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Resistance is futile

When I read about this swap on Carrie's blog, my heart skipped a beat, and I had to go join! One can never have enough red and aqua around the place, you know. And this particular photo is getting my creative jets fired up for Chri... no not yet! Too soon! I still have Halloween and Thanksgiving to decorate for! Besides it is still running around 100 degrees here. Maybe the heat is getting to me.

Must... resist...

Enough with the teeny tiny stuff!

I know, I know, there has been entirely too much obsessing over miniatures here lately. It is time to move on to some other obsession to be named later. But I can't leave this topic without sharing this link and some pics of these amazingly charming mini-creations. I could just pack my little Amy suitcase and move right on in. Lookie! (click to see larger)

And this one:

And some cute stuff:

Jadite... Fire King! Boy has somebody in Japan got my number.

Onward!

Jenny

Aye, and its a bonny wee bunny

A wee bunny, from Hillary's pattern, that I stitched up yesterday! It was perfect project for the numerous little breaks I have to take to give my hand a break from the wacom stylus. An ear here... a tail here... it was finished before I knew it!

He might not look so ground breaking, but it represents somewhat of a breakthrough for me. It is the very first softie sewn on my new sewing machine! I can't even tell you how much easier it is using a machine that cooperates instead of fighting me every stitch of the way! I am a happy camper. Today I braved the 106 degree temps to go out to my favorite quilt store, the Carriage House. I brought home so many fat quarters I will have to buy a new bin to hold them. Or maybe not, since I keep thinking of things to make with them.

A view from the rear, showing his yo-yo button tail. Can you tell that it is made with bunny fabric?

Question... even though pink and ruffly, why do I think of this bunny as a he? Weird.

More wee bunnies in the Flickr pool. I had no idea how many wee bunnies have been made! They're multiplying like... well... you know!

Cheers,

Jenny

Good golly Miss Lolly!

May I introduce Miss Lolly to you all... a little character that I came up with this week. I think this is the closest I've ever come to bridging the gap between my two creative passions... fabric and illustration. Miss Zoe was a step in the right direction, but I really craved the busy patterns, the mixing of color, design, everything that makes sewing so much fun... but oddly enough without the actual sewing part. However, I may have to give in to the urge to sew a fabric version as well. See, I finally bought myself one of these, although I am too intimidated to try making anything on it yet.

I've loved the name Lolly since I was a kid. It was the name of my mom's best friend, a larger than life (to me at least) extroverted gal who wore big sunglasses and scarves, loved to laugh, and drove an enormous black convertible Cadillac. We would sometimes go down to the beach for the day, and I remember the heat from those seats toasting my sunburned little backside on the drive home, while music blared from the radio.

My Miss Lolly is featured in a manuscript I've been writing and rewriting for quite a long time. This is a major breakthrough I believe, and hopefully means I will bring the book to a state that it can be sent to publishers. Wish me luck, this is the area where my insecurities run rampant!

Cheers,

Jenny

ps - pardon the cross-posting both here and on Inklings, this post fits on both!