Gifts have been given . . .

I'm showing off some gifts on this post, because it's safe to do so! (Grin) Once they have been un-wrapped and hugged on, it's OK to show y'all!

Remember these cuties?

Here is what they looked like, once they were made into pillow covers:

This was the first one of two made. I love, love how the glasses turned out on the fox! (Thanks again for the super pattern, Elizabeth of Oh Fransson!)

Looks great with the pillow form inside! Love Ikea; it's one of my fav places to shop . . .

Here are two pictures of the second pillow . . . if you are looking closely, you can guess the field of work the recipient is in! (Grin)

Yep, you guessed it, that is binary -- the person who now cuddles with this is a web development specialist and all-around geeky genius!

Here is what the back of the pillows look like: I chose a contrasting fabric to bind the edges of the overlap. The quilting shows up well on the pillow backs.

Remember this?

This was finished and bound and is now living in the apartment of a newly-minted (this year) attorney son. Hoping that the quilt is a reminder of how much his proud momma loves him!

I really like that backing - very masculine, and makes the batiks on the front pop!

I'm linking up my show-and-tell to Sew and Sow Farm's Sew Simple Saturday share-a-thon! (Awesome alliteration, no?) Be sure to pop over there and see all the inspiration! And many thanks to Jan, our hostess, and to Aurifil and the Fat Quarter Shop for sponsoring!

Love,

A hedgehog . . . as promised!

Remember when the foxes took over the blog last week, and you met all of them? They're pretty handsome fellows.

They were concerned about the hedgehogs they had heard about.

All those prickles, you know.

They had nothing to worry about. (Grin)

Meet the hedgehogs:

Again, giving credit where credit is due, these are the darling creations of Elizabeth Hartman, of Oh Fransson, and we of the quilting community say, "Bravo!"

Aren't they cute?

The pattern actually made a larger critter, but I wanted to make a block that was closer in size to the foxes.

I worked with the sizes and came up with a block that finishes at approximately 6.5 x 8.5. So they are very close in size to the fancy foxes!






Now to put these animals together into pillow covers!

More to come later . . . (Hey, hedgehogs, move over a little . . . the foxes say those prickles are uncomfortable . . . ) 

Love,

Calling Smitty, and Gracie, and Wilson, and Austin, and . . .

 . . . and all of you four-legged friends of the quilty bloggers out there!

Clemson here, a Fancy Fox, of "Oh Fransson" fame. (Many thanks and kudos to Elizabeth Hartman for her great patterns - this would not be possible without her skills and gracious sharing.)

Ahem. As I said, my name is Clemson, obviously because Snoodles cheers for them and my coloring reminded her of their team. I'm calling on all you furry peeps out there to warn you -- your human may be next!

Snoodles has pretty much fallen off the lilypad here, making me and my relatives. First she put together my country cousin, Blue.

He is a laid back, low-volume kind of guy; loves his chicken fried in an iron skillet. I'd swear he has a still somewhere back of his den -- some nights when I pass by I will hear him plunking on his banjo, and I just know that I've caught a whiff of moonshine on the breeze.

Then she made our second cousin from over the mountain, Olaf.
He's a lumberjack, and I think he has a Swedish accent. It could be that, or when I get full of his wife's flapjacks, I can't hear good. Either way, her flapjacks are great, and he's a nice guy.

Hipster is a younger guy -- looks like the small checks are popular with the ones out looking for a vixen. He's partial to hard cider, fast streams, and the ladies. The ones in visual range.

Then there is Basie.
He's a true Renaissance man: loves Vivaldi operas, and hasn't settled down with a vixen yet, though some of them "wander" past his den to see his latest paintings. Some evenings when he is in a good mood you will hear his sax wailing, or he'll be scatting to a jazz recording of Dave Brubeck. 

Snoodles says she is going to put "Oh Fransson" glasses on one of us -- she hasn't decided which one of us looks best in them, yet.

And get this -- she's going to put a hedgehog in the mix! You heard me! A HEDGEHOG!! What will this world come to . . .

Be careful, all of you furry peeps; this may be contagious. It might show up in your human's sewing area next!

Love,

Clemson
for Snoodles

PS  All of these are being made in preparation for making pillows. I may not make the pillow that Elizabeth shows on her site, cos that size of pillow forms is hard for me to get....miles and miles from an Ikea! I'm experimenting with arranging these guys in groups of two, three, and four, and see if I can use a different form. (Grin)