- Orange -

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Amanda

- Snails -

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- Toadstools -

The next run of squares probably won't have much in the way of "stories" or descriptions. Long story short, I made patterns from photos of woodland creatures and such to accent the gnomes, and what could a gnome need more than some toadstools?!

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Amanda

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- Gnome Backsides -

I decided to take a different approach to a few of the gnomes... and stitched their backsides. Some were just too cute from the back to pass it up. (Brunhilde *may* not make it into the quilt... I think I'm out of room... oh no!)

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Amanda

Julius

6 x 12 square : Yellow Gingham

Gordon

6 x 12 square : Green Gingham

Brunhilde

6 x 12 square : Blue Gingham

 

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- Gnome Home -

This happy guy is another one that I can't take total credit for... I got the pattern on Etsy from Andrea Zuill's store Bad Bird (I also follow her blog over at Andrea Zuill's Blog.) She's an amazing artist and I love her updated spin on embroidery, great work.

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Amanda

12 x 12 square : Blue Gingham

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- Grandpa Gnome -

This guy is one of my favorites and I have to admit that he's actually not one of my own designs. I feel that a big shout out to the creator of the pattern is due with this one... I follow Amiee Ray on Flickr and also at her blog, Little Deer Tracks, and she makes awesome gnome-art, that I love. Want a sweet blog to follow (in addition to this one, of course) then please, check her out too.

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Amanda

*psst* (want to hear a secret... he's the center square of the quilt...) *yay*

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- Arnold -

Arnold is my newest gnome. I picked him up at the Caesar Creek flea market a few weeks ago when Ben and I were on our way home from a friend's wedding in Cincinnati. There was a little shop that had bare ceramic, ready-to-paint, stuff and out of the few gnome options, I liked him the best. I painted him that night and I want more that I can paint myself - what fun! I really enjoyed it... although, I think I still may add a little more detail or something. Not sure yet.


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Amanda

12 x 12 square : Yellow Gingham

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Before paint job:

 

After paint job:

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Sneak Peek

The top half of the quilt is done... and I just had to share the progress! Sorry for the break in posting, there are more individual square posts coming, promise.

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Amanda

- Peabody -

Peabody first hung on a pot with sugar peas planted in it... hence he was named Peabody. So naturally, the next summer when the sugar peas were planted in the garden instead of in a pot (what a huge difference overall, btw!) he ended up on the watering can with sweet peas. The perspective on the watering can turned out a little wonky and I think the orange turned out a little hard to see, but I'm really pleased with the strawberry blossom detail on the can.

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Amanda

6 x 6 square : Purple Gingham

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- Harvey -

Harvey came from a co-worker and fellow craftster, Mandy. I came into work one day and found him sitting on my desk, and he just hasn't left since! He hangs out on my pencil cup (yes, I keep a full rainbow of fine point Sharpie markers at my desk too - they are definitely *not* necessary in any way for my job, just for me) and keeps watch over the cubicle. (Sorry for the photo quality... snapped that one with my phone at work...)

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Amanda

6 x6 square : Blue Gingham

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- Rolf -

I'm really happy with this square as well. I like how the colors turned out and I still think the stitched wood grain looks awesome. Some of these little hanging guys are turning out to be some of my favorite squares... it's making me think I should try to put a background into some of the larger squares.

Happy Stitching!

Amanda

6 x 6 square : Blue Gingham

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