tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35631809.post3773841512739478712..comments2024-03-19T07:20:53.613-05:00Comments on Sweet Leaf Notebook: Mama Let You Lick the Spoon : Quilt Finished : The 2015 Challenge with Idaho Beauty Part 1Michele Matucheskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12162457608075358487noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35631809.post-30487098360372541462015-03-24T18:32:33.508-05:002015-03-24T18:32:33.508-05:00Oh Michele - how exciting! She is beautiful, stunn...Oh Michele - how exciting! She is beautiful, stunning,. I'm so glad you decided to take this on for your challenge. So many things to love about it. The cursive quilting in the border - an important touch I think and I love that little gibe to those who don't think cursive important anymore.<br /><br />The big surprise for me was your addition of a BLUE border. I would not have thought to go with blue so I am amazed at how well it works. I just love it and look forward to seeing the next ones in this series.<br /><br />I'm going to share this with my friend Meg from the art group. She's the one who is making the stand-alone children and birds and such. She is struggling with finding good skin fabric, even when she tries to dye it herself. She is currently painting the features on with acrylic brush and sometimes an airbrush, but is wondering if there might be a better way. She does the hair much the way you do. It is all fused onto Peltex with limited stitching so she too doesn't have to bother with what stitching over a face might do. I see a similarity in the spirit exuding from your girl and her kids.<br /><br />Well, this makes me want to drop everything and get going on my thread sketching. Dang - well, at least it makes me want to hurry up and finish this latest quilt so I CAN drop everything else and start thread sketching. ;-) I'm so glad I can in some small way stand in for your lost art group and help spur you on.<br /><br />Enjoy the concert and good luck in getting that autograph!<br /><br />SheilaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35631809.post-30323791815970558112015-03-24T15:44:11.823-05:002015-03-24T15:44:11.823-05:00Oh Michele, she is LOVELY! A beautiful resolution....Oh Michele, she is LOVELY! A beautiful resolution. I would not have thought to add the final border in blue but it surely does work. Now you're making me anxious to get started on my end of the challenge. If I can just get this current quilt for the April exhibit out of the way... ;-)The Idaho Beautyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09979439849662755082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35631809.post-29145862890419481492015-03-24T12:54:06.847-05:002015-03-24T12:54:06.847-05:00I love it!I love it!Vicki Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06929340703066037054noreply@blogger.com