Robot Guy is based on this drawing by my preschooler:
The designer approved the color change of Robot Guy’s head, although we had differences of opinion about what Robot Guy should be.
The designer wanted Robot Guy to be a toy. I wanted him to decorate a bento band. Neither side would give in so . . . add a button and a buttonhole
and voila, a toy that can be attached to a bento band! Here he is in bento band mode:
I made this bento band just like a headband. I cut a rectangle of corduroy my desired length, and three inches wide (for a finished width of one inch, with 1/2 ” seam allowances). I folded the rectangle in half lengthwise, right sides together, and sewed the long edge. I trimmed my seam allowances and turned right side out. I pressed so the seam ran up the middle of the back of the band. After determining how big I needed the band, I cut the elastic and tucked the ends into the fabric portion, folding the raw edges of fabric in as well, and stitched. I made a button hole in the middle of the fabric portion.
Robot Guy is entirely made from wool felt and stuffed with wool. He is hand sewn, except for the seam between the head and body, which I machine sewed. I used fabric markers for his face and chest controls, which I heat set with an iron. I then sewed on a clear button to his back.
Part toy, part bento robot! And the designer and I are both happy.
