With some wonderful pointers from people in the general quilting forum, I think I really
am going to tackle this project! It's based around the enigmatic main character(s) from the indie Playstation 3 game
Journey, which has really captured my imagination. (If you've never heard of it, I would recommend a brief google image search of "journey thatgamecompany" for some pretty desert imagery.)
I think I might try out the method being used in a Mario quilt-a-long... not sure yet. I'll need to obtain the fabrics first! This might call for a trip to the store soon. Maybe taking it as a challenge will help motivate me not to let it sit once I get started!
Actual game style: