…and almost a full month slipped by with lots of visiting family and not much sewing. But I am back with what caused my “writers block” . I made some fish scale pillows and loved them so much I expanded the idea to a baby quilt.
All that top stitching was a total pain. The half circles puckered like crazy even with everything stabilized with heat-n-bond. I admit giving up a few times and in the end all that stitching took me weeks to finish because I was so annoyed.
And then the terrible happened. I washed it blithely thinking it would fray just a bit here and there. But sadly, tons of fraying and I think it will fall apart completely if it is washed again. Wall hanging I guess. Disappointment.
I pieced the back with some of my favorites. And now I am moving on .
Time to start some new projects. Gotta start fresh. One month until Christmas so I will whip up some presents. sigh.
Sorry the quilt didn’t turn out the way you wanted
We miss you at PMQG meetings! Are you coming back soon?? 
Michelle
Comment by Michelle K. — November 26, 2012 @ 11:22 pm |
I would love to rejoin, but the meetings always seem to fall on days that I have a conflict.
I am excited that the meetings are closer to Philadelphia than they were! Maybe I can get there in January!
Comment by perrymoffitt — November 27, 2012 @ 10:32 am |
I’ll take it as a wall hanging any day of the week!!!!!!
Comment by Kathleen — November 27, 2012 @ 5:10 am |
Hey – I recognize this!! Before I got to the end, I was thinking, didn’t I see that on her wall? LOL I love it as a wall hanging OR a baby blanket, although I guess the fraying thing would need to be addressed next time. But yeah – love this one!!
Comment by Jenn Gonsalves — January 31, 2013 @ 12:09 am |