I made Sarah's elephant so much faster (and better) than Anna's because I didn't do as much hand-sewing and left off the party hat and ribbon around the neck. I did remember to put nostrils on the elephant this time (with embroidery floss; I didn't have the floss yet for the eyes, eyebrows, & mouth but I like them more than the ones on Anna's as well). I also put the elephant nose on more straight (the pattern called for it to be a little crooked but when your sewing isn't up to par then it just looks like you did a bad job sewing instead of being quirky and cute).

Two notes: (1) Thank you to all of the experienced sew-ers who have emailed/posted comments with help and encouragement! (2) Anna overtook my pincushion and it is now a "strawberry cake" so I'll have to make another for myself.