And,,, after the ironing. !!!

[Foxfold]

I finally got my act together enough to cut the damn cat !!!!

A couple of pieces made for an upcoming raffle.

Edited September 25, 2021 by Foxfold

[rdatelle]

Beautiful as always.

[FrankEV]

NIce work on the Cat.  The oversized oval backer is just great.  

The Birds, as always, just magnificent.   The piece of wood you chose really captures the moon effect.

My lady made me hang the version of the Birds, I made quite awhile ago, in our living room.  I think she likes that one the best of all I have made for her.  

Edited September 25, 2021 by FrankEV

[Foxfold]

15 minutes ago, FrankEV said:

NIce work on the Cat.  The oversized oval backer is just great.  

The Birds, as always, just magnificent.   The piece of wood you chose really captures the moon effect.

My lady made me hang the version of the Birds, I made quite awhile ago, in our living room.  I think she likes that one the best of all I have made for her.  

Thanks Frank. The cat 'oval' is actually a piece of b/b cut ½" wide and put on top of the cat like a faux frame.  The birds I must admit are always enjoyed, simple but sweet. 

Edited September 25, 2021 by Foxfold

[OzarkSawdust]

Awesome job Brenda! Both are really nice. I'll bet I could sell those at my upcoming shows, where did the patterns come from?

[FrankEV]

1 hour ago, Foxfold said:

Thanks Frank. The cat 'oval' is actually a piece of b/b cut ½" wide and put on top of the cat like a faux frame.  The birds I must admit are always enjoyed, simple but sweet. 

Tha shadow looked like it was a backer.  Very nice.

[dgman]

Nice work as always Brenda! The only thing my wife irons is her quilt squares!

[Dak0ta52]

Very nice, Brenda. They ought to do well at the raffle.

[wombatie]

Lovely work Brenda.  I really love the bird one, where did you get the pattern from?
Now you don't have to do the ironing for a week or two.  Win win.

Marg

 

[Fab4]

Hi Brenda:
Glad to see and hear that you ironed out your problem
Suggestion:
Keep a pile of wrinkled clothes close by for future problem solving
Well done on the damn cat and birds - hope the raffle goes well
Fab4

[don watson]

Love them both. They will sell well at the raffle.

[Foxfold]

10 hours ago, OzarkSawdust said:

Awesome job Brenda! Both are really nice. I'll bet I could sell those at my upcoming shows, where did the patterns come from?

The Tiger is an H.Botas pattern, the birds are just a vector graphic that I found a couple of years ago  and it cut really nice so I kept it. I just cut the dark bits.

[daveww1]

excellent work, they're both beautiful

[Foxfold]

9 hours ago, wombatie said:

Lovely work Brenda.  I really love the bird one, where did you get the pattern from?
Now you don't have to do the ironing for a week or two.  Win win.

Marg

 

Have put a picture above. It was just a vector graphic off the Internet.

[spirithorse]

Beautiful work!
I really like H Botas patterns but, your cutting of the birds
was a stroke of genius! I love it.

God Bless! Spirithorse

[Scrappile]

13 hours ago, Foxfold said:

The Tiger is an H.Botas pattern, the birds are just a vector graphic that I found a couple of years ago  and it cut really nice so I kept it. I just cut the dark bits.

Here is my weak spot... I can scroll, but I can't always look at a picture and see a pattern..  To me that is the major difference between me, have a pattern, cut out the black, save the white, I can do that pretty good and You, see a picture,,, as an artist, and make it work for a great picture..  Awesome!!

Edited September 26, 2021 by Scrappile

[flarud]

Wow!  Both are really cool.  

But now I'm confused after reading your response to Frank... is there a bigger oval stained backer behind the cat or not?

[wombatie]

14 hours ago, Foxfold said:

Have put a picture above. It was just a vector graphic off the Internet.

Thank you.

[Foxfold]

7 hours ago, flarud said:

Wow!  Both are really cool.  

But now I'm confused after reading your response to Frank... is there a bigger oval stained backer behind the cat or not?

No there's no 'backer'.  I'll try and explain.  Behind the cat is some black card. The cat is glued to the card. Then there's the 'oval' cut out of b/b and stained dark brown and glued to the cat.  Here's a smaller piece made the same way but not yet put together  that may help 'show' what I've done.

[Charlie E]

Very nice job on both! I like anything with birds.  And the oval is perfect for the cat. Lots of Auburn Tiger fans around here would love that.

[heppnerguy]

I love both projects and would love to cut one of the  birds plaques for my wife, If that would be OK with you. If you are OK with that, please let me know, otherwise I will not take the liberty to copy your work on my own

Dick

heppnerguy

[Foxfold]

4 hours ago, heppnerguy said:

I love both projects and would love to cut one of the  birds plaques for my wife, If that would be OK with you. If you are OK with that, please let me know, otherwise I will not take the liberty to copy your work on my own

Dick

heppnerguy

Thanks for your kind words Dick. Please feel free to use the picture, or I could send you my grey/red pattern. Enjoy. xx

[flarud]

On 9/27/2021 at 4:28 AM, Foxfold said:

No there's no 'backer'.  I'll try and explain.  Behind the cat is some black card. The cat is glued to the card. Then there's the 'oval' cut out of b/b and stained dark brown and glued to the cat.  Here's a smaller piece made the same way but not yet put together  that may help 'show' what I've done.

Ahhh,  LOL  Now I can see it.  My eyes were just playing tricks on me.  

[Foxfold]

@flarud.  Once the  cat is glued to the 'card'  I cut around the piece so it's all flush.  Then the oval is glued to the cat.  I then put a couple or three coats of clear spray varnish which helps strengthen it and Voila !!!   Sometimes, more so on the 'small' pieces, I don't want a wood backer as it makes it too clunky for me.  Don't know of anyone else that does this but it saves me a fortune in 'backers' as the card is quite cheap from the stationers.  

Edited September 29, 2021 by Foxfold

[namunolie]

Beautiful  work!!