them on the felt (you need two for each figure). Then I cut out the shapes, embroidered faces on one side and then glued the plain side onto the wrong side. The rain cloud is made out of a felted sweater. I sewed the wrong sides together on the sewing machine, leaving a 1 1/2" inch opening for turning. He's stuffed with fiberfil. The opening is sewn closed by hand.
I used a pink crayon to color the cheeks, except on the sun, where I used a satin stitch.
Hopefully the mobile will keep my nephew entertained during the next few years of diaper changes.
