Our kids have 4 legs and well while they do create art with their toys, I just wasn't feeling it for a quilt project. I contacted a few friends and they sent some amazing art work - but again I just wasn't feeling it.
Then I had an ah ha moment - a couple of years ago my brother, his two boys (high schoolers) and I went on an adventure.
We ended up eating at a pizza place that had paper lined tables with crayons. Let the doodling begin....
And my brother - I always knew he was talented - he whipped these out so fast - the picture quality doesn't do them justice.
As you can see I had a lot to choose from! I finally decided to go with this one.... my head exploded with all of the things I could use.
The reason I choose this one was the legs/feet - they cracked me up! I did decide to leave off the fight with the older brother - ah the joy of siblings! Reminded me of my brother and I at that age.
I LOVE how this turned out - even the background is adding dimension to the piece. It looks like flames coming out the nose and bottom looks like tall grass. The teeth gave me a struggle - I thought I was going to use a zipper but I couldn't find any that looked right. Then I found the bling on a roll and thought she could use a chrome grill. The head is made of batting, the shapes are felt/wool and the body is a ribbon.
The piece finished at 11x14 and I ended up framing it because I wanted to add it to my gallery wall. I ended up using applique and embroidery on this piece.
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