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I made lots of progress on the Dress quilt on Thursday. She’s all fused, cut out, and ready to place on the background. So now I have to construct the background. I bought the fabrics specifically for that purpose, but looking at them, I kept thinking something was wrong. It finally hit me. That red is not the fabric I ordered. The one I ordered is more of a mauve. Not nearly as bright.

0562518This is the color I ordered.

I don’t know whether I want to bother with returning it and getting the correct color or just using the brown for both side borders. But I’m not using that red. I’m just too tired to think about it right now. I’ll think about it tomorrow. After all, tomorrow is another day.

DSC_0076I think I need to add some pink cheeks. She looks a bit pale. And something for a nose.

DSC_0074A rosy bodice

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She’s got her little Mary Janes on. I just noticed that I need to trim that left leg (on the right) a little.

 

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On 03/08/2019, Dianne in Colorado said ...

Great job,Susan. She is lovely.

On 03/08/2019, Wendy said ...

Hi Susan-

I am loving how your creation is unfolding. I think the name you thought of is very clever. I don't know how you made the eyes but they are wonderful! I wonder if a nose made with a line of stitching or a pencil of some sort would work? I also have used real powder blush on projects and that works for giving the cheeks a bit of color. I can see you are having a lot of fun with this. Faces are not easy.

On 03/08/2019, Barbara Anne said ...

She's looking good and I think blush powder that Wendy mentioned would be stellar for a bit of color on her cheeks.

I agree the red is too bright and hope you find a color that suitable. I do think you should contact the shop to tell them they sent the wrong color fabric. That happened to me once and the shop said to keep the fabric they sent in error.

Hugs!
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