A few familiar faces... and a little guessing contest!
Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at 09:55PM 
While it's not entirely intentional, it happens a lot. I'm drawing a person (in this case people, all for a kid's book that I'm just wrapping up) and it starts to look a lot like someone I know. Human features can be pulled out of thin air, but personality and expression, well, those often require models.
Most of the characters in this book - which is about a very crafty little girl - look a lot like people I know and love. The baby above is very much my little friend Max (who has never, ever been covered with googly eyes while napping in real life). I'm wondering if any of you can recognize the gentleman below, with his cut up shirt. You've likely met him if you've ever been to quilt market. And he knows all about crafty little girls... Maybe lets make this interesting. Give it your best guess (via comment on this post), and then I'll put all of the correct guesses (and maybe a few of the incorrect but extremely creative) into my randomizer and draw one. Winner gets a box filled with stuff from the overflowing surfaces in my studio. I need an excuse to tidy this place up.
Good Luck!
Reader Comments (121)
Never having had the benefit od attending market (I have always assumend that you had to be in the business.) the only guy that I can think of is the one in the Fon & Porter/Gammill advertisement, where they cut into his garments for their quilts... (But I don't recall seeing his face...)
I have no idea since I have never been to a quilt market but I like the drawings and hope to have a chance to be in the drawing :o)
Is it Joel (Dewberry)? I know that he doesn't have glasses (at least not that I recall) but for some reason as soon as I saw it that's who I thought it was and of course he does have little girls. My other guess was that it could be Mark Lipinski, but he only has a son, right?
With his look of frustration or consternation...I'd love to guess that he was modeled after your Dad, father of a crafty girl! I hope I am right...I came to love fabrics only recently & fell in love with your designs! Thanks for giving an opportunity to share :)
Though the hair color is more TC, I'm going with Todd Gibson, Liesl's husband.
Is it Amy Butler's husband?
Never been to Quilt Market (boo!)...but he slightly resembles a red-headed Ira Glass. Or maybe that's just wishful thinking. Even though I have no clue, I'd love to be entered into the drawing :)
Is that not your husband? Didn't you make him a shirt once and blog about it, or am I just completely crazy?
Is it Quilt Dad guy? I truly have no idea....... But I want to go to Quilt Market with this drawing and hold it up to all the men there....
I too have never been, but would love to go so I am making a guess. I am think your hubby or the "scissor man" I have seen blogged about.
Haven't been to the market, but the drawing looks spot on of my husband's expression when we're on a road trip & I spot a fabric store that must be worked in to our afternoon. ;)
I have no idea either, but I love the picture! A quilt market sounds really cool!
I know, I know it is Obama. That one was too easy!
Pssst, too easy! It's a young Tim Gunn contemplating how to make it work! I'm kidding, I have no clue!
Chuckle chuckle...as a little girl I used to sit in my room and cut up my clothes (mom would just pull her hair out) to fashion Barbie outfits or dolly sleeping bags. Little girl pant legs make for awesome sleeping bags : ) When I saw your drawing that was the first thing I thought of...someone has cut up daddys clothes to sew with...OH MY! I don't think I ever touched daddys clothes, but some other little crafty girl did. Can't wait to find out who this is!
The hair color makes me think its your husband, but doesn't he have facial hair?
Am excited to see this book released--do you have a date for that yet? Am very sure it will sell like little tiny hotcakes to the crafty moms out there...starting with ME!
That is so Todd Gibson--bless him! Great, great guy.
I think he kind of looks like the dad from Family Circus... he had a couple spirited kids that would probably cut up his shirt! :)
Maybe the guy who was man enough to wear that ruffle shirt!!
Well, I have no idea - but for some reason he reminds me of a light haired, be-speckled version of the man in the yellow hat (from curious george)
Hi Heather! I'm going for Mr. Miller of Michael Miller. I've only been to market twice, but right away it reminded me of him.
I'm am thinking your hubby, TC :) I LOVE the heart boxers & the expression on his face! hehe, so cute
I haven't been to quilt market either :( but my guess would be that it is your hubby.
Is this Liesl's husband? Send me the PRESENTS!
Patrick Lose?