9/6/2001 -- 02:23:20
Our progress after day one. Two twenty three in the morning is a bit later than the normal stop time in our shop. But we do usually start in the afternoon and go late into the evening.

9/6/2001 -- 23:04:40
Steve working on Quilly's body. Tucks are taken in the fabric to make the desired body shape.

9/6/2001 -- 23:05:05
Bill's painting of Quilly's head continues with the eyes. The only way we're going to finish Quilly on time is to work through the night, grabbing naps where we can.

9/7/2001 -- 02:03:56
Quilly's body (upside down) with first coat of paint. The neck is formed from a heavy-duty paper mailing tube glued inside the neck fabric. A coat hanger wire loop is formed in it to hang the body from the head.

9/7/2001 -- 02:04:22
Steve roughing out Quilly's vest. Well sort of -- he eventually threw this one away and modified another finished one that he had in a box of fabric scraps. This fabric was canvas and didn't work in the costume like he thought it would.

9/7/2001 -- 02:04:31
A finished wing. Marty sewed them to the body with puppet thread and a curved needle. An unusual concession from one who usually has nothing to do with fabric. Bill painted parts of these too.

9/7/2001 -- 02:08:48
Oh, what a jolly, pleasing, mess. It always amazes me how many different tools and supplies it takes to make a finished puppet. Bill, Candace & Steve working away as the clock ticks past two in the morning -- Friday morning.

9/7/2001 -- 02:17:52
Bill drying Quilly's body paint. Is this boy tired???