Thing 1 (DD) drew a girl (head only), I drew my kids, and Thing 2 (DS) drew a monster truck. Look hard. It'll come to you. Maybe.
Anyway, our next step was to transfer it from the paper to the fabric. I just bought two yards of Kona White just to have because I seem to run out (imagine that!) so we used a little of that and a Marker Be Gone pen. I had them place the picture under the fabric where they wanted it and pin it together. Then we traced. Well, I traced. Thing 1 did hers but Thing 2 couldn't sit still so we sent him outside to rid himself of excess energy.
One thing I've never been able to part with from my earlier years of cross-stitching; thread. I have a little bit. Well, maybe a lotta bit.
Yeah, okay, a lotta bit. But that means I don't have to buy more and I have my choice of what I want to use, right? Don't look at the white legs. Too much time in the craft room, not enough in the sun.
Thing 1 has been working on hers so I may take hers out, and quickly do mine so you have a finished project to see. My plan is to quilt around the pictures, maybe in hexie form. Ooh, wouldn't that be cute? To let the picture be the center and hex around block like Lee around it? How cute! I told them we'd make pillows for their beds. Here's her progress thus far. I thought she was doing pretty well.
I'll have to hit my little sister up with this activity. She has two scary artists for children. Her youngest is the same age as Thing 2 (we were pregnant at the same time). Last year we were at a little festival and they had places set up for the kids to do crafts. One was a drawing table. So the unsuspecting adults manning the table gave us supplies. I just remember one of the ladies staring at what my niece was drawing and finally being able to utter, "How old is she?" We said, "Four" to her complete shock. I think they could make some cool embroidery pictures.
Oh, and I forgot to mention that Thing 1 was the photographer for this lovely posting! I had to delete about 25 other pictures from my camera but I finally found these.
I will update on this as we finish. Happy summer projects!
5 comments:
What a fun thing to do with your kids! I just love little kid drawings!
LaDonna
Looking GREAT so far!!
and hahaha! I have done that so many times - figure I don't need something anymore, give it away, and need it a week later. sigh...
Can't wait to see the finished product! Oh, and LOVE the monster truck!
Great idea. When can I send my girls over? ha!
I love it! What stitch are you using? I want to try out some embroidery on my organic chemical hexies! How fun!
Thing 1 is doing a really great job. Kudos to you for teaching them to craft early. :)
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