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Mary and Joseph, again again

OK…didn’t wait until tomorrow…here’s pics.

Here are Joseph and the three magi (Joseph on the left). Now Joe looks at bit thickwaisted, but he’s gonna stay that way….hopefully he’ll look fine once I add background, stable, animals, buildings, manger, etc. I like the magi….had a ball with the one on the far right..the white-haired one. I stamped green batik (using masking tape to mask off sections) so the fabric looks like a brocade painted in one of Fra Angelico’s paintings..fun!

Debra mentioned that the faces look *very* pale…I agree, especially in the photos. I dithered a lot about making them look Middle Eastern like they probably really did look, and looking like Fra Angelico’s paintings …i.e. northern Italian, a lot of blonds, etc. In the end I obviously went for circa 1430 a.d. Italians, noblemen and peasants. Will have to do another nativity some day that is more true to life…

Here is the tall, young king from the back:

And the old king from the back….you can see how I fused the fabric (which I pleated for the skirts) to the “front” side of the fusible interfacing, then wrapped it and glue-sticked it to the back (using washable, acid-free glue stick).

Of course, once I fixed Joseph, Mary needed some work. I got as far as un-picking part of her dress, and got tuckered out. That flu turned sinus infection is still getting me down. But I’ll finish her basic construction tomorrow and do the shepherds. Hmm….looks like you got a partial self-portrait, too….red fuzzy slippers!

And for something completely different, I needed a break yesterday and the day before, so I FINALLY satin stitched one of the blocks in my “Nourish” quilt, which has been on a back burner for about five months:

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