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Tuesday, February 19, 2013

It's All About Me

Time now for another fabulous blog hop cooked up by Madame Samm and cheered on by our wonderful cheerleader, Marlene.  This is a fun one, folks.  Amy Bradley came up with this fun pattern and we all are going to make it our own.  Each one will be similar, yet different and individual.

Here is my lady:

 I have to smile whenever I see her.  She just cracks me up with her crazy hair and her know-it-all stance.  I had to make her dress yellow.  Anyone who knows me knows it is my favorite color. Even my car is yellow.
 I tried to do the words on top on the machine, but I didn't think it showed up too well, so I ended up hand stitching with embroidery floss.  Her glasses are red, because mine are a sort of metallic red. That was my hubby's idea and the shape is more like mine as well.  The grey streak in front of her hair is again, just like mine.  My hair is also short and kinda crazy.
 When I got to the pin cushion, I had this piece of fabric with the little bird and it was just right.  I used beads for the pin heads.
 The blanket stitch on my machine was new to me.  Never used it before.  Luckily I started on the dress and got my confidence going.  The letters were much harder to do because of all the turns. It actually looks better here in the photo.
 I also gave her beads for earrings, since I also were earrings most of the time.  I used only fabric and embellishments I had on hand.  Then, I decided to make her into a little pillow.  I love how it seemed to give her even more personality.
                This bright  and crazy strip seemed just right for the back.
And here she is again, in all her glory.  Thanks for stopping by to visit.  Please be sure to go visit all the other blogs and see how everyone else has interpreted this gal.  Here is the list of today's blogs:

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108 comments:

Di said...

Your lady sure has attitude in spades! Wonderful! That was a smart move to make her into a pillow so she looks puffed up and full of her self-importance. What a babe!

Connie Kresin Campbell said...

Love the yellow dress and the streak in the hair! What a fun pillow!

Judy B said...

I love how you made her you with the hair, dress and eye glasses colors! Beautiful pillow. Thank you for sharing.

Vroomans' Quilts said...

Love your pillow with persoality!

Regena said...

cuteness

Martina said...

I love her dress and those earrings! Cute!

Farm Quilter said...

LOL I love your pillow with attitude!!! Great job on your self-portrait - the little details really make a difference :)

Tina said...

I would love to wear a shirt like this too - yellow with polka dots. Lovely

Britt-Inger said...

Your pillow is great and I love all the details you have added. Thanks for sharing

Suze said...

What a great job of personalization! I enjoyed reading about each decision that you shared. Now, I know more about you! Congrats on the SWOON finish. I so want to tackle one. Thanks for all the inspiration.

Susie said...

Hi Charlotte, looks great especially the hair. Susie x

InGa said...

Lovely lady. You made some great changes.
Thanks for sharing

Jeanie said...

Love her! She's stylin' in her yellow dress! Thanks for sharing!

Calicojoan said...

Your just adorable. Love your pin cushion too!

Deb C said...

Wonderful! I love the yellow dress!

Judy Cooper Textile Artist said...

Lovely piece! Nice hair

Sowing Stitches said...

You are right, the little piece of fabric with the bird is an ideal pincushion! I love your polka-dot dress! :)

Martha said...

She is so cheerful and your embellishments are genius! Thanks for sharing with us.

Sparky said...

how could you go wrong with all those dots....lovely Charlotte..she is full of spring lol

Carin said...

You did a wonderful job !!

Sparky said...

p.s Charlotte...your links ...none of them are working..choose mine from sewwequilt.com copy and paste again..we want everyone to find each other as easily as we found you..

Teatime Creations said...

Lovely lady in yellow. Pillow is such a neat idea.

vicki said...

Lol. Love your lady. Thanks for the giggle. vickise at gmail dot com

Michele said...

She is so much fun. I would chuckle seeing this sitting on a couch every day too.

Tammy said...

Too cute. Love the jewelry

Patty said...

she looks good! thanks for sharing.

Bente-I like to QuiltBlog said...

-absolutely gorgeous, thanks for sharing ☺
Liebe Grüße
Bente

JoyceLM said...

Thanks for sharing your great pillow.

Teresa Quilts said...

She is so cute! Love that you shared with us.

Mary said...

Your little lady is great. Very nice work.

Marjorie's Busy Corner said...

She is so lovely!! You did a fantastic job on your piece...thanks for sharing.

Rosa said...

She is adorable and love her hair.Thanks for sharing!!

Unknown said...

Oh she is very darling..I love how you just made it your own....

Gwen said...

I just love the hair! And you did a fine job on your machine blanket stitch--good work!

Agnes B. Bullock said...

Love this! The hair especially, but just love what you made! BRAVO!

Sue said...

Looks great, love the glasses!

Pamela Kieffer said...

How brave you are trying out new stitches on your sewing machine. Loved the finished product. Yellow dress is just the ticket.

Just Quilt It said...

Sew cute! I am having so much fun seeing all of these aging ladies with attitude. I love her earrings and her pincushion. Cute fabrics!

Kathy @ Kwilty Pleasures said...

Fun and feisty! Thanks for sharing!

Cliodana said...

beautiful lady! you were right with this little bird fabric great use! thank's for sharing and hooping with us

Diann said...

I must have been great fun to make!

BizyStitches said...

great job, love seeing so many ladies. LOL

SIMPLESEW said...

fun

Scrapatches said...

Sew cute. I love the yellow. Your stiching looks so nice. Thanks for sharing ... :) Pat

Joyce said...

