Decided to take the castle back to the drawing board, literally. A little more exaggerated, but not nearly enough. Baby steps are better than none.
Year: 2025
I was a little freer with the shapes and fussy cutting this time, but my eyeballs are ready to bleed. I think I’ve reached my
Not crazy about any of the available background options, but then again, not all that crazy about the castle, though is has started to put
It’s very busy. The contrast could be better. But, as first attempts go, not a dumpster fire. Should make a passable cushion once it’s quilted.
So much easier without the wiggles dropping by to help. Definitely seeing the appeal of raw edge applique. This would be beyond my patience level
Round one failure achieved. Miss Jane did say that stabilizer was helpful, particularly for small pieces. I would upgrade that adjective to essential. For all
Been trying to decide which textiles to bring to the table next. Was thinking about finishing up Basketcase with a 12″ drop border, but…boring. Might
With the tail done, seemed like time to break the seal before the inertia became incalcuable. 45 minutes of base coating and I hit one
The undercut wadding helped a lot on the side seams, but the fin join was so. much. bulk. One needle break and at least four
B-side quilted. Still undecided on the zipper, but leaning towards French seams. Had solids left from the jelly roll, but nothing patterned. Pulled apart the
Side two basted and fused. Ended up piecing together muslin scraps into an extra back, which makes a decent pattern for the wadding. Need to
Debating cutting another piece of muslin backing to use for side two layout. Side one had both backs available, so the layout on one could