OhmygodIforgottoupdatemyblog!
Ok, not "forgot" so much as "was super busy." October is so full for me, both with things I control and things I don't.
The BIG project I hinted at is safe to show now. Its a quilt!
I made this for two really good friends that got married. They have been together for like 9 years so its not like they need toasters and muffin tins. I thought something more traditional would be better for them as a keepsake. And the bride's favorite colour is orange...
Its a pretty relaxed pattern with black and white prints. I hand tied all those teeny ties, which I think makes it look more traditional, and makes it warmer.
I really like the backs of quilts. I really am winging it making this thing, I sew with only basic knowledge and luck. But the backs of quilts just "happen" and its so neat!
I also added their names and the date of their wedding. They are a
Halloweeny couple, so orange and black is just too perfect. :-)
It was a lot of work, mostly because it takes up so much space. But not difficult work, just A LOT! I told them they can never get married again , as I am only making baby sized ones from now on.
Now I have two weeks of feverish work before Halloween comes (
yayayayaa!) and then November which is my "sell everything you got" month. I am like a big rolling snowball, if everyone stays out of my way no one will get hurt!
*coming soon to the shop*
-wool felted baby bats
-wool felted cats
-printed scarves
-mounted prints
-stockings
*phew*
Head on over to my shop to check it out.
This was the original design sketch. I had some photos of the little dude for reference, so it was more working out what would be around him. I did another separate one for the actual cat, and then spliced them together for the final sketch.
This is the scanned pencil drawing on illustration board. Thats why its a bit muddy, I had to up the contrast.
On to the painting! I guess you aren't supposed to give away your secrets to painting, but its not like I even paint the same way each time so there isn't really any secret. I tried to keep this one from getting too tight, and colouring it in like a colouring book, but it just happens like that at the beginning. I use really watery acrylic and blast it with a hairdryer every five seconds. And I listen to HIM.
I think I should have taken another one in between this and the last one.I basically just added dark and light a few times...dark then light then darker than lighter until its high contrast enough for me. 
Like this. With a paintbrush! Secret REVEALED! Ok, here is the final guy...
Danzig! I think its pretty cute. He is a sort of bad boy, but with a heart of gold, like all orange cats are. :-)
Whatever bad thing he did, you'll forgive him.
This is the fifth "love" set. Fox,rat,squirrel,raccoon and bat pretty much cover it. Why bat is last I will never really understand. it was one of those "DUH!" moments for me. Why wasn't bat FIRST? Ok, maybe second after Fox...
Fruit Bat!
Aww! My dude is the best and always surprises me with one for every hundred sales. This one may be the last as 500 is "the big leagues" to me. At 600 I will buy something for myself! :-)
She is evil witch in training, but it isn't going very well because she is too nice and cute. Gawd, I love to make these cat things.
I made this for two really good friends that got married. They have been together for like 9 years so its not like they need toasters and muffin tins. I thought something more traditional would be better for them as a keepsake. And the bride's favorite colour is orange...
Its a pretty relaxed pattern with black and white prints. I hand tied all those teeny ties, which I think makes it look more traditional, and makes it warmer.
I really like the backs of quilts. I really am winging it making this thing, I sew with only basic knowledge and luck. But the backs of quilts just "happen" and its so neat! 
I also added their names and the date of their wedding. They are a Halloweeny couple, so orange and black is just too perfect. :-)
