Good morning!
What comes after Halloween? Thanksgiving and Christmas, of course!
I made the Dresden turkey in 2017, based on Jenny’s tutorials. It was the first time I tried appliqué. I had purchased my first embroidery machine a couple of months prior. This is the first project I quilted with the Amelie Scott edge-to-edge quilting method. It is also the first time I added an embroidery element to a project.
In 2018, I was working in a room with a temporary cubicle while our new building was under construction. I had taken my Halloween wall hanging in to decorate the space, because I would see it more at work than I would when I was at home. This prompted my co-workers to insist I bring in something to decorate for Thanksgiving. I am rather possessive about “Mr. Turkey” — and under a time constraint — so I ordered a kit from Shabby Fabrics. I added the border from my stash.
The Christmas tree is another finish from 2018. I saw a picture online of a rag quilt with this design. I sketched it out on graph paper. The star, ribbon, and bows are appliqué. I quilted it on my embroidery machine using metallic thread. This one did not go to work! I took my Seasons Greetings cross stitch instead. I did update the border fabric with a batik from my stash. The original fabric looked very dated.
The winter quilt was completed in 2017. The pattern is from the fabric manufacturer, designed for that panel. It took three panels to complete the quilt. I added an extra row to use all of the panels. This made the quilt rectangular instead of square, and completed the stars. M* quilted it with a snowflake design.
Bonus pic: in 2016, I bought a gift for a friend at Bath & Body works and they stuck a Santa hat on the soap container. Naturally, I had to see if it would fit Willow! She was not happy about it, but tolerated the indignity long enough for me to take this picture.
Thank you for looking!
What comes after Halloween? Thanksgiving and Christmas, of course!
I made the Dresden turkey in 2017, based on Jenny’s tutorials. It was the first time I tried appliqué. I had purchased my first embroidery machine a couple of months prior. This is the first project I quilted with the Amelie Scott edge-to-edge quilting method. It is also the first time I added an embroidery element to a project.
In 2018, I was working in a room with a temporary cubicle while our new building was under construction. I had taken my Halloween wall hanging in to decorate the space, because I would see it more at work than I would when I was at home. This prompted my co-workers to insist I bring in something to decorate for Thanksgiving. I am rather possessive about “Mr. Turkey” — and under a time constraint — so I ordered a kit from Shabby Fabrics. I added the border from my stash.
The Christmas tree is another finish from 2018. I saw a picture online of a rag quilt with this design. I sketched it out on graph paper. The star, ribbon, and bows are appliqué. I quilted it on my embroidery machine using metallic thread. This one did not go to work! I took my Seasons Greetings cross stitch instead. I did update the border fabric with a batik from my stash. The original fabric looked very dated.
The winter quilt was completed in 2017. The pattern is from the fabric manufacturer, designed for that panel. It took three panels to complete the quilt. I added an extra row to use all of the panels. This made the quilt rectangular instead of square, and completed the stars. M* quilted it with a snowflake design.
Bonus pic: in 2016, I bought a gift for a friend at Bath & Body works and they stuck a Santa hat on the soap container. Naturally, I had to see if it would fit Willow! She was not happy about it, but tolerated the indignity long enough for me to take this picture.
Thank you for looking!
Comment