Deana: Thursday Linkups

Where has the week gone?  Having Monday off was wonderful and sure helped to advance the week forward.

I finished another sewing machine for the Quilter's Garden BOM.  This little guy started out as green and brown, but I just did not like the busy brown print, so I replaced it with a plain turquoise/blue color.  I think this little machine is happy now. 

The problem with these machines is that I don't want to sew anything else.  I need to get a ton of hand applique done on the horse quilt this month and quilt two other quilts this month.  I am working pretty good, but those sewing machines beg me to sew them up.  I think I am just anxious to see them come alive.

Here is a photo of my horse project.  This is the center of what will be a queen sized quilt.  I want it done for Christmas 2014 as a gift to my son, so I have set up deadlines for each step of the way.  You probably cannot tell from the photo, but I am hand appliqueing down most of it.  There are some pieces that will be three dimensional on the mane.  I did that by fusing fabric to itself and then cutting out the ends.  It was a crazy thing to do time-wise but looks great.  The way the mane sticks up adds so much to the over all effect.

This is not my pattern - no way I could ever do an animal - but I am piecing everything around it from my own design.  This quilt will have a ton more hand applique such as 20 little circles and several silhouettes of horses and cowboys in the final border.  Wish me luck!

I have been busily machine quilting for Mom.  I am loving how it looks but not loving the process.  I am using a beautiful rainbow variegated thread (which Mom loves) but the Juki does not like rainbow threads.  It just keeps breaking and making the process pretty darn slow.  Ugh!   I love my Juki but it only likes good strong, healthy thread.  I may have to switch to my Bernina on this one.

Linking up with:

Let's Bee Social

I Quilt at Pretty Bobbins

Needle and Thread Thursday