By Popular demand - Moaning Myrtle

I have so many patterns that have not ben posted yet.  Most of them are over on fandominstitches.com but if you find any that are not let me know and I will put them on.

Today we have Moaning Myrtle.  I created her in all blues so she looked like a ghost and then overlaid the pieced of her with organza so she had that ghostly shimmer.  That took ages to double layer but was worth it.  She has a finished size of 7 x 8.5 inches,

You can find her on the Harry Potter page. Hope you like her - again.

Moaning Myrtle.

Johnny Depp

After a significant amount of time with no phone or internet I am back on track.

I feel a bit like Captain Jack - "I'm having an idea".  How about some more blocks of Johnny Depps wonderful characters.  There are so many - thinking - Mad Hatter, Willy Wonker, Sweeney Todd, Edward Scissorhands, Ichabod Crane and Tonto from the soon to be released Lone Ranger.  Here is a sneak peak of fun to come. Can't wait until I have a bit of time to sew him.  For those who have not seen the press releases this is Johnny Depp as Tonto - what can I say - it's pure Johnny Depp.

Family Memories

When I started doing faces for my Harry Potter quilt about 5 years ago - I always wanted to extend this into the real world - well into quilt blocks of real people not just fictional characters.

Before I go any further I have to admit that my Harry Potter quilt (or should I say quilts as both my kids want one) is still not finished.  I revisit it as often as I can but it very exhausting as the faces take a long time and are very complex.

Which brings us to today.  I made this for my dad for his 80th birthday late last year.  It is a portrait of his mum.  There was meant to be one of his dad as well but I am still not happy with the pattern so it remains undone.  Not enough hours in the day.

This is the photo I used.  It is a good one to use, as all the features are clear which is crucial when drafting the pattern.  Sometimes when designing a pattern for a face I try several different photos of the same face before I am happy with the result.  I think for Harry Potter I did about 10.  Anyway I digress.

This is the finished block, which I turned into a wall hanging.  I think she looks young and beautiful.

Dad was very happy with the result.