Saturday, December 4, 2010

It Pays to Plan









A few days ago I posted that I had many projects going and that I had to decide the order in which to proceed. I decided that the quilting of Uncle Dave would take a back burner so that I could get some gifts done that I wanted to do before Christmas.

The portrait that I posted was started months ago but I hit a snag on the clothing of the little boy on the left. I had planned to give this to a friend for Christmas but had put off working on it because I didn't know what to do. After putting my projects in order of priority I finally pulled the portrait out day before yesterday. Seeing it again after being away from it for a while gave me new perspective and I was able to fix the problem.

I took a photo of the finished project with the photo under it for reference. I think it looks pretty much like the original.

I also finished another doll for one of my granddaughters. I am trying to add their personality to the dolls. This one loves cats and does a lot of reading. I hope to make a small book for her to be holding before I give it to her at Christmas.

I've also been working on a journal but it's not quite ready to show yet. I finished a stocking for our guild and hope to start quilting on a comfort quilt tomorrow.

More later

7 comments:

  1. The portrait is wonderful! You've captures the children so well. Love the doll, too.

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  2. Wow, the portraits look great and the doll is charming... nice work!

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  3. The portrait and the doll are both fabulous!

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  4. Marilyn... as usual... beautiful work..

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  5. Lovely portrait- you really captured the feeling of the children!And i am sure the dolls will be very much enjoyed

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  6. Thanks all for your comments. I love to do both portraits and dolls. I guess that shows in my work.

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  7. That doll is adorable and just like something you would make....lovely and appealing! You "have IT" Marilyn-wish I was with you in Paducah...I would have Barbeque for sure!

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