Spent the Day Playing

Just a simple silhouette exercise with clouds and mountains. 18x12?

Winter Brook - Final

I went ahead and finished this..... Maybe.
There is always that point in raw edge applique, whether its fused or stitched, when you ask yourself if simple and plain is more effective than thread painted or stitched.

I went ahead and stitched the trees branches in place. They were only glued and under netting so they needed to be anchored. I could have outlined it and made the stitching invisible but I went ahead and echo stitched the edge of each piece.

I also stitched around all the water. These pieces were fused but I'm always leery of leaving them unprotected from little fingers (and big fingers), that just want to see how it was attached. The stitching also give some definition to the different sections.

Now I'm wrestling with 3 questions.
- How much tulle, if any, do I cut away.
- Would adding thread stitching to the water make that region too distracting.
And third......
- A member of our guild is giving a beading tutorial this month...I could use beads for snowflakes?

So I went ahead and bound the piece. Any additional work can be added later.
So is it finished?
For all practically purposes,.... yes!

February 8 - Finished this week with the addition of beading, both on the darker water and with 10 snowflakes. I tried just the glass beads alone and the were two small. Each of these flakes takes 48 beads and finishes at about "dime" size.

Quilt for Cohen - Finished

I finished this using my domestic rather than the LA. I thought the ruler work in the triangles would be more accurate. The rest was quilted with a double stitched loose meander, just enough to hold it but stay supple for a baby quilt.

Quilt For Cohen - Flimsy

This went together quickly. It needs a little squaring (beyond what I did in Photoshop)
The block colours pick up the background and though initially dull? still retain enough whimsy for a child.
I suppose I could have changed the order to place the brighter ones in the centre, but I'm happy with this, and I really don't think my Great nephew will notice!
32x48 inches

Quilt for Cohen

I had another Grand-nephew born shortly before the holiday. It's time I sent them a gift as I did for Cohen's older brother and sister.
(By the time my own grandchildren come along I should be an expert at this!)

I found this deceptively simple quilt on Pinterest and this morning I drafted it in my EQ6. I decided on 16 inch blocks. There was no other info.

The rainbow layout is a given but I'm undecided on the background. It would necessitate my GOING SHOPPING. I do have a lot of white but how impracticable is that? I do have a lot of black but while it would be stunning, I'm not really sure about it's reception. It's a LOT of black.

It didn't take me too long. And I think these fabrics will do nicely. Certainly not Rainbow and not traditional but then it is coming from Great Aunt Mary! That should say it all!

The afternoon was spent cutting. I caught myself in time to reverse three of the blocks, just a matter of flipping the pattern. I put one block together, and it went smoothly, ( you just never know with home made patterns ). The remaining, I'll finish tomorrow.