Cheshire Cat. Pastiche bee ~ block for February.

As I had a mood to sew the next block, I did it immediately. The theme for February is Alice in Wonderland. But not Disney's style. The darker Alice, more in the direction of Burton's style. What a wonder, I chose Cheshire Cat. My most favourite character from Alice in Wonderland.

That was my first time with piecing circles this way. It wasn't so hard as I thought. And... I love this block. I love it so much that I will sew another one for me. Kind of hypnotic... like the Cheshire cat itself... appearing from nowhere and disappearing in the shadows... 

Circles are pieced. I used EQ7 to design the block's background. Cat and the tree trunk are raw edge applique. All the rest (details) is thread sketched using darning foot.

The cat is based on a graphic which I once found somewhere (can't remember where anymore).

Nastepny pszczeli blok. Juz na luty, bo akurat mialam ochote szyc (jak nie zrobie czegos od razu to potem odkladam na ostatnia chwile). Tematem na luty jest Alicja w Krainie Czarow. Jak sie mozna spodziewac, wybralam Kota z Cheshire jako temat mojego bloku. No i co ciekawsze, bloki mialy byc inspirowane nie Alicja Disney'owska, ale ta w stylu Burtona. Taka ciemna strona Krainy Czarow. Chcialam, by Kot byl hipnotyczny, jak to Kot z Cheshire. Pojawia sie znikad, znika w cieniu drzew, niby jest, ale go wcale nie ma... 

Blok mi sie tak spodobal, ze bede szyc jeszcze jeden dla mnie.

Kola w tle sa szyte z kawalkow. Do razrysowania bloku uzylam EQ7. Kot i galaz sa aplikacjami, a wszystkie detale to 'rysowanie nicia', czyli po prostu szkicowanie z uzyciem stopki do pikowania.

Bigger photos are in my Flickr gallery. 

Wieksze zdjecia sa w mojej galerii Flickr.