Mar/Dec 2022 – Make A Face Challenge

1. Before you start make sure your background fabric and head/ face fabric are smooth – iron if necessary
2. Lay down background fabric – at this point you are cutting and designing. No glue is needed until the end.
3. Cut an egg or round shape for the head out of a piece of fabric 8” x 10” or one hand width across, 1 ½ hands for the height – Fold the fabric in halve before cutting if that is easier for you. Don’t worry about accuracy. Center on your background
4. Cut and add the neck – a large triangle, cut off the top, curve the sides if you wish or you can cut a rectangle
5. Cut the eyes, 2 at a time, an almond or football shape, and place half way down in middle of face
6. Cut the nose, about a fingers length, a long triangle shape with nostrils. The bottom of the nose meets halfway between eyes and chin OR
7. Cut a shadow of the nose – a hint of the bottom of the nose with 2 nostrils. Place half way between eyes and chin
8. Cut eyelids for above the eyes and for under the eyes – can be as thick or thin as you choose. Should be width of eyes
9. Cut the lips. Can cut as one, or separate. The top of the lip has 2 gentle mountains, the bottom a gentle curve. The bottom of the lips meets a line halfway between nose and chin
10. Cut eyebrows; they line up with corners of eyes and edges of nose
11. Cut the ears – align top with center line (eyes) and bottom with bottom of nose
12. Cut and fill in the iris and pupils
13. Cut and add the hair – be creative – spikes, pony tail, bangs, braids
14. Fill in and adjust rest of details, – cheeks, hair barrettes, ribbons, glasses, hats, earrings – have fun – use your tweezers to reposition and then glue down when satisfied

Part Two:

Thank you for taking the “Make a Face” challenge at our meeting.  We hope you had as much fun as we did! We were very impressed with the wide range of interesting personalities that emerged in just a very short amount of time.

And now, the next step – Part 2 of the Challenge is to finish it up. You can make a small wall quilt, maybe a tote bag or how about a pillow? That is up to you.

• You have until the December meeting to complete this. As you finish your projects please share at meetings and on Instagram, you need not wait.
• Looking for ideas on how to finish? The improv face is not a new idea – a quick Google search (improv fabric face for instance) will show you that and ideas as to how you might quilt/finish.
• We will exhibit the projects at our December Holiday Party and each participant will receive a small gift. There will also be a random drawing for a gift card to a local quilt shop.

Any questions – contact Claire