Mr. Basil Fox...

 Our newest stuffie... Basil Fox... or as Grace prefers... Foxy.

 a cutie pattern from Posy Mr. Basil Fox .  I love his little clothes, though I think they are as much work as making clothes for regular folks.  Yep those are little real buttons on his collar shirt and adorable little boots.  I had a small scrap of Ultrasuede that seemed like a good idea for the boots, but it was tough to sew through.  The pattern is well written, there were a few bits I had to puzzle through, but the pieces came together quite easily.  I got the nose a bit crooked... the gusset needs to be cut very evenly, mine was just a touch off of even and it shows up significantly.  The clothes were fiddly, but really not quite as bad as I anticipated they would go together.  Plus doll clothes... how cute.  I am going to try another fox or two, and then try the rabbit!

He was quickly adopted into Grace's softie family. First she asked me what Foxes eat, and I replied... probably mostly mice.  SO... she then explained how she had to go catch and kill "billions" of mice, and then cooked them up to make a soup for Foxy.  She then sweetly spoonfed him for much of the afternoon, since she had made so much mouse soup.