Oh my sainted aunt! I jumped in feet first with this block! For the Piece Bee With You October block, I sketched out this for Jane, who requested girls in dresses. All those tiny pieces- what was I thinking? I'll tell you what I was thinking... I fell in love with the sketch and knew she had to be made. So post her in the swap's Flickr pool I did, to make it official. Now I'm committed.
See how nicely the lower half of her body came out?
She was easy, until I got to her upper extremities. So many teeny pieces of fabric to maneuver through my beloved, if temperamental, machine. There are a couple of places where y-seams are required- putting those newly acquired skills to use (though still in the process of trying to master them). Because of this, and the teensy weensy pieces in the top third of the block, a few bulky spots were unavoidable. I'm hoping that the recipient will love her so much that she won't notice :)
p.s. I unintentionally worked some Denyse Schmidt's Katie Jump Rope into the block. I was looking for green in my stash to represent grass, and this was the only thing that could pass. How neat is that?
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