I made a fun little project recently. A gift for my cousin's birthday. I used an applique shape that I had drawn for a previous project and outlined it with some big stitch quilting.
I love the background fabric. All different names for Jesus from the Bible. I knew she would appreciate that.
I finished it with a red zipper :0) (red lining too but I didn't get a picture of that)
I also spent an afternoon getting this "6 inch blocks with flying geese quilt" basted for some machine quilting. So far, I have done a bunch of straight line quilting in the ditch alongside the geese. I'm hoping to put some kind of free motion feathered design over the blocks but I am still figuring that out. Free motion feathers are fast and fun. I put flannel on the back of this quilt - it should be good for snuggling under.
I've also been playing with scraps and making these Peony blocks. I'm not sure where this is going but its been fun so far!
I actually started a job a couple of weeks ago. I've gone back to teaching - working as a substitute teacher mostly in Home Economics classes. (they don't call it that anymore but I do) I'm not sure how this will affect my time for sewing. So far I still seem to fit some in everyday :0)
Happy Quilting!!
