Have you ever read "The Lorax" by Dr. Seuss? It's one of our family's all-time favorite Seuss books. We also had the animated movie as well which is as good as The Grinch in my opinion. Anyways, I was really excited to see this panel in my local quilt shop, Sue Dee's. I bought it with the thought of making a pillowcase for my son Zach since he's leaning towards environmental studies in college. The Lorax speaks for the trees (and the environment in general).
Mostly I was just glad to see this book highlighted in fabric like this. No doubt because of the recent big-screen movie adaptation (haven't seen it). But I was really glad that the original illustrations were used. There's something about them, the clean lines, not overly detailed, and surreal as all get out. I've always got a weak-spot for surrealism... And the use of text and font and word placement to help communicate the story.
So, no I haven't made the pillowcase quite yet. I may combine it with the squids will be squids fabric since it's the same brown/orange/blue color scheme. Hmmm, I wonder if any of my nieces like the Lorax, I'd better find that out...
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