Once again my friend Baxter has made it to the front of the queue. If you haven't met Baxter , you might want to pop up there under the header and read his story.
This afternoon (after a trip to the dentist) I am finally going to decide what, if anything, Baxter should wear when he becomes a pattern. I kind of like him in his natural hedgehog state but maybe that's a bit too simple?
The floofy hat and apron ? the tuxedo bib ? something else entirely?Got an opinion, please weigh in, cast your vote, have your say - lest it be another 12 months before the poor man sees the light of day.
maybe, just maybe I am a little bit too attached to my hairy little friend and I am over thinking things (as usual).
I like au natural maybe with a bonus quilt pattern.
ReplyDeleteOh seeing Baxter always makes me smile. While he is adorable naked, I think the apron and chef hat is just adorable for when he entertains his new friend,
ReplyDeleteEverything? Or is that greedy? Ok, yes it's greedy. I like the idea of a hedgehog in a tuxedo bib. He is pretty classy after all. (ps, hope dentist wasn't too awful)
ReplyDeleteGosh he is so cute! I like him natural, but love the option of dress up :)
ReplyDeleteThere's nothing quite as nice as a naked hedgehog but he does need a pair of lace up boots for heavy gardening.
ReplyDeleteBaxter could use some red and white striped PJ pants and maybe a coordinating gown for Lou. :-) The tuxedo bib, apron and chef's hat are a must along with the little quilt. He is quite a handsome fellow and Lou is quite sweet too.
ReplyDeleteI think a night cap a la wee Willy wonky and his little quilt would be fabbo. He looks so cozy :-)
ReplyDeleteI like him in the nude! And I always thought Lou was a bloke? Am I wrong?
ReplyDeleteAu natural is perfect!
ReplyDeleteI love Baxter and I am very excited to hear that his pattern will be coming out soon.
ReplyDeleteI would love the pattern to include his chef hat, apron, quilt, hair wrap for the bath and the outdoor (mug)rug.
However, if it is a choice between Baxter bare or no Baxter I am voting Baxter bare.
I am happy to pattern test for you! ;)
Red and white polka dot PJs for night-time and denim overalls and a t shirt for blokey daytime activities (what DO hedgehogs get up to in the daytime anyway?)
ReplyDeleteOh this is easy. Baxter needs nothing more than a really cute pair of bathing trunks. I am assuming that Baxter is a surfer...am I correct? He is seriously cute. Can't wait for the pattern.
ReplyDeleteI went back and read Baxters heartwarming story. What a lucky little fellow. I can see him in a rough vest though I am not sure how that would go with his waxed spines. Cherrie
ReplyDeleteOh I do just adore Baxtor! well, I think I like him just as he is. People can always make thier own clothes, ?
ReplyDeleteJust as he is would be grand. How about some wellies and a pair of overalls - I believe those little fellows hang about in the garden a lot.
ReplyDeleteLove Baxter. I think he looks great just as he is - but I would also love to see him in his apron and chef's hat.
ReplyDeleteBaxter is a High Class Hedgehog, therefore the tuxedo bib seems appropriate, maybe with his initials...
ReplyDeleteIf budgie smugglers aren't the look you are hoping for, I can see him in Docs, a fedora and a great vintage shirt.
ReplyDeleteHmmm. Maybe al la naturel would be easier. He'd be cute in anything!
Ooohhhh, I'm seeing him in a little red waistcoat and some wire-rimmed glasses. Perhaps one of train-driver style caps as well? And the waistcoat not bright red, maybe a deep cherry red. But of course, he is sweet in his hairy birthday suit!
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Nude with just a tool belt (tiny hammer, tape measure etc)! The waistcoat is a nice idea too.
ReplyDeleteI am a big fan of dear Baxter :-)
ReplyDeleteI was going to say shorts as well as his apron and hat, but I prefer the idea of striped flannel pjs!
Yeh, I was thinking little vest or waistcoat too. A la Humphery B. Bear. But without the top hat. I love Baxter.
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Loincloth? Oh, OH, OH! I got it! Robot undies!
ReplyDelete(None of which fit into his story at all.... but seriously, Baxter could totally pull off robot undies.)
