I'm working on finishing some of the applique of a pink dragon. This is a block that I lost interest in a long time ago because the applique just took too long for me. I used the method where I turn the applique piece and baste it. To me it was like sewing the thing twice. A lady in the quilt guild was showing us this method. I don't know why I picked the dragon... I don't even like dragons and I'm not really a fan of batiks. The result is good. I made stitches that were tiny, tiny, but also time consuming--but seems worth it to me in the end for a project like this.
I know I'm not doing another block of this dragon. (Pattern from someone at my quilt guild--I don't know if they made it up or if they got it somewhere. I no longer have the pieces... This will be a one-block baby quilt. I will most likely do some sort of patchwork around the panel to make it big enough.
I'm excited that I have the quilting done on the Rosebud embroidery quilt that my grandmother embroidered in 1973ish. I will be making and attaching the binding this week.
I only worked on day of school this week due to area schools being closed. I took my little Kathleen Tracy mini from a facebook group here. so that I could put on the binding on during my planning period while my students had music class. It measures just a little over 22" square. I hope to take it to work with my on Monday. It fits nicely in my bag.
I'm linking up with Kathy's Quilts for Slow Sunday Stitching here.
Although we've had temperatures in the negatives this week, the chickens and ducks seem to be content. This little radiant heater seems to keep them happy when it is on warm. It looks like a computer monitor. It does not get hot like a heat lamp. I usually use it when I bring home new chicks in the late fall to keep them warm. When I go into the coop there are no chickens gathered near it, nor on the other side of the coop. That means to me that they are not too cold or too hot. Yes, I need to clean the coop, but it's too snowed in right now. I can also analyze the droppings to see that they seem to be pretty even--meaning they are just resting on the 2x4 perch in the evenings and not huddled together.
5 comments:
That pink dragon is going to be so cute. I’m not a big fan of appliqué for the same reason. That embroidered quilt is gorgeous.
I think the Pink Dragon will be a fun baby quilt. I'm not a fan of hand applique, never done it, it's not tempting to me. The Rosebud embroidery quilt and quilting is gorgeous! Glad the chicks are doing well in the cold.
I take the lazy way out and do my applique by machine. Such as the blue heart blocks I stitched recently. The pink dragon will make a nice little baby quilt. You must be so thrilled with the Rosebud quilt, such a precious family heirloom.
You will have that mini done in no time! It is good the chickens and ducks are doing well during this very cold weather. The kids up here did have school all last week. They have to be close to running out of snow days. The weather is going to continue to be very cold so I don't think they can keep the kids home much longer.
What a beauty that quilt is with all that wonderful embroidery too! It will be a family treasure. I love applique and a pink dragon is such a fun motif to work on. Happy Stitching!
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