Friday, July 17, 2015

Her name is Cherry Pie!

Ain't she sweet?   Her name is Cherry Pie.
This is "cow" she started...
Choosing floral fabric from the red scrap bin.

I went through several choices, trying to vary the tone of red, the scale of print and keep it in florals.
All the cow girls are in florals. It's that kind of herd.

As you can see I changed my mind about the ears and used the really super sparkly one for lips and ears.



 I have been hoarding this fan print scrap, which was about 5" X 10" waiting for the perfect moment.

This is it! The print is all red lines on white but looks very pink from a distance.
Color is so cool, the human eye just mixes the different frequencies in it's own way!
Anyway, there are some prints you just like lots and I used all my fave red scraps on this girl. The shoulder fabric is dynamic, the strip down her nose both make me happy to see.


All that red seemed to call out for a little straw hat with ribbon and flowers. The ribbon was two colors of pigma pen, red and green. The flowers are motifs from one of the discarded fabric choices.The gold is a mosaic piece I had out to do some flamingos in yellow.  It's not fused down yet.
Even the ironing board cover is red this month! I made several in cotton duck fabric and just pin in place over my table top board. I use the little travel iron for seams, because it doesn't seem to dim the lights.
So here is my weekly project using red scraps. Visit superscrappy to see what other people are making.



44 comments:

Zenia Rene said...

Cherry pie is deliciously beautiful...and my favorite color!

Turid said...

What a lovely Cherry Pie. I love all your cows!

magistra said...

Yay! Cherry Pie Cow :)

Joanne said...

Hi LeeAnna!
I wish we had this lovely herd of cows back on the farm!
Something from internet....
"A lady from the city and her traveling companion were riding the train through Vermont when she noticed some cows. "What a cute bunch of cows!" she remarked. "Not a bunch, herd", her friend replied. "Heard of what?" "Herd of cows." "Of course I've heard of cows." "No, a cow herd." "What do I care what a cow heard. I have no secrets to keep from a cow!"

source: http://www.jokes4us.com/animaljokes/cowjokes.html

Cherry Pie! Love her too!
Take care,
Joanne

SuperMomNoCape said...

She is adorable. I love her little straw hat!

Tish Stemple said...

What an absolutely adorable cow and great use of your red fabrics. It is amazing what our eyes can focus to see and how you can bring such different fabrics prints together to create a little cow that looks like she was just meant to be made that way.

Shannon said...

I love those flowers on the hat!!

Norma Schlager said...

Really cute ad of course I love the red.

Jasmine said...

Cherry Pie is a great addition to your floral herd. Love how happy she looks.

Mari said...

"It's that kind of herd!" Ha! Adorable cow to go along with all her sisters.

Anonymous said...

Cows and quilts go together, especially red cows. I love how you pieced her and added a little hat with flowers.

Ruth said...

Great hat! I love your cow parade! they always make me smile!

Shari - a prim and (not so) proper quilter said...

LeeAnna, she is beautiful!

Maria said...

I love it.. Looks awesome in red!

Anonymous said...

Great cow and all from scraps. Did you create the pattern?

Jenny K. Lyon said...

Cherry Pie is 100% adorable!

SuzK said...

Try the Amish stores and websites for excellent quality black fabric!

Deb said...

Just love the Cherry Pie block she is a real beauty

gayle said...

Seriously swooning over that hat!
As always, I love your cows. Cherry Pie is now my new favorite!

scraphappy said...

Cherry Pie is the perfect name for that little sweetie. So truly adorable. I am always amazed at the detail in you your blocks. So fun!

Quiltdivajulie said...

So very much fun!!!

Sally Trude said...

Wonderful cow...but your ironing board has me green, I mean red, I mean dotty with envy.

Maxine said...

Love, love, love Cherry Pie! What an awesome hat for her!

PaulaB quilts said...

Cherry Pie is just a darling, especially with the cute little hat. She must be the envy of the herd.

Dasha said...

Love her! She is so sweet in all the florals and the straw hat. Also giggled when I read that ditty by Joanne.

Alycia~Quiltygirl said...

Love Love Love - can't wait to see all of them together!!!

gibbygoo56 said...

I love Cherry Pie! she is beautiful!

Angie said...

Cherry Pie is adorable!

Kate said...

So cute! I love her straw hat! This is going to be such a cool quilt!

Debra said...

Holy Cow! Cherry Pie is deliciously beautiful!

Ann said...

I am enjoying your herd: the colors, names, details. What fun! Can't wait to see them all together. Will they live in a barn, field, or house?

Sheila said...

Cherry is beautiful! What fun to watch your cow collection grow in rainbow colors.

Magpie Sue said...

Too stinkin' cute! :D

Deb A said...

Very pretty in red. Love the hat.

Run 'n Stitch said...

I love the red! Pinned.

Nell's Quilts said...

Cherry Pie is all decked out to go out on the town! She looks great!

Unknown said...

Another beautiful girl!!! Lovely scraps and the hat is so funny!!!

AlidaP said...

So funny and very elegant with the hat! :) thanks for sharing!!

Cathy said...

Charming Cherry Pie! She is just beautiful!!!!

Lori in South Dakota said...

I do LOVE the cows! For years we milked and I have a soft spot for them.

Cathy said...

Cowabunga! As always...she's just too cute. Will all your cows MOOve to MOOt point?

Libby in TN said...

Cherry Pie takes the cake. She's adorable!

JanineMarie said...

This is one happy cow! Cherry Pie is a great name for her. I really appreciate how you show your auditions before you sew your cows. It's a great lesson in color/print choice.

Unknown said...

Cherry pie is a cutie pie.