Anyone want a Big Mac?

Aug 11, 20133 min read

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Published: Aug 11, 2013

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EDIT: I've gotten a fair amount of interest, so I will probably be making him. For all of you who are interested, he will stand 13-14" tall to the top of his head, made of minky fabric with machine embroidered eyes and cutie mark. He will also come with his yoke. Price is TBD but just for a reference he will be somewhere $150-250. I am also considering doing him as a charity pony, where at least 50% of the selling price goes straight to a non-profit.

The pony, I mean! I've been working hard on my stallion pattern to have it ready to release. I cannot believe how many extra details stallions have that mares don't (six extra pages of instructions!). I have these awesome wireframes of the Royal Guard pony and Shining Armor all done, but I felt uncomfortable releasing the pattern with only two manes and tails. So I drafted up Big Mac, but since I only made test versions, and not a complete version, it's hard to make a good wire frame. Plus the listing wouldn't have a nice color photograph of a finished Big Mac for reference.

What do you think I should do? Release as-is, with the patterns but no reference picture? Make an entire finished Big Mac just for the pattern? If I do, who wants a Big Mac? I already have two Royal Guards taking over my desk! It'd be so much work to make him if no one wanted a Big Mac to love.

Also, for anyone who didn't know, my mare pattern is live and on Etsy! www.etsy.com/shop/munchforlunc… I got some great advice from watchers on changing the cover image (thank you!) and sales did pick up! And all my patterns come with unlimited help and advice.

In my abundant free time I am slowly drafting two other patterns, one pony and one non-pony related. It's really fun to sit down over the weekend and draw sketches and pictures and try and puzzle it all out. Plus I owe a few dedicated fans some promised and long-delayed plush!