Project #1 is officially in the books! This baby quilt (for a friend who's due in February - mums the word!) was so fun. Of course, the kelpy design/motif continues to make an appearance, but I did try a few new things with this one: spot tying, hand stitches, and taking my time. Seems like I'm always trying to work as fast as I can, but I really tried to slow things down. I think some good came of it... including my growing love affair with my walking foot. How'd I ever do it before?Here are a few more close-ups; I think close-up photos always do a better job of capturing a quilt anyway! But I do have dreams of a new camera. And I'm open to suggestions (hint, hint)...
It looks great! I love those hand stitches you've mixed in.
ReplyDeletesimple, cute, lovely! i especially like the plus sign on the bottom edge, the handstitching, and your quilting design in general. just great!
ReplyDeleteI love this! The combo of machine and hand stitching is brilliant, I must give this a try! As far as cameras go, I have had some fun playing with a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi. Good luck.
ReplyDeleteJust wonderful!... and being of Swiss heritage, the cross at the bottom makes my heart beat just a tad faster... I could see this as a large king sized baby too...
ReplyDeletethanks for the feedback and the camera ideas! some day, some day.....
ReplyDeletethe plus sign is definitely my favorite part. I was thinking about trying another little quilty that features a sprinkling of them...
I love the texture of this. What a great finish.
ReplyDeletePersonally, I'm pretty happy with my Canon G10. I love the Canon lens. It isn't a fancy SLR, but I think I get some pretty good photos off of it. The point and shoots these days have so many manual options, if you take the time to learn them. And a great camera does not necessarily make a good photographer!