Friday, March 06, 2015

The King of the Jungle!

Since my zodiac sign is Leo, I considered it fitting to jump at the chance to test another amazing paper pieced block by Juliet @ Tartankiwi.
If you haven't seen any of her patterns,go immediately to her shop!
You won"t regret it, I promise!
I have been lucky enough to test a few blocks for Juliet, so I knew that her patterns are really detailed and are so life like.
Leo is a 24" paper pieced pattern,and I spent about 2 days piecing him.
Time well spent!!!
This is Leo- pieced,quilted and binding on.
I decided pretty early on to use solids on one side, and patterned of the other side.
I did change my  mind a bit and made his nose all solid, to bring a balance to his face.
I densely quilted the left side(patterned) and did Stitch in the Ditch on the right side.
It wasn't until I had finished binding him, that I decided the right side of his face needed to be densely quilted as well.
I wanted his eyes to pop, and although you can't really see it in the photos, they do!
I love the detail in the eyes; my favourite part of the pattern.

A close up of his face.
In his muzzle, I did some matchstick curves to kind of simulate whiskers.
He looked so real, my girls thought he was family!!
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Here are a couple more animal patterns I recently tested for Juliet ..
She adds such amazing movement to her animals.
 Elephant
Big Cat- I called this one Stealth as he kind of blends in a bit with the birch fabric.

Thanks for stopping by!

25 comments:

Dolores said...

Thanks for showing these. I hope you blog more. I like your work.

Celtic Thistle said...

Leo is fabulous Patti, a real credit to you and Juliet!

Bouts Choisis said...

That is a fabulous design and you have brought Leo to life perfectly. All the details are amazing! Lynne.

Benta AtSLIKstitches said...

Oh gosh Patti, he's amazing!!!!

Izzy said...

He is gorgeous! I love your fabric choices and the quilting you did. Awesome, awesome little quilt.

Cindy Sharp said...

Absolutely beautiful...all three of them. 1973

Karen S said...

Leo is looking great. What a stunning piece. That is a lot of work. Love the end result.

Flo @ Butterfly Quilting said...

Wow, these are amazing Patti!! Beautiful work.

Kelly O. said...

these are gorgeous!! I have gone and will be choosing a pattern tonight to buy!! I love to paper piece and these are fabulous!
what colour thread did you use for Leo?or did you colour match and colour change?

Janine @ Rainbow Hare said...

These really are works of art! The patterns are wonderful and I love your colours and quilting :)

Heather A said...

Just sayin' again how much I love the work you did with this lion ... the fabric choices, the quilting. Just gorgeous. I also love your bold fabric choices with "stealth"! Way cool.

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Lorna McMahon said...

All your blocks are incredible, Patti! I do so love me some animal patterns. Love the quilting, such a compliment to each design!

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I take it you have 'retired from blogging?'
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25 comments:

Dolores said...

Thanks for showing these. I hope you blog more. I like your work.

Celtic Thistle said...

Leo is fabulous Patti, a real credit to you and Juliet!

Bouts Choisis said...

That is a fabulous design and you have brought Leo to life perfectly. All the details are amazing! Lynne.

Benta AtSLIKstitches said...

Oh gosh Patti, he's amazing!!!!

Izzy said...

He is gorgeous! I love your fabric choices and the quilting you did. Awesome, awesome little quilt.

Cindy Sharp said...

Absolutely beautiful...all three of them. 1973

Karen S said...

Leo is looking great. What a stunning piece. That is a lot of work. Love the end result.

Flo @ Butterfly Quilting said...

Wow, these are amazing Patti!! Beautiful work.

Kelly O. said...

these are gorgeous!! I have gone and will be choosing a pattern tonight to buy!! I love to paper piece and these are fabulous!
what colour thread did you use for Leo?or did you colour match and colour change?

Janine @ Rainbow Hare said...

These really are works of art! The patterns are wonderful and I love your colours and quilting :)

Heather A said...

Just sayin' again how much I love the work you did with this lion ... the fabric choices, the quilting. Just gorgeous. I also love your bold fabric choices with "stealth"! Way cool.

CAESAR SHOP said...
This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.
Lorna McMahon said...

All your blocks are incredible, Patti! I do so love me some animal patterns. Love the quilting, such a compliment to each design!

CAESAR SHOP said...
This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.
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I take it you have 'retired from blogging?'
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