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Old 03-03-2007, 05:02 PM
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The designs evolved from sketches I ran past my patron. Once the general idea was on paper, I resized all the smaller bits -on copier. Some extras just got added later as it took on a personality of its own.

The cow was done in several pieces using freezer paper, then hand appliqued, Her ear and tongue stick out, and tail was braided yarn. A Cowbell around her neck was on a fishing lure holder to detach. Used a lot of tear-away stabilizer and freezer paper in them, made thirds and pieced together from there. Both combine machine and handwork.

The moon has the man in the moon face, and quilting in sky is of spaceships, planets, planes, hot air balloons, and stars. The coyote quilting is actual music notes that a friend wrote out for me while I howled! There are some pillows that match the storybook room, but did not find the pix - were taken before I had digital camera.

The triptych has fairy tail people walking paths to wellness. The labels on the path show issues they brought to therapy, like deceit for the wolf in little red riding hood, powerlessness reflected by the giant sitting on the beanstalk as Jack runs away, and such
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