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Where's My Quilt, Nana? |
I am fast running out of time when it comes to finishing a quilt for my little pippin, Luke. We'll be heading off to visit him soon and I want to have it in hand when we go but it isn't even pieced together yet. Ah, over-achiever that I am, I seem to think that this is no problem.
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Many Hands Make Light Work |
I've collected as many family hand-prints as possible, either in person or begging via email. I know that I'm missing some key ones but time has run out. Therefore the quilt will be made without them and I can always add them later on pillowcases or later quilts.
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Hmm, Which Fabric to Use? |
I've picked out my fabrics and my pattern and now comes the fun part of matching hands to design elements and to fabric colors.
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What's a quilt without a few modifications? |
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I've had to come up with a few modifications for this quilt. The original design called for the hand-prints to be made from fabric paint and then accented with things like rick-rack, buttons, etc. However, I decided that fabric paint would dry too stiff and abrasive for a baby's delicate skin and buttons would not be safe for such a young child. I've decided to cut the hands out of fabric and to zig-zag around them by machine. I'll make "eyes" out of felt or fabric instead of buttons and attach them the same way - via zig-zag stitch.
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Time to Fire Up the Sewing Machine! |
I'm just about finished cutting hands out of fabric and attaching them to my blocks. The next step is cutting out my quilt strips and sashing. Then I need to assemble the quilt, layer it with batting and backing, begin zig-zagging around the hands, sew the accents on the blocks,and finish quilting the whole shebang before hand-sewing the binding around the edges.
Oh, did I tell you that this all has to be done in one and a half weeks? No problemo! Stoke me up with some creme-filled donuts and I'm good to go.
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