to lynnie and tracey and anyone else who likes the elephant pincushions, i found the pattern by searching for free softies or free plushies. the elephant and a cute puppy were found at
http://www.craftpassion.com/2012/03/...g-pattern.html. or it may have been http......-elephant-family-........ html. it has a mom elephant and baby elephant size. of course, you could reduce or enlarge to any size. i used the baby elephant for the pincushion. it has a design flaw in the belly piece that causes the legs to splay out. it's an easy fix, but i decided that the splayed legs were so much cuter on the elephant. i, therefore, made it just as the original tutorial said to. it's a pretty easy pattern, but absolute accuracy will make it much easier to insert the belly.