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Saturday, January 16, 2021

Off on a Side Track - or - Squirrel!

The quilt that I am quilting is coming along beautifully.   But I decided to pull out an old project - Oh my, this one dates back to November 2015.   I had a "hankering" to do something in a different creative mode. And now I am not sure when I will be quilting that quilt again.  But I don't plan to let it sit for over five years like this did.   

In the post - way back then - I said "needs to sit and mature for a bit."    - I suspect that five years and two months was just about right.

I pulled out the beginnings and started doing some fusible applique.  It is a fact that I have a bin of pre-fused fabrics that were ready to cut and fuse.  Since I had a good start, it was easy to take off running.  Here is where it is now. 


I am not sure if he is a Jester or perhaps some sort of magical creature.  What I do know is that he is much changed from the original start that looked like this.

I removed those eyes and made new ones.  Then I added to the head piece 
to make it more three dimensional looking.  
Hair was added.  Then the eyebrows had to change also.  
Then the mouth and a nose. 
 He looked like a floating head, so I grounded him -sort of- with the circles and petal shapes.
I took him to audition backgrounds.  I even cut one piece, but it was too busy and distracting.
I finally pulled out a piece of hand dyed fabric - nearly perfect! 
I started to fuse him down - Oh no!  I can't leave that nose. So I pulled off the offensive nose
(it was too dark and drew attention directly to it.) 
I auditioned more fabric for noses. Finally, this piece looked "right." 
I added the nose and fused the entire piece to the background. 

I have lots of stitches to add to him to fasten the pieces securely.  
He needs batting and backing. Then I can quilt it all into one fun little art quilt. 

In case you were wondering, I did get the pieces of the quilt that are quilted joined into one piece. 
I have half a quilt. 
Perhaps you would like to see the back and look at some of the quilting from the back of the quilt.


Which project will I work on next? Who knows?  The muse can be fickle.  But when I am 
smart I listen to her and follow along. 



Until Next Time,  
Stay Creative 


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4 comments:

  1. Wow, this is so different, very whimsical, and I can tell you had fun! Congrats for following your fickle muse! Mine has gone into hiding. :(

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  2. I love where this masterpiece is headed. Enjoy!

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  3. What a FUN little art piece! Follow your muse - she knows the way - ;))

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  4. Squirrels are just such fun, and so good for our spirits, nowadays more than ever. Funny you mention magic as I've just finished two very good books where I lived in Faerie, and I'm presently into the sequel to one of them!

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