My lovely dragon quilt is finished! After humming and ahhhing over her name for a while, I stopped mucking around and named her for the dragon that inspired her colouring and attitude - Fente from Robin Hobb's Rainwild Chronicles.
Fente Hunts in all her glory:
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| Rawrrrr!! |
I really enjoyed working on her face and the flames
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| This shot doesn't show off the thread-painting in the flames very well |
But my favourite bits are her purple wings (yes I know Fente doesn't have purple wings, but artistic license and all that)
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| But the absolute best bit? |
Literally within weeks of Fente Hunts being completed I found out that Robin Hobb herself was visiting Wellington for a book signing! Unfortunately due to some health issues I was unable to go, but my wonderful Enabler went for me (it helps that he is a fan too) and he took my quilt with him. This is one of the photos that
Arty Bees Bookshop posted on their Facebook page.
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| Fan-girl Squeee! |
Look look look:
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| She autographed it!!!! |
And now for something completely different. I've been playing with my Dresden plate ruler and some yummy sunshiney yellow fabrics
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| Just screams summer |
Looks like a cross between a sunflower and a cog wheel doesn't it?
Cheerio.
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