Monday, June 20, 2016

Mini mini Monday - Wee Thistle!

You might have noticed in my posts about Glamp Stitchalot that a little someone came along for the adventure. I'm not talking about Anja @ Anja Quilts or Julia @ Jada's Quilting Adventures. I'm talking about Wee Thistle!
She stowed away in my suitcase. ☺She's very wee... just 6½ inches square.
Wee Thistle looks an awful lot like her cousin, Hazel the Hedgehog, designed by Glamp Stitchalot instructor, Elizabeth Hartman. It's not a coincidence.
Her spines are made from Carolyn Friedlander's Dentals in Green from her recent Carkai collection. The rest of the fabrics are Konas - Silver for the background, Storm for the binding, eyes & nose, Green Tea for her face and Peapod for her body.
Here's Wee Thistle with her big sister, Thistle. My initial plan involved taking Thistle with me to Glamp, but she just seemed a bit too.... well, big. And perhaps a little conspicuous. So I enlisted the help of the infamous Dena @ No Frickin' Blog yet. She whipped up a paper piecing pattern for me. What a friend!
As part of my little plan, I had Carolyn and Elizabeth sign the back. There's a souvenir for you! Carolyn was hesitant to sign "I didn't make it!", she said. But I told her that it wouldn't be the same without her fabric. That sold her!  And it was super cool to listen to Elizabeth and Dena chat about how Dena designed the pattern, particularly the spines. And I was worrying about whether she'd be bothered by the adaptation of her Hazel!
And for the record, here's the real Thistle who has long since gone to the great hedge in the sky.
Bless her little spines. I think she would approve of Wee Thistle.

J

P.S. This was one of my goals for Q2 of the 2016 Finish Along!

12 comments:

  1. Aww, Hazel looks like such a sweetie. I bet she would definitely approve of Wee Thistle, especially with Carolyn and Elizabeth's signatures!

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  2. Awww Thistle, even hanging out on that old butterfly fabric! (many a kimono made of that stuff) I love your wee thistle! Dena should sell us that pattern!

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  3. Gah! That comment is me! Signed in as the guild by accident!

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  4. She looks great. I would buy that pattern from Dena.

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  5. Absolutely adorable! Dena is so skilled!

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  6. That is too cute! Love your quilting on this tiny piece!

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  7. Love it! Just the cutest! And even cuter with those awesome signatures!

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  8. Awe :) I'm happy I get to hear the full story behind Wee Thistle! It was such a great time and seeing memories of it makes me relive the whole adventure :)

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  9. Aw what a sweet story! Fabulous wee quilt. Congratulations on your finish and thanks for linking up to FAL 2016 on behalf of you team of hosts!

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  10. Leave it to me to be way behind! Wee Thistle is adorable! I'm so glad you took one with you and got it signed! See, not so weird after all! Making a wee one was genius!

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  11. Catching up on blog reading . I love the mini hazel , she is so sweet

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