Project Quilting has changed a bit this year.
There are still bi-weekly challenges, but no prizes. I'm ambivalent about that.
I really don't need anymore 'stuff'. But the fact that you had to finish on
time in order to qualify for a prize gave me the extra incentive to actually
finish on time! Which I didn't this for this challenge. In a way, I like it - no sleepless nights with ideas rolling through my brain, so much less stress!
The first challenge of PQ 16.1 is Mythical Creatures. I remembered an
applique that was created by Karen Montgomery which is either a gnome or a
leprechaun, depending on which hat and beard you use. I had used a variation of
that applique when I made my 'gnome' take on Any Which Way, which itself was a take on the Wicked movie poster. (P Q 12.4 - https://myquiltymusings.blogspot.com/2021/02/project-quilting-124-snails-trail.html)
I've decided that I am
going to have seasonal wall hangings in my sewing room this year. I don't have
one for March, so I decided to make the Leprechaun for this challenge. It's so rare that I actually finish a seasonal project before the season! I'm happy that I finished in time for St. Patrick's Day even if I didn't finish this project in time for the challenge.
I decided to name him Cornelius, after my Irish great grandfather. Cornelius the Leprechaun looked a little lonely sitting there with his feet dangling over the bottom border, so I gave him a giant shamrock to keep him company. I cut some hearts out of the border fabric, and put four of them together to make the shamrock. I had a few left, so they became the leaves. I used a straight stitch on my sewing machine to make a gentle curved stem and just went up and down the original stitching to make it thicker.
I thought about trying to free motion quilt shamrocks all over the border and background, but chickened out and just did loop-de-loops.
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| Cornelius the Leprechaun 13.5 x 17.5 |
