So, I just went out and got a mini-sewing machine. It was pretty cheap, and works very well. I can't sew neatly with it yet (on a pattern with a seam allowance of a quarter inch, my seams took up a whole inch), but I shall practice. And, soon, I will make sleeve puppets again.
So far, I have made a toy, from a pattern I found on
craftgrrl. He's not perfect, but he is cute. I call him Mr Bumble.
Sorry that's quite bad; my webcam's built into the notebook, and the light's all wrong. I'll get my bf to take a photo with his iPhone later.
Right, now I should get some maths done and stop slacking off.