this is the sketch i made of the basic design. it will be populated with all sorts of creatures, as well, like frogs, fish, dragon flies, etc.
i made a little test piece to see how the leaves of grass look after being washed - i'm not hand applique-ing the whole thing. the leaves are sewn on by machine with the raw edges exposed. i was pretty pleased with the result. i didn't like the patchwork flowers with different colored backgrounds, though - too much going on. in the final quilt the background around the flowers is solid green.
the flowers are made from 1" squares and triangles. i like the combination of patchwork and applique.
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It's coming along beautifully! The fish look amazing. how did you make those? I vote for lots of dragon flies!
well, for the fish i actually found a really cool fabric with huge fish on it and cut them out. because they are so detailed, it presents a problem for me - all of the other animals have to be fairly detailed or else they will just look like blobs. i'm going to make one more fish, a trout-bass thingy similar to the ones tim paints (i'll obviously have to do more research on this trout-bass thingy). because i'm only going to do one, i can spend some more time embroidering and shaping it. i might cut out some frogs from another fabric i have, and some butterflies. then i'll do lots of dragonflies - these basically have to be embroidered anyway, because of their wings - all veins and see-through.
WTF?!? "Catherine and Tim's baby"? I was not informed of this joyous news. When can we expect the wee one? Great-looking quilt, by the way.
oops... cat's out of the bag, i guess. the little sea monkey is due in the summer, july. and, if i may be the big blabber mouth, kirk and jenny are expecting another wee baby girl in june. babies coming like crab apples around here. i shall quilt like the wind!
Well that's all very exciting. I wish both gestating couples the best. Personally, I think some of the best babies come in June and July.
Whoops, Kickin, I can't believe I forgot to tell you.... They were keeping it under wraps for a while and then they weren't. I didn't know yet when I came to visit you guys. (She might not have known yet!) But, yeah, quilt, Emmy, quilt!!
Love the flowers Emily - it's a wonderful quilt. I'm with Anni and vote for lots of d'flies! How about a small bee or butterfly on or near one of the flowers? Love the grass fabric!
your quilts are really amazing.
these are some darn lucky kids..
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