I think it would be fun. I would have to include my kids favorite cartoon characters, crows, cats, dogs, leaves, rocks, flowers, footprints, maybe put one of the shapes inside a frame applique. Anything that you like, where you have been, or favorite items.

I think it would be fun to do one with all different leaf shapes or all different flower shapes, or cars/trucks for a boy...so many options. I like this idea, I might do one with different batiks and a different shape in each square with black for the different shapes. When you figure yours out post a pic ok?

While taking a college art class we were to do a self portrait. I was recently divorced and attending college full time. As a non-traditional student (older), (a lot older) I was having trouble getting everything done. My portrait was of a witch stirring her cauldron with books, food, kids, trees, truck, dirty dishes, laundry and anything else I felt I was behind on, swirling and spilling over. Got an "A" for that one. It was fun but in the beginning I was really stressed trying to think of myself in a self portrait. Have fun with it!

I think it would be neat to do one representative of your life and experiences. How many children, shape of the houses you've lived in, church, books if you liked reading, foods you made; i.e. loaf of bread, etc. Places you've traveled, shapes of cars you drove. I can visualize something like this being on Antiques Roadshow someday! It's like an autobiography.

I would include a book, church or cross, mixing bowl and spoon, loaf of bread, scissors and sewing machine, dog, cat, something to indicate gardening, birds, house and barn, farm animals, deer,etc