Cow closeup

Cow closeup,
originally uploaded by Bingham-McLaughlin.

This is a close-up of the cow face, showing the problem that I am having with the eyes - dye pen Please!!! These are for little kid cuddles, not big art shows, or even adults, so I'm not hugely worried about 'presentation' here - just playing with new ideas and techniques for a cute and overly precocious kid! (She's 4 going on Harvard!)

If this weren't destined for the washing machine, I'd have used monofilament for the eyes (and have saved myself much toing and froing with the backstitch function) but I wasn't sure how it would handle repeated washings, so I opted out. Live and learn - from now on I will draw in the nostrils and irises!!!!