Dog for Christmas
01-26-2011, 11:59 AM
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Yes, Buster was an RR who died young from cancer. The quilt protecting her couch is appliqued with hearts and leaves on a cream background. I told her to at least turn it back side up!
I took a class on making a pattern from a photo but it was all done on the computer with expensive software. I decided I could do the same thing with plastic and a very fine sharpie tracing all the changes in color, shadows and features then enlarge and clean it up. For a black lab use different shades of black and gray and you should be OK. It's a bit of work but fun. Like making a jigsaw puzzle.
I took a class on making a pattern from a photo but it was all done on the computer with expensive software. I decided I could do the same thing with plastic and a very fine sharpie tracing all the changes in color, shadows and features then enlarge and clean it up. For a black lab use different shades of black and gray and you should be OK. It's a bit of work but fun. Like making a jigsaw puzzle.
01-26-2011, 01:05 PM
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Originally Posted by applique
Yes, Buster was an RR who died young from cancer. The quilt protecting her couch is appliqued with hearts and leaves on a cream background. I told her to at least turn it back side up!
I took a class on making a pattern from a photo but it was all done on the computer with expensive software. I decided I could do the same thing with plastic and a very fine sharpie tracing all the changes in color, shadows and features then enlarge and clean it up. For a black lab use different shades of black and gray and you should be OK. It's a bit of work but fun. Like making a jigsaw puzzle.
I took a class on making a pattern from a photo but it was all done on the computer with expensive software. I decided I could do the same thing with plastic and a very fine sharpie tracing all the changes in color, shadows and features then enlarge and clean it up. For a black lab use different shades of black and gray and you should be OK. It's a bit of work but fun. Like making a jigsaw puzzle.
01-26-2011, 02:00 PM
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Hi Applique
You may have seen my wolf which seems to be a sister for your avatar great minds think alike lol
I Love your dog idea, my Jack Russell passed away last year and would love to try this on a picture of his.
Did you use a computer program to make the pieces??
Loulou:-D
You may have seen my wolf which seems to be a sister for your avatar great minds think alike lol
I Love your dog idea, my Jack Russell passed away last year and would love to try this on a picture of his.
Did you use a computer program to make the pieces??
Loulou:-D
01-26-2011, 02:26 PM
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Originally Posted by loulou1972
Hi Applique
You may have seen my wolf which seems to be a sister for your avatar great minds think alike lol
I Love your dog idea, my Jack Russell passed away last year and would love to try this on a picture of his.
Did you use a computer program to make the pieces??
Loulou:-D
You may have seen my wolf which seems to be a sister for your avatar great minds think alike lol
I Love your dog idea, my Jack Russell passed away last year and would love to try this on a picture of his.
Did you use a computer program to make the pieces??
Loulou:-D
I think you can see the stitching here on the eye.
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