Isn't she adorable?
I started by free motion doodle quilting onto a layer of muslin, batting, muslin. I used my pen-to-paper doodles as inspiration. Check out JENNI. So funny, right? Every time someone asks me, "Are you Jenny with a Y or Jenni with an I?" I have this vision of this girl with an EYE named Jenni.
The thing about free motion doodling is that it just comes with practice. I didn't sketch anything out before I started. I just started with the eyes, then the nose, then the mouth, then the rest of the face and hair and body ... much like a regular doodle. Just lower the feed dogs on your sewing machine, put your darning foot on and go for it. Remember that practice is the key.
Next, I took my watercolors and colored certain parts of the art quilt.
Then I cut the stitched and colored character, and backed it with another layer of fabric, batting, fabric, and free motion quilted a frame with black thread. Then I free motion quilted the circles with white thread.
you are absolutely right - she is adorable!
xo rochelle
Posted by: Rochelle | January 11, 2012 at 12:07 PM
Love Jenni with an "i", and your sense of humor
Posted by: Gail Ellspermann | January 11, 2012 at 12:48 PM
WOW - You are definitely rocking the free motion quilting! Just amazing!
Posted by: Michelle Mathey - POMI | January 12, 2012 at 07:06 AM
They are lovely and well done!
Posted by: lizziebusy | January 12, 2012 at 10:15 AM