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.
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.
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