As some of you know, I’ve tried and tried to get Ricky (the dancer) right. Two or three times I worked on and changed his design. Twice I worked on his colors and he just didn’t like them. Getting him out of the coop has been hard for me! You know, trying something over and over gets discouraging but I read something the other day that inspired me. It was “do what you love and the rest will come easy.” I decided to not overly think his colors but to go to my fabric room and started pulling fabrics. I had finally gotten his design where I wanted it a month ago.
Today, I started to assemble him. Yesterday I traced each piece on fusible. Today I started deciding which fabric to use where. He is starting to look really good to me. He’s a bit flamboyant but that’s what he wanted for his act on the stage.
Yes, each of these roosters have talked to me every time I’ve worked on them. They tell me their stories and I pass them on to you. One of these days, I’m going to write a book about their adventures. Oh gosh, now that I’ve said that, I’m going to have to sit down and finish that book I started a year ago. I’ll have to self publish, I’m sure!
Watch for Ricky to show up on the web site. After that, keep watching, because there are several more patterns coming up.
Tally ho!
Florine