Archives for June 2006
the Cube Zoo continues
Okay, the yellow and grey lion is all done. His seams are right side in, unlike the inside out seams on the others, so he looks a bit more tidy – maybe too tidy? I do like his color scheme, though – similar to the colors I used on these placemats. I also worked on…
brown
guess who came over to my house?
We spent a lovely afternoon today with a crafty blogger who has become a long distance friend, Amanda, and her son Max. Amanda and her family live in Arizona so we felt so lucky that they paid us a visit while on the east coast visiting family. Amanda is just as lovely as she seems…
white
work in progress
Here is my desk right now. I didn’t even clean up for you – just snapped a picture as it is at this moment. You can see the third, and last for now, cube zoo lion in need of a mouth and two more legs. Thank you, Fiona for the idea of posting works in…
Square Lion #2 – Black and Green
I finished the second lion in the cube zoo series. I wanted to do one in black and green. His sides are black wool felt and grey wool, his face is a heavy flannel backed with interfacing so it wouldn’t tear, and his mane is made up of all sorts of green and white cotton…
all arms and legs
Okay, I’ve reworked the legs on my square lion (thanks, Charlie, for pushing me to try again) and I’m much happier with them. They are sturdier and I think they add more character to the overall animal. Here’s the pile of arms and legs that didn’t work and here is a front and side view…
Square Lion
I’m working a few new pieces in preparation for the Plush You show. This is a prototype for a square lion. There are a few areas that I need to work on, mainly new legs and feet and maybe a longer mane. He is made from corduroy, wool, white canvas, and a vintage floral cotton….