I took part in the Ship of Fool’s Secret Santa pressie exchange again this year, and was allocated another crafty crafter as my Santee. I wanted to make something for her – I love giving (and receiving) handmade gifts. They’re personal – you know someone has thought about you and what you might want, and has put love and time into the present.
I’d been sitting watching TV and just doodling – I love
drawing faces, and I drew a round woman’s face, looking downwards. I liked it, and drew a few variations on
this, and then filled in the rest of her body.
She turned into a Madonna figure with covered hair, so I added the infant
Jesus. I liked how round and solid she
was – very earthy.
I thought she’d make a nice fabric piece to go to my Secret
Santee. I had a rummage through my
fabric bags and found the moon and stars fabric, and matched it with the blue
and pink fabric. I appliquéd the fabric
on to the background, with cut-back appliqué for the hands and faces, embroidered
the faces, and added beads for the halo.
My Santee posted to say she
liked it very much. Yay!
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