Most of my sewing time is spent quilting on the long arm. But sometimes I get to do custom sewing projects. My favorite thing about sewing for non-sewers is the huge variety of requests. Their ideas take a lot of imagination, a fair amount of research, and plenty of trial and error. Perfect brain exercise.
One of my repeat clients messaged me a few weeks before Christmas about making a door snake for her daughter’s drafty new apartment. She even had links to show me her vision.
This one for color:
This one for “personality”:
When I asked her how she would describe the personality, here’s the response I got back: "I think that snake is definitely friendly, almost flirtatious, but a little shy too, and also wise. I think her name is something like Millicent. "
Here’s the snapshot of fabrics my client ended up approving:
With orders in hand, I set to work bringing to life a shy and wise snake from a stack of fabrics. As it turned out, Millicent let me play with the quilting on her back, but she was very particular about her eyes. They took a few tries but finally she was happy.
Meet Millicent.
I can't wait to see pictures of this sweet little snake in her new habitat.
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