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On path of trolls stirring,
Jólakötturinn a-purrin'
love knit wools unfurl--
Spindles turn as children learn warmth of protective yarns.
Farmers conspire to keep myth inspired, weaving charms warding harm.
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It’s the #yulecat beware the #jolakotturinn fabric #print on a tea towel at the #library #artclub
Computer drafted row quilt design resembling a Nordic Christmas sweater with a huge black cat along the right side, now with added detail (below). The sweater part is red and white with rows of houses, trees, crosses, chevrons, etc - the typical busy ugly Christmas sweater. The blocky cat, which takes up about three-quarters of the right side, appears to be looking over it’s shoulder with piercing green eyes. It’s tail and right haunch are outside the straight lines of the quilt giving it a sculpted edge. A large green pine tree slightly overlaps the giant cat now and letters have been added to the cat's body that read "you sweater believe in the yule cat". The original pink nose is now dark grey and the cat has two tiny fangs. This is not a scary cat, though, it's a bit dopey.
Some additional detail added to my #Jólakötturinn quilt design
It does feel more Yule Cat now but I don't know how I feel about the addition of so much more green. And, while the pun cracks me up and I do love a word quilt, maybe not in this case?
I think my […]
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Computer drafted row quilt design resembling a Nordic Christmas sweater with a huge black cat along the right side. The sweater part is red and white with rows of houses, trees, crosses, chevrons, etc - the typical busy ugly Christmas sweater. The blocky cat, which takes up about three-quarters of the right side, appears to be looking over it’s shoulder with piercing green eyes. It’s tail and right haunch are outside the straight lines of the quilt giving it a sculpted edge.
This is the quilt idea that came to me this morning
Had fun drafting it today, but I’m frustrated by two things — one, those are 5” blocks and I don’t know if I have the patience for that many tiny, repetitive projects
And, two, I’m not sure it reads […]
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Useless Facts, Badly Drawn #161: The Yule Cat [Christmas repost].
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It wouldn't be the holiday season without Grýla, Jólakötturinn the Yule cat, and the Yule lads from Iceland. Happy holidays!
#happyholidays #christmas #gryla #yulecat #yulelads #iceland #jolakotturinn
Jólakötturinn er að koma! The Yule Cat is coming, looking for those who didn't get new clothes 🙀
Drawn in Fresco with Apple pencil on iPad Pro and animated in PS
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