So glad to have her done! The tail was really easy, (Sketched out once, tested, and a success!) but the bangs proved to be an issue. Not so much because they're a complicated shape, but because I was having serious trouble deciding whether flat or 3d bangs would be best for her. In the end, I decided that these bangs looked good from 2 angles and didn't look bad from the front, as opposed to flat bangs which looked good from one angle, okay from the front, and kind of odd from the alternate side. More photos will be posted on my tumblr: [link]
I love her! I have a question about the wings. I don't own a sewing machine so I do mine but hand. The last plush I hade was a fluttershy and I made her wings like this but the inside part was hard for me. I think if I use a thicker thread it might work but i'm not sure. What do u think?
I would suggest getting an embroidery hoop for these kinds of details, and using a tear away stabilizer. Use a thick embroidery floss on the detail and then cut the wing pattern piece around the detail. It makes it show up so much better to do the detail before making the wing. if you still want to have the indention made by sewing through stuffing or batting, you can use a basic stitch and sew the layers together next to your detail stitch once the wing is put together. (I do just about all of my sewing by machine, so it's a lot easier, but it's still basically the same routine.)
Haha no problem. My first machine was a pretty inexpensive one, (Less than a hundred dollars, but I don't know exactly how much since it was a present.) and I still use it now. I haven't had to repair it once. I can't say the same for my embroidery machine, but it has done a lot more stitching, and you have to take computerized machines in for every little thing. If you're just looking for a basic machine, I'd try the walmart website and just searching "brother sewing machines" and making it sort lowest to highest price. I just checked and there's still one up for $58, and it's got a straight stitch and a zig zag stitch, and you can change the width of both.