Love the hair!

Sheila said...

Great job, she definitely has character and I love her yellow dress!

Caroline said...

She's amazing. That hair is so rad! And the polka dot dress is perfect. Fantastic job!

Granny Anne said...

So cute!

Needled Mom said...

Very cute interpretation. I love the hair.

Lyn said...

Love her! This is such fun..... Thanks

Patty said...

Love your lady.

Lorene Holbrook said...

Love the pillow. Wonderful. She makes me laugh.

Heide said...

Those red glasses are perfect. Isn't it nice when the hubby gives his two cents and it works. My hubby has better color sense then I do, so I really value his input on my projects.

Jan aka StampQn said...

Great job! She is so sassy!

carla said...

Hi!!! Too cute!!! Love the hair and glasses!!! She will be fun to have around!!!!

Vicki H said...

Love your pillow and of course the crazy hair. Thanks for sharing.

Barbara said...

Sew cute! Love her polka dotted dress.

Unknown said...

Yellow is so becomming on her (you). Fabulous pin cushion bracelet too.

sandra said...

Love your pillow and the red glasses are so cute with the yellow dress.

Scrapbook-ChickADoodle said...

Love your pillow! Great job.

Stress Less said...

What a great pillow!

Wendy said...

your lady is so funny!

Rosemary B❤️ said...

Rosemary B here: I love the yellow dress, the red glasses and the shock of grey in front!
Great idea!
Thank you so much for sharing today

Laura said...

I love the pillow.

krislovesfabric said...

Nice work, thanks for sharing!

Brenda said...

Love your lady! Love the hair. I would have to put the gray on the sides of my head that is where they are multiply. Sweet!

Jane's Fabrics and Quilts said...

I just love her and all the special touches you gave her to make her "you!".

sew.darn.quilt said...

She is glorious indeed!

Sallie said...

Great job! Thanks for sharing!

Linda C said...

This looks fantastic! I love the bright yellow with the red sunglasses. Button hole applique does get easier the more you do it but you are right---letters are bit fiddly. Looks good from here!

The Slow Quilter said...

The yellow just brings her out, love the pillow.

Gmama Jane said...

Great job on the blanket stitch by machine! I love Blog Hops because they challenge us to get out of our comfort zone. Love Ms. Yellowbird!
Blessings
Gmama Jane

Julie S said...

Yea for the gray!!! (hair, that is!)

gpc said...

I love your pillow, great job!

Karen said...

That is a great idea with your pillow!!

Elizabeth said...

How cute! Love the hair and the beading touches. Fun, fun fun!

Thearica said...

I love how you used your own likenesses in your piece!

Jeanne Gwin said...

It definitely is so 'you'. thank you for sharing your fun with us. ")

DeAnna said...

Love all the colors! Reminds me of Spring. Thanks for sharing.

StitchinByTheLake said...

Yellow is my favorite color too! She would fit right into my house for sure. :) And what a great idea to give her the gray streak like yours. Wish I'd thought of using beads for the pins - I stuck real pins in there! blessings, marlene

Debra Lee said...

Love this dress!

tink's mom said...

This is definetly a pillow with attitude. Wonderful job.

MoeWest said...

You did a great job making this lady YOU!

Quilt Doodle Designs said...

Love your yellow polka dot dress! so cute!!!

Lisa in Port Hope said...

The striped back is very nice. I agree, it gives the pillow a spirited personality--like you!

LJ said...

You put lots of personality into your gal. The pincushion with the beads and beads also for earrings adds extra interest. The pillow was a super idea.

Robin said...

She is awesome!

Createology said...

I stopped my hopping in order to say how cute your pillow turned out. Thank you for sharing. Happy Hearts are Creative Hearts...

Vivian said...

Fabulous! I think I would smile every time I looked at it.

Lou said...

Love her!!!!!

lefuntz said...

Charming! She wears yellow well. Love her spectacles too.

Little Penpen said...

I love her!! Yellow is such a happy color! I can see why you love it.

Mary Couch said...

I just love her chic hairdo! Very well done indeed!
Hugs from Mary

✄ Erin @ Sew at Home Mummy ✄ said...

I LOVE HER HAIR!!! and I love how you made her 3D by adding some earrings. And way to go on the blanket stitch - looks pretty good to me!

Celtic Thistle said...

Will have to change the image I have of you in my head now Charlotte!

Denise in PA said...

Oh, that's terrific! Your blanket stitch looks great!

Linda said...

How adorable! (I also love yellow. I drive a yellow Jeep Rubicon! The color is "Detonator Yellow"!!!) You did a wonderful job!

Cher said...

great job! love how you did your own version

In stitches and seams said...

great job ... a pillow ... what a nice way to show off your mini me.

thanks for sharing
in stitches

becky said...

Love your pillow cute and functional or just show Thanks Becky

Michelle said...

Love the pillow, great job!

Unknown said...

Adorable!

OhioLori said...

Great job!!! Love your idea to make it a pillow!! Love her!

Quiltsmiles said...

Sweet! Jane

Karrie said...

I love the blanket stitch!! It turned out really good :)

Unknown said...

Super cute... Love your beading!

PatSloan said...

Love the yellow dress and making this into a pillow!! This is such a fun hop.. my day is here http://blog.patsloan.com/2013/02/its-all-about-mmm-me-you-who.html#comments

Jean Burke said...

Love the hair and the polka dots - so fun!!! thanks for sharing - you did a great job!