Saturday, March 03, 2007

Ta Da ! WIP Girl Finally Finished

I thought it would take just a few hours to finish her. As usual, I was wrong; all my decisions are slow and time consuming. She took a couple of hours Friday night. Working, thinking, deciding. From about 7:30 this morning until noon. Then when I got home tonight...about 30 more minutes to finish the background quilting. She's done! And I'm pleased with her. Another of my "wild hair" girls/ladies.

Here she is where I left her in October or November. Languishing on the design wall, neglected and alone. You've seen her before.

And finally, the finished Garden Girl, with hair and book, etc. Her hair is wild and wind-blown, and she has plenty of flowers. A few changes and additions; the book was an afterthought, as spring is in the air and all gardeners need inspiration.

After cutting some bias strips last night for the binding so I could get a certain slant that I wanted...woke up this morning and opted for easier and faster and no interference at the edge.

Had to fuse some more floral fabric to cut out individual blossoms because the extra ones I'd cut out in November just weren't where I thought they were. A little gold metallic thread to highlight the flowers--very slowly done to avoid fraying.

16 comments:

  1. very very lovely I realy love it

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  2. Oh I adore this! She was so much worth the wait now that we all get to meet her! Excellent job, Jen!

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  3. Very cute Jen. You know, I think she looks a little like you.

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  4. She's lovely, and that wild hair with the flowers is great.

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  5. Garden girl is adorable. She reminds me on one of Mia's drawings. I have been wanting to make a quit of one of her drawings and you have inspired me.

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  6. Thanks for all of the nice comments! I'm so glad to have finally gotten in the mood to finish her...it took long enough!

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  7. Garden Girl is very cute. Great job!

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  8. She's adorable, JennClair!!! :D

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  9. Cute & Creative! Very, very nice!

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  10. She is wonderful! Is it ok for me to print her out to hang her where I can enjoy her?

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  11. She's wonderful...I think she is you with book, garden, long hair, free spirit...Love it!

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  12. wow, great!, the hair is definitely putting me in a good mood....

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  13. She is a charmer! I like your juxtaposition of realistic and cartoon elements. Love her wild windblown hair.

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  14. Excellent! Brilliant! Love it, especially the hair! How'd ya do the face?

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  15. WIP Girl may have been long in coming but she was worth the wait! The piece is lovely and I love the hair.

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  16. I don't know why bloglines says I only have one post to read when I know I haven't seen Garden Girl. She is gorgeous! I'm sure she will bring you much luck with gardening. Garden Chrone is very nice too.
    I like myths, folklore, etc. too, although sometimes I don't like to admit it in public.

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Good to hear from you!