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!