In the past couple of weeks I've mentioned that I'm working on a couple of commissions - one of these is for a woman whose son is a wildlife vet, and who wanted something appropriate to give him. After some enquiry I found that he particularly liked big animals, like lions and elephants
Now, I am second to none in my admiration of elephants, but from a design point of view they're a bit limited. You just draw a big elephant and that's about all you can do with them. But the big cats make up a very interesting group consisting of many beautiful and intriguing animals so I decided to try my hand at a Big Cat Panel. It's almost finished at the moment, and features a lion, a lioness, a cheetah, a leopard and of course the most spectacular of all, the tiger
The Leaping Tiger
Technically it wasn't difficult - just an appliqueed body lightly overstitched with the appropriate colours and then the stripes stitched on top. There's no satin stitch border to the applique, of course - after all, this is a real tiger and not a cartoon! He's a nice big size - ten inches from nose to tail tip - so he will make a good "header" for the panel. I'll post the other Cats in the next few weeks
Thanks Mia, your tiger is stunning! Your hand painted background is perfect for your applique leaping tiger. Thanks for sharing another astounding design.
Posted by: Gail Beam | 02/12/2021 at 07:29 AM
Mia, I love your tiger. Looking forward to seeing the rest of the cats and of course the the completed panel. I love the way you do your painted backgrounds as that is a talent in itself.
Posted by: Ramona | 02/12/2021 at 02:13 PM
Your tiger is very grand. I'm sure he will delight your friends son. I do like the background also. Looking forward to seeing the others in the set.
Posted by: Jacki Tindall | 02/12/2021 at 04:12 PM
Oh, wow! 10 inches. Gorgeous! He’s stunning.
Posted by: Lisa | 02/12/2021 at 10:42 PM