I think I spent two days looking up mythical creatures before I finally selected the phoenix. I planned to a simple silhouette. I found a free clipart silhouette and thought perfect, nice and easy.
Why don't I ever stick to the plan?
First, it was making the bird from the colors of a fire, not one or two colors but ten. Then I got to think about how the phoenix rises from the ashes of fire ... so I fussy cut flames - luckily, I had the perfect fabric to use. I also used the flame fabric to bind this 11 x 11.5 inch little quilt.
I do like how he turned out. Come back on Monday and I'll tell you about all my boo-boo's making him. ;o)
5 comments:
Your choice is perfect, and the quilt looks fabulous.
Looks amazing! Glad you stuck with all the fussy cutting!
The flame fabric you used for the binding and applique really is perfect. Looks great!
I don't see any booboos. I only see a spectacular entry to meet the theme!
Fussy cutting those flames out of 10 different fabrics really paid off! This is a very proud Pheonix! Super cool that you had the flame fabric for the background...sometimes karma lines up just right, doesn't it?
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