Stork Swap Pony for Kaoskat!!!!

[ZennaBug]

Kaoskat has received my box for the Stork Swap, so I can show off my creation now! 

Of all the pairs that Kat had listed, Cotton Candy and Bow Tie seemed like the most fun.  After lots of sketches and ideas, I came up with this little one!  She started as really baity baby that I’m pretty sure was a Baby Cotton Candy at one point.  She had been dyed, painted, painted again, partially stripped, and was in desperate need of a new life.  Since Baby CC is Kat’s favorite pony, I decided that I wanted to use her anyway.

I gave her an FBR in a custom shade of purple, using paints that were good matches for CC and Bow Tie, to make sure that I had a color that made sense for her.  She was sealed in Mod Podge Matte with gloss on her eyes and symbol.  I tried something new and rehaired her in Tibetan Lambswool, which is super duper soft and loveable.

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I wanted to make Kat an extra, so I decided to make a little pony-sized quilt!  I gathered up some fabric scraps in Kat’s favorite colors: blue, pink, and purple.  They’re also the colors of the parent ponies and the baby!  So I thought it was perfect!  But once I got to cutting my squares, I thought: “A little pony quilt would be cute, but I’ll make one big enough for her dolls to use!”  So I kept cutting.  Now, I’ve sewn plenty of full-sized people quilts before, so thought this would be a piece of cake.  But I always use a sewing machine; this time, I thought it would be fun to do it by hand.  The first night, I worked for 4 hours straight while babysitting and still didn’t have the top finished.  I snagged an hour here and there for the next week and finally finished it all up the night before the shipping deadline.    It took about 22 working hours, but I wanted the little pony to arrive snuggly and now Kat’s dollies have a hand-pieced, hand-sewn, and hand-quilted quilt! 

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It made pretty decent wrapping paper too. 

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And just for giggles………

My assistant!

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Quality control (she actually did this all on her own when I was resting my hands for a moment)

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The verdict is in, the quilt is puppy-approved!

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Milo says it's just a little too small for him, he prefers big blankets so he can hide under them. 

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[Saja]

Awe your assistant is adorable! So is the pony, I adore her freckles and her hair!!

[Honeycomb]

What a cutie!!!! Totally adorable!

[kaoskat]

I love her so much and that quilt is amazing too! Hubby was even impressed with the quilt. He was all "Wow! She handstitched this whole thing didn't she???" I love it and the pony is super sweet! I adore her hair! It's so fluffy! Thank you so much Zen! She's perfect!!!

[Katgyrl]

She's so cute! I love that fluffy hair!

[Mana_Mihara]

She's so cute! I love the handmade quilt (and seeing your dogs with it!).

[Whippycorn]

BAH! Your assistant is just the sweetest!  Baby Cottonbow is cute too! 

[PandaBerryInSpace]

Is this that super baity Cotton Candy that I traded you? She looks so cute now!!! Great job!!!

[Salli]

The pony, the quilt, the puppies= 1,000% cute! Love it!

I love how you did her eyes too, so pretty

[Roogna]

perfect hair!

[NoDivision]

SO cute! Love the hair.

and ZomgPenny. cutest assistant ever.

[shadowlark]

She's sooooo cute! And I love her hair! Great job!

[Colorscapesart]

Beautiful pony!  I love her soft colors and precious hair!  That blanket is unbelievable!  Amazing swap box!

[salemsparkler]

so sweet!

xx

[LadySatine]

Oh my gosh she is so cute!