ReplyDeleteBathers and beach towel, the old fashion ones with a cap. Well it will be nearly summer soon.
ReplyDeleteI like Baxter ala naturale too Jodie... how about just a cute Baxtery bow tie?
ReplyDeleteI sat here and thought and thought about different outfits for Mr Baxter, and I can only imagine him in overalls!
ReplyDeleteI see baxter in stripy pyjamas, reading the paper and munching on a croissant..
ReplyDeleteI love him in the flesh!! but the thought of a tuxedo bib for evenings out or for during a whirl around the ballroom floor is simply sublime .. as well as a cheeky pair of y fronts!
ReplyDeletecleo
cleo (AT) techgear.co.za
Oh too much choice! I think you should bring out a pattern of Baxter 'au naturel' and then a separate pattern of clothes/additional accessories. I'm not asking too much am I??? :)
ReplyDeleteI just love Baxter "in the raw" as they say but he would look very handsome in a smart vest, perhaps also with a watch and fob.
ReplyDeleteA karate outfit?
ReplyDeleteJust trying to suggest something no one else had said. x
i think nude dude and we can make a wee quilt like you have in one of the pics..he is so sweet......
ReplyDeleteI realised that I just HAD to go back and read the story so that the comments made some sort of sense. Well, at least most of them did! I'm just waiting for the little baby toothbrushes to get added to the epilogue... and some gorgeous little mini naked hedgehog patterns. (Lou is quite obviously female).
ReplyDeleteOH...I'm with the togs too...but not tony abbots budgie smugglers!! xx
ReplyDeleteOption 1 Make 2 patterns. One for Baxter and one for all his stuff.
ReplyDeleteOption 2 decide which Baxter picture you like best for the front cover and include whatever sewn accessories are in that picture to be included in the pattern.
Now get on with it ;-)
Word: regspet. This means you have to make a Reg and Reg has a pet.
If I had to choose, it would be the chef's hat and apron.
ReplyDeleteMaybe you should go with which-ever is simplest, and then release a Baxter accessories kit at a later date.
Did you forget? I am shattered...I thought he was getting a KILT! Please!
ReplyDeleteOK, well I do like some of the other suggestions; PJ's, tux bib. But he is an ENGLISH hedgehog, so tweed would also be appropriate...and vests are easy, so thats my other suggestion.
Happy quilting, Sue SA.
What a sweetie, such a handsome little hedgehog! I do like him as he is though dress-up is always fun! How about a pair of dungarees? x
ReplyDeleteI love that chefs hat! :)
ReplyDeleteSeriously!
ReplyDeleteEmbroidered undies!
With a competition for the most suitable slogan.
I thought you were bringing them out for ALL the toys!
(And I always thought Lou was a boy too, as in a friend or buddy, until someone suggested that Lou was a girl and/or a 'partner'. Hmmm - we all see the wworld in different ways I guess).
Oh yes! We love Baxter. I think he is a joy au natural, although I think if he lived with me I might knit him up a little country style stripy vest. I do think clothing him should be left to our imaginations.
ReplyDeleteI love Baxter naturally but think he would lovely with a waistcoat and a fob watch - a bit like one of the characters from the 80's english show the wombles. A little bit of character and elegance.
ReplyDeleteHmmm for some reason I think that Baxter needs some overalls and a swag 'ala Huckleberry Baxter.
ReplyDeleteStubbies and blue singlet? Or is that too blokey.... ;)
ReplyDeleteI think Baxter has an adult-and-child feeling as a construction project. Baxter himself needs to be made by someone with some experience sewing, but it would be nice to have some learn-to-sew type accessories AND cut-and-assemble patterns for some paper accessories as well.
ReplyDeletePerhaps a carrying case? When I make my Baxter, I intend to take him EVERYWHERE.
What's womg with nakedidity?
ReplyDeleteI have so missed these stories....
ReplyDeleteI second the nightcap and quilt idea!
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of accessories rather than clothing. Baxter sort of speaks for himself, so all he needs is the occasional prop.
ReplyDeleteI like the waistcoat idea - I could just see him in burgundy velvet. Templates for his paper accessories would also be fab! Lucy xx
ReplyDeleteHmm...I like his red striped bandana for a bare minimal look. But I do like a optional accessories - chef hat, apron, pillow, blanket...
ReplyDeleteI vote for the chef hat and apron!
ReplyDeleteI think with all that hair he's a bit of a hippie. :-)
ReplyDeleteIf these comments haven't confused you even more you are doing well!!! I like him hairy and natural but there are some good ideas floating around, think you may need to make him a suitcase to hold his wardrobe!!
ReplyDeleteNude! I think he should come with the quilt pattern. Ooh bow about a-la-carte options; nude Baxter with lots of outfits to choose from. You could release new patterns every few mobths.
ReplyDeleteNude is so cute, but if you want to add osmehting, I would go with a waistcoat :)
ReplyDeleteNude is good. Tho a long, oversize tie might work. Love his jar of spine wax! xo
ReplyDeleteI'm with Cathy, please leave him nudey! A collar with tie would be great and maybe a hat - he is a stylish fellow, after all.
ReplyDeleteI have to say, Baster is one of my all time favorites of yours! And that's saying someing, comsidering he comes from a family of amazing creations! I love all of his little outfits, but I'm partial to his little tuxedo shirt, and Lou's hat from the beach scene (and his bed set, it's just adorable!)
ReplyDeleteI love him - He needs some Pjs and a little quilt!
ReplyDeleteLove your blog
Lisa
www.sweetlilpretties.blogspot.com
Baxter totally rocks his chef's hat and apron and I love his wee quilt. He is one suave hedgie.
ReplyDeleteI see you've been quilting again!
ReplyDeleteKeep him au naturel and then have another line of patterns for his accessories - chef, dentist, road worker, engineer etc
ReplyDeleteLove ya work Jodie!!
I can see the cute little fella in a pair of overalls.....with a red and white kerchief hanging out the back pocket..
ReplyDeleteBAXTER!!! yeah, does that mean he is back?? Loved your story boards!! Maybe he is a woodsman? Flat cap welly boots? Barber jacket? Or maybe is he a fisherman?? It seems like he ought to have a profession-- oh, fireman!! =)
ReplyDeleteAwwww, Baxter sleeps in the buff! What if he gets an urgent phone call in the middle of the night??!!
ReplyDeleteWill he forget to put some trouser on?? Will he jump in his car without thinking because a friend needs his help??!! URGENTLY??!! It could be 'awkward'....
I think that a vest would be cute. I do like the apron and the tuxedo bib. You don't want to have to much to cover up his lovely "hair".. But I feel like he might like to cover up once in a while.. He is very adorable though! Oh, what about a driving cap?
ReplyDeleteAaah! I remember when the Baxter story was running and I couldn't wait to read the next instalment.
ReplyDeleteI agree with some of the others that, you should do the main pattern naked and then, separately, another pattern for the clothes and accessories so then people would have the option of leaving him furred and spined only, designing their own clothes for him or buying another pattern from you for all the extras.
However..... if I really, really have to choose just one outfit I'd say the chef. I see him with his own cooking programme and he could rival Nigella and Jamie for cute and sexy.
He is so cute!
ReplyDeleteGreetings,
Beertje Zonn
I agree with just giving him a bow tie. He's fab enough and clothes would get shredded on those spines.
ReplyDeleteTho' Mrs Tiggy Winkle had rather a lot on, but then she was a lady and very modest...and late Victorian too!
Baxter au naturel avec bow tie.
Don't dress Baxter. It's like dressing a dog... Add a cute little quilt to it, like he is sleeping on and can play on. A little hat might be cute, but please not cloths. Please...
ReplyDeleteI think all Baxter could need would be a type of bushie's hat and a pole with a hankerchief tied on the end. All of his wordly possessions could go in there. He looks like a bit of a wanderer to me....
ReplyDeleteI'd like to see him in a little red vest..but I'm not sure where his spines would tuck in without making him into a hunchback, therefore maybe he is better bare.
ReplyDeleteLet him be nude and comfortable!
ReplyDeleteI love him in his birthday suit ♥
ReplyDeleteOverall ? That would be and practical for a busy guy like baxter. :)
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