Phineas and Ferb Dolls

These are the Phineas and Ferb dolls I gave my nephew for his 1st birthday. He's a fan of Perry the Platypus, but I thought he needed the whole set along with a handy tote to carry around.

The tote is from the Easter Basket tutorial found on the blog Threading My Way.

I increased the size of the tote 2" in each direction by making the side pieces 10" x 8" instead of 8" x 6".

I also added a 3" strip of the orange lining to the top of the outside fabric. I sewed the strip to the top of 8" x 8" pieces of the Perry fabric and then ironed the seams open and topstitched.

I used the stiffest sew-in interfacing found at my local craft store. Since it was so stiff, I cut thrin strips to size for the handles and slid them in the handles after turning instead of sewing the interfacing in and then turning as in the tutorial.



Instructions for making the dolls can be found on my Yo Gabba Gabba Dolls post.

The characters are from page 3 of the Phineas and Ferb's Backyard Board Game printable found on Disney Family.com.

I opened the page in Adobe Illustrator then isolated and enlarged the characters.

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Chemotherapy Care Package

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My Mother-in-Law is currently going through Chemo following surgery to remove a 20 lb mass (think bowling ball) found to be ovarian and uterine cancer. I wanted to send her something to help her get through the tough times. Since her grandchildren are her pride and joy, I decided to make a photo quilt. Her favorite color is yellow and she absolutely loves smiley faces. I couldn't find smiley face fabric anywhere, so I ended up using Ink Jet Dark Tee Shirt Iron on Transfers to make my own smiley face fabric squares. And for the Grandma word art and photos I used Ink Jet Light Tee Shirt Iron Transfers.

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I wanted to send a few extra things too and ended up putting together a whole package and making a Butterick See & Sew B5741 Tote to match the quilt. I used stiffer interfacing than the pattern called for. I also layered clear vinyl over the bottom piece to protect the fabric from getting dirty when the tote is set down.

I gathered Care Package item ideas by Googling "Chemo Care Package" and found many discussion forums filled with tons of suggestions.

This is what I ended up sending:

• Gold Bond Sanitizing Lotion
• Snuggly Slipper Socks
• Sudoku Book w/pencil
• Journal w/pen
• "Eating Well Through Cancer" book
• Kleenex Tissue Wallet Packs
• Pamper's Kandoo Unscented Flushable Wipes
• Lemon Drops
• Thera-Breath Mouth Wetting Fresh Breath Lozenges (mandarin mint)
• Ginger Tea
• Travel Size Gold Bond Lotion
• Travel Size Hand Sanitizer
• Travel Size Carmex Stick

I ironed on smiley faces to a yellow neoprene pencil pouch to hold the lozenges in the tote and put some lemon drops in a yellow bar soap travel container.

I also made a Chemo Care Package card that we all signed.

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I stuck Post-It notes to each item with a note on why it was included (since I won't be there to give it to her). I printed the notes on my ink-jet printer. Below are instructions on how to print on Post-It / Sticky Notes with your printer.

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I just know she is going to be thrilled when this package arrives :)