End of the Journey…

…But no road kill here.

After weeks and weeks of stitching, my little armadillo friend is finally finished.  As the Take a Stitch Tuesday challenge progressed, so did my little fellow.  I managed to fit 13 of the weekly stitches onto his armor.  His head features #52 triangular feather and some beads.  His legs have 3 stitches: #56 sailors, #57 sailor’s edge, and #10 running stitch.His tail is embellished with #49 knotted feather and #50 inverted feather.On his body plate we have #9 couching, #15 French knot, #44 Portuguese border, #48 knotted cable chain, #54 laced herringbone square, and #59 Breton stitch.  And on the back of his ears is #55 buttonholed herringbone stitch.  His armor parts are needle felted and made of some lovely hand-dyed wool given to me by a friend.  The soft body parts are made of scraps of hand-woven fabrics purchased at the International Quilt Festival.  All the pieces were small, so I’ve used 4 different ones for a patchwork look.  I’ve also managed to repurpose some old zippers discovered in a shoe box at a garage sale.  Someone had thriftily unpicked the seams to save these zippers from the garbage pail.  How could I not find a use for them?  The same for his claws.  My dear hubby found a box of keys left behind by his great-uncle Clarence.  They were all old, many worn smooth.  He brought them home to me as a gift knowing I would love them as much as a gift of chocolate.  And now some of them have become armadillo claws.

The only thing still missing from this work is a name.  I am at a loss for a name or title for my little friend.  Does anyone have a suggestion?  Please help!