This weekend Jeff went off to a conference so I decided it was a good opportunity to spend the weekend sewing. I decided to practice the whirligig pattern before starting a large quilt. (I don't know the real name of the pattern, that's just what I started calling it.) In a day and a half, I almost finished a new lap quilt.
I didn't manage to get the borders put on before Jeff got home, but I did get it mostly pieced.
The fabric is called Lost World designed by Dan Morris for Quilting Treasures. The dinosaurs came in
a panel. Even though they reuse some of the dinosaur shapes, they all have different coloring, so no two squares are alike.
I might try quilting this one myself. I don't like machine quilting because it's hard to deal with all the bulky fabric and batting on my regular sewing machine, but I may give it a try.
And it's done (the next day):
And here's the backing. I used up about half of the excess fabric.
Great job! What a treat to have time to work on something you love to do.
ReplyDeleteThanks. I am quite pleased with how well it turned out.
DeleteWhat happened with the rain coat?
ReplyDeleteYeah, I haven't finished that one yet. It's intimidating. LOL
DeleteDoes it have poor directions?
DeleteHonestly, I haven't read all of them. It's quite a thick booklet.
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