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I have scraps...

These are some of my "newer" scraps. A lot of these are leftovers from my days making children's clothing. I also inherited 3 or 4 large totes of scraps from my mom, some of which are already made into quilt blocks. Maybe this in the kick I need to start doing something with them!

It took about 30 minutes to get the first block done, but the second one went together in about 10.

Thanks V!

"Enough is a good as a feast." - Mary Poppins

Yesterday I decided it was time to finish this little project. This is where I stopped before.

Quilted, bordered and bound. No more helmet head!

I hung it up for the night. This morning, my face is much flatter than I remembered. There are quilted lines there, but they’re done in white.

Hmmm…..maybe it’s not enough. 

I went over the facial lines twice with gray thread.

I think that’s enough. What do you think? I call it done!

This was a gigantic learning experience and fun to boot! Thanks, V, for organizing and encouraging. Good job to all my fellow “Say Cheesers”!
I did another post on my blog if you're interested.

Does it look like me?

I had a few reservations about my ability to accomplish this, but what’s the worst thing that could happen? So I chose a picture with a cheesy grin, enlarged it and printed it. I did play with a few effects in a photo editing program, but came back to the original.

I covered it with freezer paper and traced the basics. Looks a little freaky with no eyes!

I didn’t want to get too overwhelmed with decisions, so I pulled some dotted fabrics and this is what I have so far.

No worries about shadows and light. I just wanted to go through the process, come up with something that looked like a person and it does. But, does it look like me?  A little helmet-headed, but it’s a start!