And here’s my final product. I had a blast making it (yes, even all those little flowers), despite the time crunch at the end (that was my fault for not starting it until after recital, which was June 22nd.)
And now back to my previously scheduled life…
The saga continues–
After getting the underlying blocks pieced (the actual quilting came later), but before I put on the backing, I did some major applique.
The vase is the most important part, since it is the challenge fabric in all its glory. It has layers of batting underneath it to simulate the curve [...]
Phew! After over 75 different designs and almost 200 hours of hand-stitching, my quilt is in the mail (please, please USPS, do not be late!!!).
For those of you who are unfamiliar with the Hoffman Challenge, here is the company’s own definition:
“Every year, a team from Hoffman Fabrics chooses an upcoming fabric design and then [...]
Friends of ours recently adopted from China. When designing their baby quilt, I could not find anywhere a 5-petaled, pieced flower block, let alone a cherry blossom. I searched all over and just came up blank. (As I don’t do applique or paper-piecing those were not options).
So I designed my own. It’s a [...]
When I sat down to write this post, I had no clue which block to pick. So I started surfing the Net, procrastinating. One of my favorite places to waste time is Wikipedia. Today the featured article was on William Tecumseh Sherman. Funny, I thought. Earlier today I was playing [...]