Well, it turns out my brother, John, is the person I have for our family gift exchange. He said he wanted a wallhanging made of an old picture of him on a rock, any size, for his present. Sheesh! these presents are supposed to be a maximum of $20! What does he think I am, a photographer? Maybe a photographer would charge $20, a quilter would charge at least $200, right? Anyway, he is my brother, so I did check out the photo (see left). The figure is fairly clear, and I think the background is woodsy, but since the whole thing is in sepia tones, I have no idea what season it is. By the way, he looks pretty good there, eh? Too bad he's put on some weight since then.
 So, anyway, I did a tracing of the picture, about 10" x 8" on mylar tracing paper, one side frosted. |  Then I blew that up to 17" x 22" on my computer, and printed that out. |
So, the next step is to paint John's face, hands, and arms. If they look like a recognizable human being, then I'll finish the quilt. If not, not. So, you still don't know if you're getting a sweatshirt or a quilt, eh, John?
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